background: opiate is used in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia pumps (pcia) for controlling pain in post-surgical patients.other drugs are remarkably added to opioid pumps to enhance quality, lengthen analgesia, and reduce side effects. lidocaine, a local anesthetic which inhibits sodium channels, has anesthetic and analgesic effects when injected locally or intravenously. the objective...

background and purpose: in some patients, invasive radiology procedures by using anesthetics and contrast may lead to certain reaction. therefore, consent must be obtained from patients. at the moment, some radiology centers obtain the consent from the patient in some of invasive radiology procedures in iran. due to the importance of consent and its position in patients' ethics, and becaus...

background: patient participation means involvement of the patient in decision making or expressing opinions about different treatment methods, which includes sharing information, feelings and signs and accepting health team instructions. objectives: given the importance of patient participation in healthcare decision making which empowers patients and improves services and health outcomes, thi...

background and objectives: patient satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of health and healthcare services. most relevant studies in iran have been conducted in the nation’s capital, and there is a lack of large-scale studies in other regions of this country. in order to help filling this gap, this study was designed to undertake a relatively large-scale assessment of patient sa...

background: headache is the most common complication caused by spinal anesthesia. systematic educational programs about conservative treatments could be effective in the reduction of headache after spinal anesthesiz. aim: this study aimed to evaluate the effects of training programs on the headache of patients after spinal anesthesia. method: this empirical study was conducted on 120 patients w...

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 with the integration of the evaluation of patient satisfaction in the overall assessment of healthcare services, authorities can be assured about the alignment of these services with patient needs and the suitability of care provided at the local level. objectives this study was conducted in 2013 in zahedan, iran, in order to assess the psychometric properties of the iranian version ...

purpose: to compare rose-k and conventional rgp contact lenses in terms of visual acuity, visual function and comfort in keratoconus patients. method: fifty-four patients with keratoconus were randomly fitted with rose-k and conventional rgp contact lens (wohlk contact lens), by one experienced ophthalmologist using a standard (three touch point) approach. general and demographic information, k...

background and aim: relationship is an essential aspect of human life. during the course of illnesses and hospitalization, student-patient relationship significantly contributes to patient satisfaction and nursing care quality. the objective of the present study was to identify the factors affecting student-patient relationship from the perspectives of patients. materials and methods: this desc...