the purpose of this study was to describe the influence of organizational variables on hospital staff nurses' job performance as reported by staff nurses in two cities in turkey. hospital ownership status, employment status were examined for their effect on this influence.the reported influence of organizational variables on job performance was measured by a questionnaire developed for this stu...

results awareness of the majority of nurses about the rights of the patients with mental disorder and respect for their rights from their perspective were at a good level. using pearson correlation coefficient test, a statistically significant correlation was found between the level of awareness of and the respect for their rights from the perspective of nurses (p ≤ 0.002). conclusions this stu...

background andobjectives: nurses comprise a majority of healthcare professionals. therefore, their quality of life can directly impact the performance of health system at different level. the aim of this study was to explore the potential impact of work shift on physical, mental, and social aspects of nurses’ health.   methods: a sample of 300 nurses from hospitals of the rasht city situated in...

background: human resources, especially medical staff is one of the main components of health care system and organizational development. the purpose of this study was to estimate the required nurses for hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences based on the models of the world health organization and levine. methods: this study was cross-sectional and descriptive. seven hos...

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 ...

patient-centered communication barriers: experiences of patients with cancer, their family members and nurses rassouli m ,zamanzadeh v ,abbaszadeh a ,nikanafar ar ,alavi-majd h , mirza ahmadi f ,ghahramanian a * received: 28 aug, 2013 accepted: 2 nov, 2013 abstract background & aims: it is suggested that nurses unable to communicate with patients based on the needs and preferences and to indivi...

background and aim: by providing the greatest amount of direct service to patients, nurses play an extremely valuable and unmatched role in the quality and efficiency of care and curative services. workplace violence is regarded as one of the factors which can reduce job satisfaction and the quality of working life of nurses and their interaction with patients, as well as the work efficiency of...

background : despite many progresses in the improvement of care status and the management of acute coronary syndrome, cares quality is far from the desirable conditions. today, due to the great emphasis on resources management, costs control, the effectiveness of patient care, improving quality and responsibility, the good patient care is necessary. two dimensions are referred for improving the...

background and objectives: medication error is the most important factor threatening patient safety. while the causes of medication error are extensively researched in the public hospitals, the corresponding data from the private heath settings is limited. to help fill this shortcoming, this paper presents and discusses the results of surveying the medication error factors as perceived by nurse...