The effect of the preceptorship training program on the participation of clinical nurses in training nursing internship students: a quasi-experimental study.

Introduction: Clinical education is a fundamental part of nursing professional education. One method of education is the implementation of the preceptorship program, in which clinical nurses are responsible for educating nursing students. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the preceptorship training program for the participation of clinical nurses in the education of nursing students.

Effect of short-term magnesium supplementation on anxiety, depression and sleep quality in patients after open-heart surgery.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of magnesium supplementation on anxiety, depression and sleep quality of patients after openheart surgery.

Materials And Methods: Based on a clinical trial, 60 candidates for open-heart surgery were separated into control and intervention groups. In the intervention group, 500 mg of magnesium was administered daily in the form of two 250-mg magnesium oxide tablets for five days, and routine care was performed in the control group.

Pre-hospital Emergency Service Challenges in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran.

Objective: With the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the workload of the Iran's health-care system along with the Pre-hospital Emergency Service (PHES) increased significantly so that Iranian fledgling emergency system had never experienced such a crisis. With regard to the importance of the function of PHES as the front-line staff of Iran's health system and its role in controlling the recent epidemic crisis, this study was conducted to identify the challenges of PHES function in the face of COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The study was conducted with qualitative approach through content analysis in 2021.

Relationship Between COVID-19 and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2: A Scoping Review.

Following the outbreaks of SARS-CoV in 2002 and MERS-CoV in 2012, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has become an increasing threat to human health around the world. Numerous studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 appears similar to the SARS-CoV as it uses angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a receptor to gain entry into cells. The main aims of this scoping review were to identify the primary hosts of coronaviruses, the relationship between the receptor binding domain of coronaviruses and ACE2, the organ specificity of ACE2 expression compared with clinical manifestations of the disease, and to determine if this information can be used in the development of novel treatment approaches for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional responsibility-acquiring process among bachelor degree nursing students: A grounded theory study.

Introduction: Professional responsibility-acquiring process among bachelor degree nursing students is important for their current and future performance and educational and health-care system, but this process has not been explored in the literature. The aim of the current study is to explore the process of acquiring professional responsibility among bachelor degree nursing students.

Methodology: The study design was based on grounded theory (Corbin and Strauss 2015).

Professional Responsibility and Its Related Factors among Bachelor Degree Nursing Students in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Professional responsibility is important for bachelor degree nursing students, but it has not been measured specifically among these students and findings of the studies on its related factors are inconsistent. This study aimed to determine the level of professional responsibility and its related factors among bachelor degree nursing students in selected public nursing schools in Iran.

Materials And Methods: For this cross-sectional study, 388 bachelor degree nursing students from 8 selected public nursing schools in Iran were selected through convenience sampling (2018-2019).

Psychometric properties of self-assessment clinical competency questionnaire in baccalaureate nursing students.

Background: One of the main challenges of nursing student education is the lack of clinical competence that reduces the quality of patients care. Measuring the clinical competency of undergraduate nursing students is effective in curriculum developing, planning, and learning evaluation.

Objective: To validate self-assessment clinical competence questionnaire of undergraduate nursing students.

Comparing the Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage, Foot Bath and Their Combination on Quality of Sleep in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Many patients in coronary care unit (CCU) suffer from decreased sleep quality caused by environmental and mental factors. This study compared the efficacy of foot reflexology massage, foot bath, and a combination of them on the quality of sleep of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This quasi-experimental study was implemented on ACS patients in Iran.

The effect of the physical and mental exercises during hemodialysis on fatigue: a controlled clinical trial.

Background: Despite regular treatment by hemodialysis, patients on hemodialysis are affected by uremic syndrome, which is marked by fatigue. Fatigue is supposed as the most common and the most severe symptom ever reported by patients with chronic kidney disease.

Objectives: This controlled study aimed to evaluate the effect of intradialytic physical and mental exercises on fatigue in patients on hemodialysis.