Puskesmas is a first-level healthcare service facility that organizes health efforts prioritized promotive andpreventive actions. In executing its efforts, puskesmas must take actions according to standards,including in pharmaceutical services. It will be different when the pharmacy provided by nursesinstead of staffs. Following prevailing law Indonesia today, nurses’ authority incarrying out t...

background and purpose: communication has become a core topic in nursing care and investigations on this topic could have a significant impact on increasing nursing quality services. the present study aims to evaluate the communication skills and nursing staff component focusing on emotional management, others' perception and self-expression. methods: this is a cross-sectional descriptive-...

Background and Purpose: Influenza (flu) causes many hospitalization and death in the year. It is recommended health care workers (HCW) receive the annual flu vaccine. But studies have shown that a few of medical staffs are vaccinated against flu. This study was conducted to determine the incentives and disincentives of flu vaccination in nurses. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted...

Background: Patient participation is well understood by health care professionals but not many studies have focused on the older adults and their perceptions of patient participation. Aim and Objectives: To report an analysis of the concept of participation from the perspective of the older adult. Design: Concept analysis. Methods: An integrative review approach was undertaken and the searches ...

Background:Infection prevention and control is critical component of patient safety, as hospital acquired infection are the most common complication affecting hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate effect of implementing nursing guidelines on nurse's knowledge and patient's safety regarding nosocomial infection control measures in burn unit. Methods: A quasi-experimental d...

INTRODUCTION Nursing staffs expose to a high level of anxiety. This study aimed to compare the effect of Benson's relaxation and systematic desensitization methods for decreasing the anxiety score of nurses. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a randomized clinical trial, 72 female nurses were assigned randomly to three different groups. Benson's relaxation and systematic desensitization were used as in...

The heavy workload of hospital nurses is a major problem for the American health care system. Nurses are experiencing higher workloads than ever before due to four main reasons: (1) increased demand for nurses, (2) inadequate supply of nurses, (3) reduced staffing and increased overtime, and (4) reduction in patient length of stay. First, the demand for nurses is increasing as a result of popul...