Unveiling the Link between Moral Competence and Hope in Medical Sciences Students: A Cross-sectional Analysis.

Introduction: Given the significance of hope in psychological well-being and the role of moral competence in managing professional challenges, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between hope and moral competence in undergraduate students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 438 undergraduate students of different fields at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences completed the individual and social profile form, Moral Competency Inventory (MCI), Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), and Trait Hope Scale using stratified sampling. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression tests.

Nurses perceptions and use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in nursing care is an important professional issue. However, few studies have investigated the knowledge, attitudes, application, and acceptance of artificial intelligence in nursing care. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitude, application, and acceptance of artificial intelligence in health care among Iranian nurses.

The perceived need to manage psychological reactions, supportive resources and psychosocial needs of family caregivers of children hospitalized in a burn department: a cross-sectional study in Iran.

Parents play a role in child care and parents of burn-injured children have a higher risk of sustaining physical and mental disorders. Identifying the needs of their psychosocial needs, and supporting them is very important for adapting the child to the current situation, and returning to school and society, the future of work. The present study was conducted to provide frequencies for the perceived psychosocial needs of families with hospitalized children with burns and comparison in terms of specific demographic characteristics.

Health Anxiety and Its Relationship with Academic Performance and Learning Styles among Nursing Students during COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate health anxiety and its relationships with academic performance and learning styles among nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed, involving 365 participants selected through stratified random sampling in Iran in 2021. Data were collected using Health Anxiety Inventory, Visual, Aural, Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic Learning Styles Questionnaire and students' self-reported grade point average (GPA).

Exploring the barriers to nursing students' speaking up for patient safety in Iran: a qualitative study.

Background: Patient safety is a significant concern in healthcare settings, and speaking up for patient safety is essential for promoting the quality of care and preventing harm. However, nurses, including nursing students, often face barriers that hinder their ability to report safety concerns. In this study, we explored the nursing students' experiences of barriers to speaking up for patient safety in clinical practice settings.

Exploring the experiences of medical students regarding the factors affecting academic achievement: a qualitative study.

Background: Academic achievement is one of the most important criteria in assessing students' ability to complete their university studies and reach the graduation stage. Students in medical sciences are considered the primary recipients of educational services and are the best source for identifying problems in medical or clinical education, as they are directly and indirectly involved in this interaction process.

Methods: This study was conducted in the years 2022-2023 using conventional content analysis at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences.

The efficacy of training based on the family-centered empowerment model on the mental health of aged women: a stratified randomized controlled trial.

Background: Mental health among older women is substantial due to their longer life expectancy. They are more susceptible to mental disorders like depression and anxiety compared to older men. Additionally, older women fulfill essential family roles and depend on social support for age-related health issues.

Barriers and Facilitators of Intuitive Decision-Making among Psychiatric Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Due to the type and nature of hospitalized psychiatric patients, nurses encounter many ambiguous and complex clinical situations that require intuitive decision-making. The present study was conducted to determine the use of intuition and its barriers and facilitators among psychiatric nurses.

Methods: This study adopts a descriptive cross-sectional design and employs 123 nurses using convenience sampling in 2022.

The association between self-efficacy, perceived social support, and family resilience in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Self-efficacy of patients on hemodialysis is considered a main component of the successful management of chronic kidney diseases. The self-efficacy of these patients may be influenced by many individual and social factors. This study aimed to assess the association between perceived self-efficacy and social support by patients on hemodialysis treatment and the resilience of their families.

Developing the questionnaire of general population knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the COVID-19 outbreak.

Aim: To develop the general population knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) questionnaire towards the COVID-19 outbreak.

Design: A methodological study.

Methods: The general population KAP questionnaire items were designed using a literature review.

Critical care nurses' experiences of caring challenges during post-resuscitation period: a qualitative content analysis.

Background: Patients in the post-resuscitation period experience critical conditions and require high-quality care. Identifying the challenges that critical care nurses encounter when caring for resuscitated patients is essential for improving the quality of their care.

Aim: This study aimed to identify the challenges encountered by critical care nurses in providing care during the post-resuscitation period.

The Perceived Informational Needs of Family Caregivers of Children Hospitalized in a Burn Department: A Cross-sectional Study.

Children are most vulnerable to burn injuries, and their families are their most important source of support. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the information needs of such parents and support them to help children adapt to the new situation, recover to pre-accident conditions, and reintegrate into school and society. This study aimed to investigate the perceived information needs of family caregivers of children admitted to the burn wards of hospitals.

Nursing core competencies for postresuscitation care in Iran: a qualitative study.

Objective: This study explored nurses' perceptions of the core competencies required for providing postresuscitation care in both in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Design: Qualitative conventional content analysis.

Participants: 17 nurses selected with purposeful sampling method.

