in reality, most structures involved in geotechnical engineering are three dimensional in nature, and although in many, plane strain or axisymmetric approximations are reasonable, there are some, for which 3-d treatment is required. the quantity of data, and the size of the various vectors and matrices involved in such analysis, increase dramatically. this has sever implications for computer r...

Background and Aim: Respect for patientschr('39') privacy is especially important in the emergency department. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between the moral intelligence of emergency personnel with the level of respect for patient privacy in the emergency departments of hospitals affiliated to Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Methods: In this cross-...

Background and Aim: Increasing healthcare organizations’ efficiency is a necessity due to the resource scarcity in health sector. The aim of this study was to evaluate hospitals’ efficiency in Iran. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted using a systematic review and meta-analysis approach to find empirical research papers published on hospital efficiency in Iran between 1997 and 2016...

Introduction: Due to the stressful nature of nursing, nurses working in emergency departments need to learn adaptive resiliency training to deal with specific occupational conditions. Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effect of teaching adaptive resilience strategies by role-playing and problem-solving methods in emergency department of military hospitals in Kermanshah. Material...

Background and Aim: The hospital is considered as the biggest and the most costly unit of a health care system. Therefore, paying full attention to its cost efficiency is very important. The objective of this study was to assess the technical efficiency of hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Science by data envelopment analysis method.Materials and Methods: Technical efficien...

Background and aims: Nurses are among the occupations that have more stress and job stress. The stress is much higher in the emergency department. Therefore, the stress of nurses especially the nurses in the emergency department as a key component of health system could be detrimental effects on quality of patient care, mental stress of female nurses in this department into the various reasons ...

Background & Aim: Pre-hospital emergency staff, as the first responder group at the scene of emergencies and disasters, should be able to cope with, and maintain their physical and mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and self-efficacy of pre-hospital emergency staff with their professional quality of life. Methods & Materials: The present...