it is widely accepted in many parts of the world thatcommunity nurses are of vital importance in various phases of disaster response and management. in china, however, it is not clear whether the chinese community nurses are able to assume disaster-related duties due to the lack of a systematic assessment.a pre-designed and well-tested questionnaire was employed to evaluate the competency in di...

background and objectives: in this paper, a real life nurse scheduling model is described based on the conditions in iranian hospitals such as monthly shift rotation, consecutive morning and evening shifts and consecutive evening and night shift.   methods: the developed model considers both hospital constraints and nurses’ preferences. hospital constraints include assigning adequate qualified ...

abstract background: in most countries, one of the main reasons for developing more advanced roles for nurses is to improve access to care in the context of limited number of doctors. it is considered that the introduction of major policy initiatives, such as nurse prescribing, requires high-level discussion and policy development to ensure successful implementation. this study aimed to identif...

background: according to previous studies, variable percent of nurses suffering from psychological problems or disorders. identifying preventive factors of psychological disorders to be used more frequently and risk factors of these disorders to eliminate them are essential in improving mental health of staff. the present study aims to assess the relationship between motivational function of he...

background and objectives: job satisfaction is a critical factor in attracting and retaining nurses. although many studies have dealt with nurses’ job satisfaction, rapid transformation of the community and health systems can alter the factors influencing this issue, hence calling for continuous monitoring of job satisfaction as perceived by nurses. built on this necessity, the present study wa...

background & aim: nursing practice is influenced by nurses' precived professional values. a small number of studies have been focused to measure professional values in nursing, whereas most of them focused on measuring values of nursing students. this study aimed to explore how nurses prioritize professional values. methods & materials: in this cross-sectional study, the professional values of ...

Regena Spratling, PhD, RN, CPNP, Rita H. Pickler, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN, Christina Calamaro, PhD, CRNP, Juanita Conkin Dale, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC, Sharron Docherty, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN, Catherine J. Goodhue, MN, CPNP, Jill Kilanowski, PhD, RN, APRN, CPNP, FAAN, Ann Marie McCarthy, PhD, RN, FAAN, Mary C. O’Laughlen, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAAAAI, Lois S. Sadler, PhD, RN, PNP-BC, FAAN, Leigh Small, PhD, ...