background: communication is the key role in the nursing profession. nurse-patient communication is highly important especially when the patient is a child. studies indicate inappropriate contact with children in the pediatric wards. this study investigated effect of training on communication skills of nurse with child through small group discussion. methods: this study is a clinical trial with...

background: transport of the critically ill patient is potentially risky and the transport team should be careful in making decision and be prepared to deal with them in any condition. our physicians are not qualified in safe transport. we want to evaluate the effect of small group teaching method for promotion of physicians' skills in transport of critically ill patients. methods: in an interv...

  Using small groups in teaching and learning has a long history. Evidence suggests that by applying some defined guidelines, it would be possible to reinforce the effectiveness of the small groups teaching. One of these guidelines is related to ice-breaker activities which would be applied by the facilitators at the start of the session, which are noticeably significant. The aim of the presen...

background and purpose: small group teaching(sgt) in is a known method for developing intellectual skills, changing attitudes and encouraging the taking of responsibilities for learning. this study was an attempt to compare students’ attitudes and knowledge scores on sgt and lecture -based teaching (lbt). methods: 22 first year medical students were enrolled in a course using two methods (lectu...