BACKGROUND Nurses constitute the largest human resource element and have a great impact on quality of care and patient outcomes in health care organizations. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between rewards and nurse motivation on public hospitals administrated by Addis Ababa health bureau. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to December 2010 in...

Children requiring emergency care have unique and special needs. This is especially so for those with serious and life-threatening emergencies. There are a variety of components of the emergency care system that provide emergency care to children that are not limited to children. With regard to hospitals, most children are brought to community hospital emergency departments (EDs) by virtue of t...

BACKGROUND Hospital administrators play a key role in the effective management of surge capacity in disasters, but there is little information available about the characteristics required to manage this. OBJECTIVES In this study, we aimed to identify characteristics of hospital administrators that are important in the effective management of surge capacity in disasters. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

AIM This study examines how trust and monetary reward influence nurses' job satisfaction and strengthen organisational commitment. BACKGROUND Hospitals with high nurse retention rates typically have fewer medical errors and better quality care for patients. Therefore, health care administrators should provide a trustworthy workplace and a satisfactory reward system to retain experienced and s...

introduction: electronic medical records has of practically paved the way to centralize information without being worried about physical space. although iran, from technological point of view, is able to compete with developed countries, it has fallen because of medical records technology. in this study, hospital information systems in educational hospitals in tehran province were compared with...

BACKGROUND Adequate staffing is necessary to meet patient care needs and provide safe, quality nursing care. In November 1999, the Korean government implemented a new staffing policy that differentiates nursing fees for inpatients based on nurse-to-bed ratios. The purpose was to prevent hospitals from delegating nursing care to family members of patients or paid caregivers, and ultimately deter...

OBJECTIVES To study the organization and practices in nosocomial infection (NI) control in regional and provincial hospitals. MATERIAL AND METHOD Data were collected by questionnaires answered by chairpersons of infection control committees (ICC) infection control nurses (ICNs) and link nurses in regional and provincial hospitals. RESULTS From April to June 2002, sets of questionnaires were...