introduction: applying quality management systems can be useful for the development of health care organizations standards, services, quality improvement and costs reduction. the purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of applying quality management system iso9001/2000 in hospitals affiliated with medical sciences universities from managers' viewpoints. methods and materials: it...

purpose: body image is a person’s body shape in his/her mind. negative body image is associated   with low self-esteem, depression, eating disorder and body dimorphic disorder. the aim of   this study was to investigate the role of body image on sexual performance of married women   nurses in tehran.   materials and methods: in this correlation study, 200 married women nurses working in public ...

Diarrheal disease is one of the main causes of death in developing countries. This study was performed to the prevalence of bacterial causes of diarrhea in patients admitted to the Military hospitals and Imam Khomeini Medical Center Hospital. This cross-sectional study was conducted in a period of 9 months from June 2014 to February 2015, 435 non-duplicative diarrheal stool samples were collect...

J . HANLEY,* A. MCKERNAN,† M. D. CREAGH,‡ S. CLASSEY,§ P. MCLAUGHLIN,¶ N. GODDARD,¶ P. J . BRIGGS,* S. FROSTICK,** P. GIANGRANDE,†† J . WILDE,‡‡ J . THACHIL§§ and P. CHOWDARY¶ ON BEHALF OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL WORKING PARTY OF THE UKHCDO *Haemophilia Centre, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne; †Department of Haematology, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby; ‡Haemophilia Centre...

care-associated infections and deaths in U.S. hospitals, 2002. Public Health Rep 2007;122(2):160-166. 8. Harbarth S, Sax H, Gastmeier P. The preventable proportion of nosocomial infections: an overview of published reports. / Hosp Infect 2003;54(4):258-266. 9. Scott RD. The direct medical costs of healthcare-associated infections in US hospitals and the benefits of prevention, http:// www.cdc.g...

background: patient satisfaction has a key role in reducing side effects and patient complaints. it also increases the efficiency of treatment. this study was performed to investigate patient satisfaction from health services provided by educational hospitals in isfahan, iran. methods: in a descriptive study, 350 outpatients in educational hospitals of isfahan were non-randomly evaluated in 200...

background and purpose: providing health services in health centers is a challenging and risky job. so that, realization of quality, performance, efficiency, and fairness in the provision of such services needs a proper condition to ensure that the stress experienced by the personnel is minimized. the present study is a survey of the factors effective on job stress among the nurses working in t...

background and objective: community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ( ca-mrsa) is increasingly reported worldwide. we aimed to determine the frequency of invasive ca-mrsa in children admitted to the pediatric wards of imam reza and ghaem hospitals of mashhad, iran. materials and methods: in this retrospective study, data regarding s. aureus isolates from pediatric patients’...

Based Management Day O’Hara, J.,* Simo, R., McQueen, A., Andi, K., Lester, S., Giddings, C.,** Repanos, C., Moor, J., Kelly, C., Jennings, C., Wilson, J. & Paleri, V. *Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland and Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Guy’s and St.Thomas’ Hospital, London, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, St George’s University of London Hospital, London, Ja...

In order to study environmental contamination by cytostatic drugs in Portugal hospitals, sampling campaigns were conducted in three hospitals in 2015 (112 samples). Platinum containing drugs and fluorouracil were chosen because both were administered in high amounts. The detection limit was 0.01 pg/cm2 for platinum and 0.1 pg/cm2 for fluorouracil. The results show that spills occur mainly on th...