Introduction: The degradation of moral and professional values and incompatibility between value and performance affects the individual's value, and leads healthcare staff to completely abandon the profession. Aim: To investigate the experience of nursing care managers regarding the disrupted value system. Materials and Methods: In this qualitative research paper, data were collected using semi-structured interviews with nursing care managers. Content analysis (based on Graneheim and Lundman's approach) was utilised in data analyses. A total of 14 Iranian nurses with at least five-year experience of working in the hospital as nursing managers participated in this study. Results: The data analysis revealed one main category" disrupted value

MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among 1500 residents of Qom in 2014. Individuals were selected through multi-stage sampling. They completed two questionnaires: FSSG questionnaire for diagnosis of GERD and a general questionnaire to measure demographic and lifestyle factors. Univariate and multivariate were used for analysis of data. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 20.ResultsA total of 1130 individuals were analyzed in which 52.4% of them were female. Prevalence of GERD was 28%. Adjusted findings showed use of PPIs (OR: 2.2, 95% CI: 2–5), taking H2RAs (OR: 4.7, 95% CI: 2.3–9.4), the habit of quick eating (OR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.1–2), extra salt consumption on daily meals (OR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.05–2), lack of sleep

Ethical management with minimum moral distress is one of the main duties of nurse managers. There is no doubt that a better understanding of the experiences of nurse managers in morally challenging situations could have an effective role in improving health care systems. The present study aimed to investigate the lived experiences of clinical nurse managers regarding moral distress.

Introduction: Selecting education methods can help Instructors to use methods that are more effective for future nursing Programs. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of CD-based and traditional education on Nursing Students’ learning in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study two case and control groups were selected. 38 nursing students (19 students in each group) who were passing community health nursing course 3 in 2012-2013 were divided equally into two groups of CD-based education and traditional education by using random allocation method. In the case group, the intervention consisted of delivering educational material using compact disc for 8 weeks. The other group received educ

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common digestive system disorders. Life style factors may increase the risk of reflux disease. Objectives: We aimed to estimate prevalence of reflux and related life style factors among the population live in Qom. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among 1500 residents of Qom-Iran in 2014. Individuals were selected through a multi-stage sampling. They completed two questionnaires: FSSG questionnaire for diagnosis of GERD and a general questionnaire to measure demographic and lifestyle factors. Results: After data manipulation, 1130 individuals were analyzed in which 52/4% of them were female. Prevalence of GERD was 28%. The adjusted findings showed using P

Introduction: Given the variety of educational methods and the conditions and facilities, selecting appropriate methods is one of the instructors’ practices to achieve educational goals. The aim of this study was to compare Nursing Students’ Satisfaction with CD-based and traditional education at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study. The study population consisted of all nursing students who had to pass community health course (3) in 2012-2013 academic years (n= 38). The participants were divided equally into two groups of CD-based education and traditional education through randomized block allocation method. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire which measured

Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study in which 251 patients undergoing CABG, aged above 20, with ejection fraction of more than 30% were selected through convenience sampling in ShahidRajaei Hospital. Respiratory indexes before weaning from mechanical ventilator were recorded. For all the patients undergoing the surgery, under pump and the duration of anesthesia were identical. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, logistic regression, and independent samples T tests.Results: In this study among the effective respiratory indexes in weaning from mechanical ventilator before CABG, peak inspiratory pressure (β= 0.9) was the most effective one on predicting weaning consequence.Conclusion: According to the results of this study, r

Methods:In this quasi-experimental study with two groups, case and control, 38 nursing students who were passing community health nursing course were divided equally into two groups of CD-based education and traditional education by blocking random allocation method. In case group, the intervention consisted of delivering educational material by compact disc during 8 weeks. The other group received educational material by lecturing in the classroom in the same period. In both groups, students’ satisfaction was measured by a rating question questionnaire and students’ learning was measured by final exam score. two groups’ scores were compared by descriptive statistic, Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and non-parametric test.Findings and