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Nurse’s Perception from Barriers to Empowerment: A Qualitative Research

Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 2015

Background & Aim: Development of a successful career in the field of organization is an important factor. Lack of it has implications for health policy, organizational structure and its performance. This study aimed to describe nurses' experiences of barriers to organizational empowerment. Materials & Method: A qualitative design using a conventional content analysis approach was applied for data gathering and analysis. In this study, 18 nurses, and nurse directors in Northwest of Iran were recruited through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect the data. Results: The data analysis results are catogorized in 2 main categories (personal factors and organizational structure) and six subcategories: Dignity and value, non-client focused tasks, insufficient self-confidence, inadequate organizational support, lack of up-to-date knowledge, and professional motivation. Conclusion: The study showed barriers affecting the ability of nurses who are often hidden in the quantitative studies. It seems that by dispelling these barriers, the quality of nursing abilities can be improved.

Neonatal sub-specialty graduates’ perceived experiences of developmental care: Content analysis

Journal of Medical Education Development, 2017

Introduction: Enabling subspecialty graduates to provide optimized services necessary for disease prevention and health promotion, are important. The aim of this study was to determine the neonatal subspecialty graduates ‘perceived experiences of developmental care in the field. Methods: This qualitative study was carried out on the graduates of neonatal subspecialty in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The data was gathered through semi-structured interviews. After written consents, the interviews were recorded and transcribed. Data was analyzed according to inductive approach of content analysis. The strategies for validation of results included continuous observations in the field, and supervision and review of the analysis process by the research team. Result: The main identified themes were ”inadequacy of graduates knowledge”, “attitudes and skills on developmental care”, “lack of educational programs in their course” and “non-responsive health system”. Conclusion: Challen...

The impact of an educational software designed about fundamental of nursing skills on nursing students' learning of practical skills

Journal of Clinical Nursing and Midwifery, 2014

زمینه و هدف: نرم افزارهای آموزشی به عنوان یک روش یادگیری فراگیر محور، فرصتی برای رشد یادگیرندگان فراهم می کنند و با ایجاد محیط مشارکتی به یادگیرندگان و معلمان اجازه می دهند به جستجو پرداخته و انواع مسائل را بررسی کنند؛ لذا این مطالعه به منظور ارزیابی تأثیر نرم افزار کمک آموزشی طراحی شده در زمینه اصول و فنون عملی پرستاری بر یادگیری مهارت های عملی دانشجویان پرستاری انجام شده است. روش بررسی: در این پژوهش کارآزمایی بالینی که به روش نیمه تجربی انجام شد، تعداد 164 دانشجوی پرستاری در ترم اول به روش سرشماری انتخاب و به روش نمونه گیری تصادفی ساده به دو گروه مداخله (82 نفر) و کنترل (82 نفر) تقسیم شدند. در ابتدا هر دو گروه به روش سنتی تحت آموزش قرار گرفتند. در مرحله بعد برای داشجویان گروه مداخله از نرم افزار کمک آموزشی و برای دانشجویان گروه کنترل مجددا از روش مطالعه و تمرین به شیوه سنتی جهت آموزش استفاده شد. مهارت عملی دانشجویان در هر دو مرحله از طریق آزمون عملی و چک لیست مورد بررسی قرار گرفت و تأثیر نرم افزار آموزشی طراحی شده در دو گروه مقایسه شد. یافته ها: نرم افزار آموزشی طراحی شده بر یادگی...

The Effect of Communication Skills Training on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) of Nurses

Iranian Journal of Medical Education, 2013

Introduction: The lack of communication skills among employees could result in less organizational citizenship behavior. Hence improving communication skills is of high necessity. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of communication skills training on the organizational citizenship behavior of nurses. Methods: In this quasi-experimental research, the statistical population included all the nurses employed by Isfahan's Kashani hospital in 2009 (158 male and female nurses in 12 wards). By applying the random stratified sampling, 20 participants were assigned to the experimental group and another 20 to the control group. The experimental group received an 8-session training course on communication skills. To measure and evaluate the organizational citizenship behavior of each group before and after training, Organizational Citizenship Behavior Questionnaire was used (Cronbach's Alpha=0.74). Analysis of the data was done using descriptive statistics (average and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation coefficient and co-variance analysis). Results: After adjusting the effect of pre-test scores, the mean score for organizational citizenship behavior in the experimental group a month after the intervention (66.45±3.57) showed a statistically significant difference (p<0.01) compared to its previous value (62.85±4.34). According to ANCOVA, main effect of organizational citizenship behavior of nurses, before training was 0.364; whereas a month after the intervention, this increased to 0.607, (p<0.01). Conclusion: Communication skills training increased the nurses' organizational citizenship behavior in the experiment group and the effect sustained a month after the intervention. Running standard communication skills training programs, with the help of specialized lecturers, is recommended in various nursing feilds such as education, research, management, and clinical nursing.

