introduction  self-efficacy in clinical performance had an important role in applying competencies; also competencies and self-efficacy in clinical performance influenced to quality care of nursing and midwifery students. so the present study aimed to define the relationship between clinical competencies and clinical self-efficacy among nursing and midwifery students. materials and methods  thi...

background: the quality of clinical services is one of the main concerns around the world. clinical governance as a new approach to improving the quality of care provided by the health care system plays a major role in the provision of higher quality health care services. the success of this approach depends on the existence of a strong and suitable organizational culture. the aim of this study...

conclusions attempts should be made to enhance students’ nurse self-concept during their education. counseling, improving public respect for nurses, and implementing measures to enhance students’ professional self-concept are essential for improving their performance. results the mean and standard deviation of nurse self-concept and clinical performance scores were 5.46 ± 1.11 and 2.94 ± 1.45, ...

background: anesthesiology residents are susceptible to different mood and anxiety disorders. the aim of this research was to determine and compare stress coping styles and clinical performances in anesthesiology residents with type d and non-d personality. methods: this is a causative – comparative research. anesthesiology residents at academic department of anesthesiology in tehran university...

background: assessment of clinical competencies is one of the complicated and hard tasks in medical education. nowadays, assessment of clinical performance is significantly patient centered, and student centered. traditional methods consisted of faculties’ observations, oral examinations, and multiple-choice tests. increased faculties’ workload, discontent with traditional methods of clinical s...

introduction: the conventional method of teaching endodontics has some drawbacks. due to the small size of the oral cavity, students cannot closely observe the clinical procedure. use of new teaching modalities such as the intraoral camera may obviate this problem. this study assessed the effect of video-assisted clinical instruction in dentistry (vacid) on dental student’s knowledge and perfor...

background:   in the last decade, researchers have found that, each person’s success in education, either in school or in university, is not only related with his/her intelligence quotient, but today emotional intelligence is considered as another forecaster of people prosperities in their lives .the aim of this study is to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence and clinical ...

background: the aim of this research was to determine and compare emotional quotient and clinical performance in type d and non-d personality anesthesiology residents. methods: this was a causative–comparative research consenting anesthesiology residents (n=48). all the participants completed bar-on emotional quotient and ds-14 (type d personality) questionnaires. clinical performance of partic...

introduction: video-assisted clinical instruction (vacid) has been found to be a beneficial teaching tool for various fields in dentistry. the aim of this interventional study was to compare the efficacy of live conventional demonstration (cd), video teaching, and vacid (video with explanation) methods in teaching of root canal treatment to undergraduate dental students. methods and materials: ...