Emotional intelligence and stress and their relationship with breastfeeding self-efficacy in mothers of premature infants.

Background: Premature infants need to be hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for long periods of time, which can increase anxiety and stress in their mothers. Additionally, the breastfeeding rate is lower among preterm infants. This study aimed to determine stress levels and emotional intelligence in mothers of preterm infants and their relationship with breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Nurses' Perceptions Towards Resuscitated Patients: A Qualitative Study.

Nurses' perceptions of resuscitated patients may affect their care, and this has not been investigated in previous literature. The aim of this study was to explore nurses' perceptions towards resuscitated patients. In this descriptive-qualitative study seventeen clinical nurses participated using purposive sampling.

Health anxiety and its association with perceived subjective workload in psychiatric nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak: a correlational study.

Background: Health care professionals, especially nurses, experience added workload, and psychological impact during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aimed to investigate health anxiety and its association with perceived subjective workload in nurses working in psychiatric hospital wards.

Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 206 nurses working in the psychiatric wards of Razi Psychiatry Hospital in Tabriz, Iran, in 2020-2021.

Nurses' experiences of provision family-centred care in the postresuscitation period: A qualitative study.

Aim: This study aimed to explore nurses' experiences of providing family-centred care in the postresuscitation period.

Design: An exploratory-descriptive qualitative design was used.

Methods: In this qualitative study, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 nurses in three educational hospitals.

Internalized Stigma and its Association with Hope, Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, and Treatment Adherence among Outpatients with Severe Mental Illness: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Background: This study investigated the association between internalized stigma and hope, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and treatment adherence and explored the most influential and predictive factor of internalized stigma among patients with severe mental disorders.

Materials And Methods: This correlational descriptive study was conducted on 257 outpatients diagnosed with severe mental illness according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) diagnostic criteria. The participants were seeking treatment at outpatient and affiliated clinics of Razi Hospital, Iran, from October 2018 to May 2019.

Stress management protocol for nurses working in the COVID-19 wards.

Purpose: Due to necessity of immediate support strategies for nurses during COVID-19 pandemic and lack of comprehensive and applied standard guidelines, the present study was conducted to develop stress management protocol for nurses working in COVID-19 wards with an approach based on the best scientific evidences.

Methods: This descriptive methodological and validation study was conducted with evidence-based approach based on Stetler model in two hospitals of Iran in 2020. In order to identify the resources of stress and the solutions provided to deal with it to design the protocol, a comprehensive literature review was performed.

It's all not negative: a cross-section study on the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic on Iranian population.

Background: Covid-19 has had significant effects on the quality of life of individuals around the world. Research highlights many negative impacts related to Covid-19; however, there are also potential positive impacts. The current study aimed to identify both the perceived negative and positive effects of Covid-19 among the residents of Tabriz, Iran.

Nurses' experiences of ethical and legal issues in post-resuscitation care: A qualitative content analysis.

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and subsequent care are subject to various ethical and legal issues. Few studies have addressed ethical and legal issues in post-resuscitation care.

Objective: To explore nurses' experiences of ethical and legal issues in post-resuscitation care.

The impact of effective communication-based care on the childbirth experience and satisfaction among primiparous women: an experimental study.

Background: There is insufficient scientific evidence on the effect of communication skills of childbirth care providers on maternal childbirth experience and satisfaction. The present study aimed to determine the effect of communication-based care on the childbirth experience and satisfaction among primiparous women.

Methods: A total of 80 primiparous women participated in this experimental study who were randomly assigned into the intervention and control groups.

Clinical competency and psychological empowerment among ICU nurses caring for COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional survey study.

Aim: This study aimed to determine clinical competency and psychological empowerment among ICU nurses caring for COVID-19 patients.

Background: Nurses need clinical competency (skills pertaining to knowledge, reasoning, emotions and communication) and psychological empowerment (regard for one's organisational role and efforts) to deliver quality care.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 207 nurses working in ICUs in Iran.

Parents' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of parental readiness for resuscitation in Iranian paediatric hospitals: a qualitative study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine parents' and healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of parental readiness for resuscitation of their child in a paediatric hospital.

Design: This exploratory descriptive qualitative study used content analysis. Participants shared their experiences and perceptions about parental readiness for cardiopulmonary resuscitation through semi-structured and in-depth interviews.

Parental support needs during pediatric resuscitation: A systematic review.

Background: Resuscitation of a child is one of the most critical times that parents need support, and parental support is fundamental to providing family-centered care in high acuity settings. The aim of this systematic review was to appraise and synthesize studies conducted to examine the support needs of parents during resuscitation of their child from their own perspective.

Method: The PRISMA model guided the systematic literature search of Google Scholar, PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Ovid for studies published until the end of 2020.