Nursing and Midwifery Studies

BACKGROUND: Domestic violence against women is regarded as an important health problem among women and a serious concern in issues related to human rights. To date, a few screening tools for domestic violence exist for Iranian married women, but they assess only some of the domestic violence components. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to design and determine the validity and reliability of a screening instrument for domestic violence in a sample of Iranian women...

BACKGROUND: The instability of cardiovascular indices and anxiety disorders are common among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and could interfere with their recovery. Therefore, improving the cardiovascular indices and anxiety is essential. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the effect of music therapy on anxiety and cardiovascular indices in patients undergoing CABG. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this randomized controlled trial, 60 patients hospitalized in the cardiovascular surgical intensive care unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Qom city, Iran, in 2013 were selected using a consecutive sampling method and randomly allocated into the experimental and control groups...

BACKGROUND: Several studies are available on organizational commitment of employees in different organizations. However, the organizational commitment and job involvement of the employees in the prehospital emergency medical system (PEMS) of Iran have largely been ignored. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the organizational commitment and job involvement of the employees of PEMS and the relationship between these two issues. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 160 employees of Kashan PEMS who were selected through a census method in 2014...

BACKGROUND: Undergraduate nursing students are often confused by multiple understandings of critical thinking. In response to this situation, the Critiique for critical thinking (CCT) project was implemented to provide consistent structured guidance about critical thinking. OBJECTIVES: This paper introduces Critiique software, describes initial validation of the content of this critical thinking tool and explores wider applications of the Critiique software. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Critiique is flexible, authorable software that guides students step-by-step through critical appraisal of research papers...

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BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that mindfulness-based interventions can improve anxiety, depression and stress in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, no study investigated the effectiveness of this method in patients with a combination of problems such as depression, anxiety and stress simultaneously. However, comorbidities of depression and anxiety in MS are prevalent. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBRS) on anxiety, depression and stress in women with multiple sclerosis...

BACKGROUND: Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a common problem in patients with chronic renal failure. It can reduce the quality of life and sleep disturbances. This disorder is usually treated pharmacologically. Recently, complementary medicine methods have been suggested because of chemical drugs adverse effects. There is not enough evidence about the effect of aromatherapy on RLS. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of massage with lavender oil on RLS symptoms in hemodialysis patients...

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BACKGROUND: Vaginal delivery is one of the challenging issues in medical ethics. It is important to use an appropriate instrument to assess medical ethics attitudes in normal delivery, but the lack of tool for this purpose is clear. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire for the assessment of women's attitude on medical ethics application in normal vaginal delivery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This methodological study was carried out in Iran in 2013 - 2014...

BACKGROUND: Patients in coronary care unit are at risk of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation can be associated with increased blood pressure and heart rate, raising the risk of developing cardiovascular problems among patients hospitalized in coronary care unit. OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to examine the effect of eye mask on sleep quality in cardiac patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this randomized controlled trial, 60 patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected using a convenient sampling method and randomly allocated into the experimental and control groups...

BACKGROUND: Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is one of the nursing professional roles that can lead them to provide the best and more effective care. However, no studies are available on nursing students' competencies in EBP. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the nursing students' knowledge, attitude and intention to implement EBP and its related factors in two nursing and midwifery faculties in Tehran, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 170 undergraduate nursing students were selected from two faculties of nursing and midwifery in Tehran, Iran...

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BACKGROUND: Although using the nursing process improves nursing care quality, few studies have evaluated nursing performance in accordance with nursing process steps either nationally or internationally. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to audit nursing care based on a nursing process model. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study in which a nursing audit checklist was designed and validated for assessing nurses' compliance with nursing process...

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BACKGROUND: Studies introduce maternal and neonatal safety phenomena as important challenges to the public health, particularly in low-income countries. However, few researches are conducted on the identification of safety issues in maternity hospitals in Iraq. It was the first study on nurses' perspectives on safety issues in Kurdistan, Iraq. OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to describe nurses' perspectives on what constitutes a safe maternity service in Kurdistan, Iraq...

BACKGROUND: Prior studies have reported inconsistent findings regarding the link between antenatal depressive and anxiety symptomatology, with neonatal outcomes. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to assess the possible association of prenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms, in the third trimester of pregnancy, with perinatal outcomes (birth weight of the newborn, Apgar score and the newborn's admission in neonatal intensive care unit) in a sample of pregnant women, in Greece...

BACKGROUND: Clinical education has a basic role in nursing education, and effective clinical training establishes a sense of clinical self-efficacy in senior nursing students. Self-efficacy is a key component for acting independently in the nursing profession. OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to outline senior nursing students' views about clinical self-efficacy and to determine its level in nursing students. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A mixed-methods approach, including a quantitative cross-sectional study and qualitative content analysis,was used in this study...

BACKGROUND: Nurses, as health care providers, are insurmountably obliged to the practice of shift work. Literature has reported shift working as one of the inducing factors of burnout. Despite numerous studies in this area, there are inconsistencies on the relationship between shift working and burnout among nurses, especially in those who work in critical care settings. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the occupational burnout in critical care nurses with and without fixed shift schedules...

BACKGROUND: Development of practical skills in the field of nursing education has remained a serious and considerable challenge in nursing education. Moreover, newly graduated nurses may have weak practical skills, which can be a threat to patients' safety. OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to compare the effect of concept mapping and conventional methods on nursing students' practical skills. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 70 nursing students randomly assigned into two groups of 35 people...