there are two strategies that increasing skill of nursing students: heuristic method and concept map. these methods correlate theoretical and operational lessons effectively. different researches and experiments showed that students, who have educated with these methods, have more ability to attain skills than the other students. this subject is not a novel idea. even tyler has applied this the...

conclusions this study revealed the main components of knowledge storage. an enhanced preservation of explicit knowledge is recommended in the nursing educational system so that in the future, students and educators can easily access the same knowledge from storage sources and not from individuals who might be carrying only a single experience of the subject. results data analysis showed that n...

objectives to explore adequacy of nursing documentation and nurses' knowledge about the process. materials and methods the study was a cross-sectional study. the data were collected from 170 nurses who selected to participate in the study with census sampling method from 32 medical–surgical units at four university hospitals in tabriz. for assessing the quality of nurses' documents, 2...

aims: endotracheal suctioning is a vital process to keep the airways open. the method of performing endotracheal suctioning has a great effect on its complications and effectiveness. this study was carried out with the aim of assessing gap between the knowledge and performance of nurses' working in intensive care units (icu) in tracheal suctioning.   methods: in this cross sectional study,...

background transferring research-based knowledge into practice would help to maximize the quality of health care. however, the role of knowledge producers and the organizational roles related to knowledge transfer have been largely ignored. objectives this study was accomplished with the aim of describing the organizational activities needed to transfer the findings of nursing research from the...

extract   modern societies in comparison to the past have more expectations from nurses. nowadays beside the nursing care, nurses have other roles such as use of capabilities in providing knowledge to nursing students. understanding the kind of treatment, nurses would be succeeded in their nursing care. professional nurses are responsible to accommodate their knowledge with the developing nursi...

conclusions knowledge management can improve the qwl in nursing personnel in zahedan teaching hospitals. based on the findings of the study, hospital managers, especially head nurses, could play a crucial role in improving qwl by institutionalization of knowledge management in nursing personnel and sharing and developing knowledge to advance the practice. results knowledge management score in s...

background & aim: cesarean section (cs) rates have been increasing steadily, worldwide. the knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards natural childbirth and cs are important factors in selecting a mode of delivery. the purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of midwifery and nursing students towards different modes of delivery. methods:in this descriptive,...

background: documentation is one of the nurses’ professional tasks, which is an important component of medical evidence and patient’s record. finding effective teaching methods for enhancing nurses’ ability in documentation can be helpful. aim: this study was performed to determine the effect of continuing education program on nurse’s knowledge, attitude and performance about documentation. met...