Background & objectives: Hospital wastes can be categorized as hazardous wastes due to their risks to the environment and human. Considering the fact that the hospital staff are in direct contact with biomedical wastes, their knowledge and safe operation are important in waste management. The aim of this study was to determine the status of knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare staff o...

OBJECTIVE To describe experiences of uncertainty and management strategies for staff working with families in a hospital waiting room. SETTING A 288-bed, nonprofit community hospital in a Midwestern city. METHODS Data were collected during individual, semistructured interviews with 3 volunteers, 3 technical staff members, and 1 circulating nurse (n = 7), and during 40 hours of observation i...

Some of the problems of ward management are reviewed. Methods suggested for dealing with them are probably not the ideals that should ultimately be attained but minimum standards to serve as immediate objectives. They concern indications for and methods of isolation, control of infection from staff, environmental contamination, and a few technical procedures. A new type of dressing towel for wo...

OBJECTIVE This research attempted to explore the public healthcare providers understanding the quality dimensions and patient priorities in Oman. It also addresses the issue of risks confronting health professionals in management without "a customer focused" approach. METHODS A descriptive study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire distributed around two tertiary public hos...

Abstract Organizations are constantly looking for a new formula for success in business. Factors such as using technological plan and hire the most skilled workers have been announced as success factors in research and industry reports. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of "knowledge management" on the "organizational entrepreneurship". The selected sample of this study has...

Aim: To implement and evaluate a HF management tool for patients with chronic HF using digital pen and paper for improvement of patient self-management. Methods: Developmental and implementation phase: researchers within medical technology and HF care will together with staff from home care and primary care (physicians and nurses) a small group of users (patients) and companies develop a HF man...

poor inhaler technique is a common problem both in asthmatic patients and healthcare providers, which contributes to poor asthma control. this study was performed to evaluate the adequacy of metered-dose inhaler (mdi) technique in a sample of physicians and nurses practicing in hospitals of hamadan university of medical sciences. a total of 173 healthcare providers voluntary participated in thi...