INTRODUCTION The importance of optimal clinical nursing education in professional skills development is undeniable. In clinical education, nursing students are often faced with problems. Recognizing nursing students' perception on clinical education is the first step to remove the barriers of this challenge. Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the nursing s...

bed sore in icu    r ghanee [1] , msc h gavami [2] , msc  received: 6 april, 2010 accepted: 24 may, 2010 abstract  background & aims: a fter cancer and cardiovascular diseases, pressure ulcers are the third costly disorders. most common causes of pressure ulcers development are age over 70 years, being male, white skin, smoking, low body mass index, impaired mobility, altered mental status, uri...

BACKGROUND Clinical experience is an essential component of nursing education since it provides students with the opportunity to construct and develop clinical competencies. Instructor caring is a pivotal facilitator at the forefront of clinical education, playing a key and complex educating role in clinical sectors. For these reasons the aims of this study was to assess the validity and reliab...

a comparative study on patient satisfaction with hospital services in amol     nazari r* [1] , babaalipour mouziraji f [2] , sharif nia sh [3] , amini j [4] , akbari s [5]     received: 5 april, 2011 accepted: 19may, 2011    abstract:  background & aims: patient satisfaction is one of the main indicators for measuring effectiveness of health system. patient satisfaction in different areas is in...

emotional intelligence and its application in nursing   habibpour z [1] , khorami markani a [2]     abstract   background& aim: emotional work has widely been accepted in medical literature as part of nursing however, the contribution of emotional intelligence in nursing context requires further study. this paper aims to present an analysis of essays on emotional intelligence and consider the v...

a survey of sleep disturbing factors in patients of ccu   wards of taleghani hospital in urmia   nughibi f [1] , hematy m [2] , nanbakhsh zh [3] , nosrati m [4]     abstract:   introduction: sleeping is one of the essential needs of human and approximately. composes one third of one's lifetime. an adult person needs about 6‑8 hours sleep daily. sleep is necessary for growth and repair of b...

the effect of active learning model on cognitive and clinical skills among icu nursing students     baghaei r [1] , mohammadpour y [2] *, naderi a [3] , rasouli d [4] , sheikhi n [5]     received: 4 sep, 2011 accepted: 15 nov, 2011     abstract   background & aims : the clinical education and evaluation of nursing education is a fundamental pillar. this study aimed to assess the achievement of ...