introduction: recently, the accreditation program has been used increasingly by an emphasis on patient safety. in iran, efforts have been made to establish the accreditation program. in 2011, it replaced previous standards of traditional evaluation system. as the impact of accreditation plan need internal self assessment against minimal standards, this study aimed to survey the readiness of sel...

abstract aims: nurses are the greatest group of healthcare system service providers and lack of sufficient attentions to their quality of life will lead to the challenge of their service providing. the present study was designed to evaluate the quality of life in all nurses of different wards of a hospital in kashan city, iran. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study was ca...

background: a patient's satisfaction with nursing service is one of the main indices for measuring the quality and effectiveness of health care. objective: the purpose of this study was to investigate and compare patients' satisfaction with the nursing service provided in selected training hospitals in tehran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 using patient&apo...

conclusions the findings showed that based on the managers’ point of view, the reform plan was able to achieve its primary goals; however, it could not meet their exceptions in improving the society health status. therefore, it is necessary to design some interventions for changing this perception. results a total of 43.2% of managers believed that this reform was a good restrictor for malpract...

conclusions based on the findings obtained, the rate of total waste generation in the amol hospital is similar in range to that of other iranian hospitals, however, the hazardous fraction of this waste was high in comparison to other previous studies, and this is probably due to improper separation and management of the waste materials. results based on this study’s findings the average rate of...

conclusions because there was no significant difference in the effectiveness between hospitals with and without board of trustees, decision-makers must monitor how the commands are carried out to make board of trustees for hospitals and make sure its success in achieving its objectives. results among the five variables related to the effectiveness, safety showed to have the highest weight and m...

introduction: in iran health insurance is a significant tool in healthcare costs, financing health care and equal access to health services for people. problems between hospitals and insurance organizations impose extra cost to the patient, leading to financial losses they will infringe upon the rights of patients. this study aimed to determine the issues between hospitals and basic insurance o...

background & aim: nurse job-related burnout is a global issue; however, it remains unclear how coping strategies over a maintained period of time may influence nursing burnout. the aim of this study was to evaluation the factors associated with burnout of nurses working at a state hospital. methods & materials : this cross-sectional study was carried out with 446 nurses working at state hospita...