BACKGROUND Patients undergoing pacemaker implantation often experience anxiety and fear. As such, studies have focused on the mechanisms that relieve the negative emotions caused by the intervention. Continuous nursing is a safe and effective nursing mode. In this study, continuous nursing intervention was provided for elderly patients undergoing pacemaker implantation and an empirical investig...

the effect of reminiscence group therapy on the depression of the elderlies in nursing homes of urmia    musavi m [1] , hemmati maslakpak m [2] *, sheikhi s [3] , sheikhi n [4]     received: 22 may , 2013 accepted: 12 aug , 2013     abstract   background & aims : today, with medical advances and higher levels of health, number of elderly people has increased. mental disorder by serious depressi...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore perspectives on music therapy as a nursing intervention in adult cancer care and to expand and integrate knowledge and understanding about music therapy as an adjunctive intervention in adult cancer nursing care. DATA SOURCES Published nursing articles. DATA SYNTHESIS Medical and nursing journals have reported on research related to music and its effect as a nu...

A computer-based nursing process documentation system was developed through NNN Linkage to create standardized nursing care plans and nursing records. The nursing care plan was developed by linking the nursing diagnosis, desired nursing outcome and suggested nursing intervention based on NNN linkage. The fetched sentences linked with each nursing activity supports nursing documentation. The mai...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe the factors affecting successful nursing care intervention on sexuality. METHODS A one-group pre- and post-test design was used. Fifty-three cervical cancer survivors and their spouses were administered with nursing care intervention on sexuality in three sessions and evaluated after 6 weeks. RESULTS Sexual intervention reduced dyspareunia symptoms, imp...

BACKGROUND Challenging behavior exhibited by people with dementia can have adverse outcomes, like stress, low morale, low work satisfaction and absenteeism for nursing staff in long-term care settings. Training nursing staff to manage challenging behavior may reduce its impact. Although much of the research into training nursing staff shows methodological limitations, several studies find some ...

Effective communication by nursing home staff is related to a higher quality of life and a decrease in verbal and physical aggression and depression in nursing home residents. Several communication intervention studies have been conducted to improve communication between nursing home staff and nursing home residents with dementia. These studies have shown that communication skills training can ...

effect of acupressure on low back pain in patients with spondylarthritis     mahmodzadeh ardakani h [1] *, akbari kaji m [2] , abotalabi g [3] , mohamannazhad a [4] , ghaforifard m [5]     received: 21 nov, 2011 accepted: 14 jan, 2012   abstract   background & aims : arthritis of the lumbar spine is known as disk arthritis. the most common and most important sign of disk arthritis is back pain....

BACKGROUND Nursing documentation is essential for facilitating the flow of information to guarantee continuity, quality and safety in care. High-quality nursing documentation is frequently lacking; the implementation of computerized decision support systems is expected to improve clinical practice and nursing documentation. AIM The present study aimed at investigate the effects of a computeri...

effect of evidence-based nursing training on nursing students ability in executive skill of nursing process in urmia university of medical sciences, 2013     habibzadeh h [1] ,khajehali n [2] *,khalkhali hr [3] ,mohammadpour y [4]     received: 2 mar, 2013 accepted: 4 may, 2013    abstract  background & aims : nursing process is the important pivot of nursing, and it is an icon of the art and s...