introduction: the improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 db). higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient’s instability and dissatisfaction. moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff’s health and the quality of their services. the purpose of this survey is to analyze the level...

background: the quantity and quality of manpower, especially in health systems, are major factors affecting speed of service delivery, cost, and accuracy, or, in other words, the quality of service. objective: this study purposed to investigate the manpower required in various units of the laboratory at shiraz faghihi hospital. methods: this is a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical resea...

background: coagulase negative staphylococci (cons) are one of the most common bacteria found on human skin and on mucous membranes as a component of normal flora. the presence of cons in clinical specimens is frequently associated with an infectious aetiology or contamination. objectives: we aimed to evaluate cons species distribution and susceptibility patterns in specimens obtained from clin...

background hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection is much more common in hemodialysis patients than the general population. these patients have an impaired immune response to hbv vaccination; to that end there are certain studies that have evaluated levamisole as an immunomodulator agent improving hbv vaccination response rate in hemodialysis patients. objectives in the current review, we have assem...

BACKGROUND Burnout is a psychological reaction triggered by interaction between personal characteristics and stress factors. Reorganizations and downsizing with increased workload imply stress for health-care professionals. This is a study of burnout in nurses during a period with two comprehensive reorganizations. METHODS In this quasi-experimental retrospective cohort study, burnout was ass...

INTRODUCTION The perceived usefulness of incident reporting systems is an important motivational factor for reporting. The usefulness may be facilitated by well-established feedback mechanisms and by learning processes. The aim of this study was to investigate how feedback mechanisms and learning processes were implemented at four Danish hospital units all located in one of the five Danish regi...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to describe and analyse the patient safety climate in 15 Danish hospital units. METHODS A cross-sectional study design was applied. Patient safety culture was measured by the Danish version of the Safety Attitude Questionnaire comprising six cultural subscales. Subscale results were calculated as the percentage responders with an individual scale score of 75 poin...

Context Healthcare organisations in Saudi Arabia are striving to improve patient safety and quality of care through implementation of safety systems and creating a culture of safety. Objective The purpose of this study to evaluate the extent to which the culture supports patient safety at Saudi hospitals. Data Collection A survey questionnaire was distributed hospital-wide in 13 general hospita...