background: due to the high clinical challenges, differences in coping strategies, and high workload in nurses, there is a need to develop strategies to keep them in the profession. the aim of the present study was to explore the iranian nurses’ coping strategies to deal with intention to leave. methods: a qualitative content analysis was used to obtain rich data. we performed 13 in-depth face-...

aims: in general, nurses who work in department of psychiatric are in fact interacting with emotional disorders of patients once providing their care services. higher levels of job motivation and satisfaction can markedly foster service improvement. the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between anger and job motivation in nurses of a psychiatric hospital.   instrument & methods:...

background and objectives : the objective of this study was to determine and compare the general levels of awareness of patient’s rights among the patients and nurses in training hospitals in qom province. methods: in a descriptive analytical study, 150 nurses and 200 hospitalized patients were asked about patient’s rights in all public hospitals in qom. data were collected using questionnaires...

background: there is a renewed interest in job satisfaction among healthcare workers including nurses in africa and the west african sub-region due to the perception that global shifts in the internal structures and employment practices are inducing changes in the ties that bind employees to their job. therefore, it is necessary to examine various studies in order to establish an empirical base...

background and purpose: based on a holistic model of health care, human beings have biological, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions, which should be considered in the provision of comprehensive care. given the fact that spiritual health coordinates different aspects of human life, we aimed to explore the viewpoints of nurses working in intensive care units about the concept of spirit...

objectives to explore adequacy of nursing documentation and nurses' knowledge about the process. materials and methods the study was a cross-sectional study. the data were collected from 170 nurses who selected to participate in the study with census sampling method from 32 medical–surgical units at four university hospitals in tabriz. for assessing the quality of nurses' documents, 2...

objective: the determinants of satisfaction of life (swl) are poorly described among iranian employed ‎nurses. this study aimed to assess the effect of various factors including age, gender, marital ‎status, depression, anxiety and stress on swl among iranian nurses.‎ method: employed nurses in three teaching hospitals were invited to participate in this study. ninety-four ‎nurses (65 women and...

a bstra ct      background: the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of persian version of the 25-item caring dimension inventory (cdi-25). materials and methods: a psychometric instrument validation study was designed. content validity, internal consistency, and stability were confirmed. a total of 288 participants (143 nurses and 145 nurs...

study in service training effectiveness in nurses group of imam reza hospital     zarparvar s [1] *,hassani m [2] , kabiri a [3] , sameri m [4]     received: 20 jun , 2013 accepted: 14 aug , 2013    abstract  background & aims : organizations, public and professional life much dependent on the skills and knowledge of their workforce. due to the advances in modern technology, and the unprecedent...

background and aim: nosocomial infections have been always among the major problems of healthcare delivery systems. the operating room is an appropriate place for causing severe nosocomial infections. knowledge of infection control guidelines and standards is the key to infection prevention. this study was conducted to investigate nurses’ knowledge and self-efficacy regarding the principles of ...