Nurses' attitudes towards supportive needs of hospitalized elderly at educational hospitals of Bushehr in 1392

2015

Introduction and purpose: Limitations of old age and chronic illnesses lead to frequent use of both inpatient and outpatient health services. Nurses' attitude toward providing comprehensive and quality care as well as assessment of patients' needs is of great importance. The aim of this study was to assess the nurses' attitudes towards supportive needs of elderly patients admitted to hospitals at the Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in 1392. Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 nurses working in hospitals of the Bushehr University of Medical Sciences. The participants in the present study were selected by census method. Data were collected using a questionnaire that designed by researchers and consisted of two parts including demographic characteristics and supportive needs of elderly. The supportive needs of elderly composed of three domains named physical, psychological and spiritual need. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test and Pearson Correlation using SPSS 19. Findings: The mean age of nurses participated in this study was 29.80±5.317 years and %86 of them were female. The majority of nurses reported positive attitude toward physical and spiritual needs of elderly. However, nurses' attitude toward psychological needs of elderly was mainly neutral. Our findings showed that there is a significant and positive association between age and experience of nurses with nurses' attitudes in all three domains of physical, spiritual and psychological needs (p <0.0 5). Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, nurses' attitude toward physical and spiritual needs of elderly was mainly positive, while it was neutral for emotional needs. Therefore, it is recommended to promote nurses' attitude toward emotional needs of hospitalized elderly in order to meet patients' psychological demands and maintain their dignity.

Impact of Education for Adherence to Therapy Based on Health Promotion Model on the Quality of Life in HIV-infected Patients

ranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion

Background and objective: The use of antiretroviral drugs may affect the quality of life of HIV-infected patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of education for adherence to therapy based on health promotion model on quality of life of HIV-infected patients under antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the city of Bushehr, Iran. Materials and methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study which had been carried out on 61 HIV positive patients under ART. In the intervention group, face to face training of 31 patients was carried out based on health promotion model through two education sessions with a two-week interval also with an educational booklet of adherence to therapy; and 30 members of the control group received routine cares of the health center during the study period. Data collection tool in this study consisted of demographic characteristics, constructs related to health promotion model, and quality of life questionnaire (SF36). Questionnaires about constructs were answered before, immediately, and three months after education. Questionnaires about adherence to therapy and quality of life were answered before, and three months after education. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, independent t test, chisquare test, ANOVA with repeated measure, and paired t test through SPSS18. Results: Education caused significant changes in all constructs of health promotion model including belief to therapy, benefits and barriers to adherence, social support and self-adherence (p < 0.001) and positively changed people's attitudes towards therapy. Quality of life in physical, general health, emotional and mental health factors also increased significantly among education (intervention) group (p < 0.001). Conclu sion: The findings of this study indicate the effectiveness of training programs to enhance the quality of life of patients in which this change had been achieved through impact on patients' beliefs and attitudes on adherence to therapy. Paper Type: Research Article.

The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Personnel,of the Personnal of PourSina Hospital ,Rasht

Journal of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, 2016

Introduction: The advantages of some organizations over others, are the employees in those organizations whose level of loyalty and commitment causes the duties to be performed with higher quality.The sensitivity of this issue in hospitals could be in the spotlight. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence, organizational justice, job satisfaction and organizational commitment in the largest trauma hospital (Poursina) in the north of Iran. Materials and Methods: The survey was a cross-sectional one and statistical population included all physicians, nurses, radiology staff, administrative and the services personnel of Pour-sina hospital in Rasht. Totally, 216 individuals were selected by Quota sampling and responded to demographic information, emotional intelligence, organizational justice, job satisfaction and organizational commitment questionnaires. All data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16. Results: Multiple Regression Analysis revealed that three predictive variables of social awareness (β=0.324, P<0.0001), procedural justice (β=0.286, P<0.0001), and duration of education (β=-0.248, P<0.0001) could significantly explain %19 of the shared variance of organizational commitment (F= 15.037,P<0.0001). Conclusion: The organizational commitment is the major factor affecting the quality of hospital services, and managers of such therapeutic centers can improve their levels of organizational commitment by promoting the social awareness and adhering to procedural justice, especially in personnel with high education.

بررسی رفتارهای محيط کاری و همبستگی آن با مشخصات جمعيت شناسی از ديدگاه پرستاران شاغل در بيمارستانهای آموزشی شهر گرگان‎

Introduction: Incivility behavior and violence have long-term complication on individual performance. These behaviors cause complex issues at workplace in the nursing profession and lead to embarrassment and threats of nurses and patients health and endanger the climate. The aim of this study was to determine workplace behaviors and its correlation with demographic characteristics, perspective of nurses in teaching hospitals in Gorgan. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 232 nurses who employed at two hospitals in Gorgan were participated. Data collected by "Nursing Incivility Scale", "(NIS)". Validity of this scale was approved with face validity and reliability through test-retest (Cronbach's alpha=0.86). Data were analyzed using ANOVA and linear regression models with SPSS/16. Findings: The total score of incivility from the perspective of nurses was 3.89 of 5.00 likert. The most incivility behavior score was reported with physician interacting and the lowest was observed in the interaction of nurses with a supervisor. There was a significant correlation between age and type of employment with incivility behaviors ((P=0.04) and (P=0.02) respectively. Similarly, the correlation between working in type of hospital ward and incivility behaviors was significant (P=0.02). The highest score of incivility behavior reported in the emergency ward was 4.43 from 5 and the lowest in genecology ward was 2.71 from 5. Conclusion: Incivility behaviors among nurses can affect the quality of services provided by them. Therefore, considering factors that lead to incivility in nursing workplace is necessary.