background: working in managerial posts, nurses need to know the management concepts and skills such as change management. this knowledge can improve the quality of patients care. this research was a study on the change concept by describing the nursing managers' experiences as an agent for change. methods: it was a qualitative research based on phenomenology. data were collected from matron nu...

conclusions according to the obtained results, the majority of nurses participating in the study had an intermediate level of knowledge and practice of infection control. there is a need to develop a system of continuous education for all the categories of nursing staff. background basic infection control measures in any nursing setup can reduce the rates of healthcare-associated infections. re...

in this study, the attitudes of 150 nurses about smoking in tehran faculties of medical sciences belong to ministry of health and medical education has been investigated. samples were selected based on random sampling and data collection tool was questionnaire about the cognitive , emotional and behavioral attitudes . research findings showed that the majority of subjects have positive attitude...

introduction: ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is one of the most popular nosocomial infections in the intensive care units and the nurse’s role in preventing it is very important. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of two methods of face to face training and work- shop clinical guidelines in prevention of vap. methods: in this experimental randomized clinical trial, the knowl...

background: fatigue is one of the important factors in nursing performance because it affects the quality of care provided to the patients. in this regard, some complementary interventions such as benson relaxation techniques may relieve fatigue. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of benson relaxation on fatigue of nurses working in intensive care units. methods: this is an experimental st...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the total contribution to generalist care made by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in Washington State. DATA SOURCES State professional licensure renewal survey data from 1998-1999. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional. Data on medical specialty, place of practice, and outpatient visits performed were used to estimate productivity of generalist physicia...

OBJECTIVE To reduce the time between arrival at hospital of a patient with acute myocardial infarction and administration of thrombolytic therapy (door to needle time) by the introduction of nurse initiated thrombolysis in the accident and emergency department. METHODS Two acute chest pain nurse specialists (ACPNS) based in A&E for 62.5 hours of the week were responsible for initiating thromb...