Moral distress, ethical climate, and compassion fatigue among oncology nurses: the mediating role of moral distress.

Background: Oncology nurses have a vital role in providing care for individuals with cancer. Ethical dilemmas arise for oncology nurses caring for these patients. Nurses experience moral distress when work conflicts with personal beliefs, leading to inappropriate responses or uncertainty about ethics.

The effect of online training based on stroke educational program on patient's quality of life and caregiver's care burden: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Stroke is considered one of the leading causes of both mortality and morbidity on a global scale. The significant impact on the health and quality of life of stroke survivors and their caregivers is well-acknowledged due to the stressful consequences of dependency and the need for home care. This study aims to examine the impact of online training utilizing a stroke educational program on the patient's quality of life and their caregivers' care burden.

The relationship between moral reasoning and nurses' professional values in undergraduate nursing students: a descriptive-correlational study.

Background: Moral reasoning in nursing is crucial in delivering high-quality patient care and fostering increased job satisfaction among nurses. Adhering to professional values is vital to this profession, and nurses must modify their actions to align with these values.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the correlation between moral reasoning and professional values among undergraduate nursing students.

Evaluation of cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Persian version of the critical thinking disposition scale: methodological study.

Introduction: Assessing critical thinking disposition is crucial in nursing education to foster analytical skills essential for effective healthcare practice. This study aimed to evaluate the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Persian version of the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale among Iranian nursing students.

Method: A total of 390 nursing students (mean age = 21.

'Development and psychometric evaluation of the safety feeling scale in adult patients at hospital: Exploratory sequential mixed method'.

Aim And Objectives: This study aimed to develop and examine psychometric properties of the safety feeling scale (SFS) in adult patients to assess their sense of safety during a hospital stay.

Design: Mixed methods design. A SQUIRE checklist was used.

Nurses' experiences of the ethical values of home care nursing: A qualitative study.

Objective: Considering the importance of out-of-hospital services, the emergence of home care nursing, and the need for an ethical framework in nursing practice, the present study aimed to explore the nurses' experience of ethical values of home care nursing.

Methods: The data of the study was collected using face-to-face individual interviews. Through purposive sampling, 20 nurses who worked in the home care centers in four cities of Iran in 2020 were interviewed.

The expansion of the role of nurse prescribing in intensive care units in the healthcare system of Iran: a qualitative content analysis.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses prescribe medication for patients in many countries. However, there is still no evidence on the legitimacy of nurse prescribing roles in the healthcare system of Iran. This qualitative study with 30 experts was conducted to explore the experiences regarding the expanding role of prescribing medication by the ICU nurses.

Explaining the process of dealing with nursing errors in the emergency department: A grounded theory study.

Background: Errors are among the factors threatening patient safety. It is essential to understand how to deal with nursing errors in the emergency department. Thus, the present study aimed to explain the process of dealing with nursing errors in the emergency department.

Investigating the relationship between the ethical atmosphere of the hospital and the ethical behavior of Iranian nurses.

Background: The ethical guidelines and ethical atmosphere of the hospital affect the quality of nursing care. Improving the health of patients in most cases depends on the observance of ethical points and ethical behaviors by nurses. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hospital ethics and ethical training guidelines on improving the quality of nursing care and nurses' professional ethics.

Role of judgment in promoting nurses' decisions and ethical behavior.

Background: Ethical decision-making and behavior of nurses are major factors, which can effect on the quality of nursing care. It seems that there is a correlation between demographic variables and ethical decision-making and moral behaviors of nurses. Promoting patients' health is one of the issues related to nurses' ethical behaviors.

Development and validation of the Iranian version of the Patient Privacy and Confidentiality Scale.

The aim of this study was to develop and psychometrically validate the Iranian scale of patient privacy and confidentiality. This methodological study was conducted in two stages: first, a conventional content analysis was used to qualitatively identify concepts of privacy and confidentiality. Then, the face validity, content validity, and construct validity were assessed.

Professional Values of Nurses and Nursing Students: a comparative study.

Background: The process of learning the professional values is started from the student's entering to the university and to the workplace. This study compared the importance of professional values from the perspectives of nurses and nursing students.

Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 250 nurses and 100 nursing students.

Inter-professional ethical values in Iranian aged care: a qualitative study.

Aim Ethical values are the basis of the behaviour and performance of professional care staff. This study aimed to identify inter-professional ethical values in aged care. Methods This qualitative thematic content analysis study was conducted in Khorramabad, Iran, from September 2018 to June 2109, and 36 core members of the aged care team (including 24 nurses, 5 physicians, 3 physiotherapists, and 4 social workers) were selected through the purposive sampling method and interviewed in depth.

The importance of professional values from nursing students' perspective.

Background: Professional values of nursing students may be changed considerably by curricula. This highlights the importance of the integration of professional values into nursing students' curricula. The present study aimed to investigate the importance of professional values from nursing students' perspective.

Barriers to ethical decision-making for pre-hospital care professionals.

Background: Emergency care providers are frequently faces with situations in which they have to make decisions quickly in stressful situations. They face barriers to ethical decision-making and recognizing and finding solutions to these barriers helps them to make ethical decision.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify barriers of ethical decision-making in Iranian Emergency Medical Service personnel.

Cancer patients' perspectives on dignity in care.

Background: Since "dignity" is one of the fundamental rights of every patient, consideration for patients' dignity is essential. Unfortunately, in many cases, especially in cancer patients, dignity is not fully respected. Dignity is an abstract concept, and there are only a few comprehensive studies on the dignity of cancer patients in Iran.

Determination of mis-triage in trauma patients: a systematic review.

Purpose: Mis-triage including undertriage and overtriage is associated with morbidity and mortality. It is not clear what the extent of mis-triage rates among traumatic patients is. The aim of this study is to determine of mis-triage (undertriage and overtriage) in traumatic patients.

Experiences of pre-hospital emergency medical personnel in ethical decision-making: a qualitative study.

Background: Emergency care providers regularly deal with ethical dilemmas that must be addressed. In comparison with in-hospital nurses, emergency medical service (EMS) personnel are faced with more problems such as distance to resources including personnel, medico-technical aids, and information; the unpredictable atmosphere at the scene; arriving at the crime scene and providing emergency care for accident victims and patients at home. As a result of stressfulness, unpredictability, and often the life threatening nature of tasks that ambulance professionals have to deal with every day, ethical decision-making (EDM) has become an inevitable challenge.

Educational Needs on Palliative Care for Cancer Patients in Iran: A SWOT Analysis.

Background: By acceptance of palliative care as a part of health system of each country and due to increasing prevalence of cancer, special focus on stakeholder's educational needs is of vital importance so that palliative care services are improved and the quality of life of patients is enhanced. This study was conducted to explore the educational needs of stakeholders of palliative care for cancer patients in Iran.

Methods: This qualitative study with 20 semi-structured interviews was conducted from August 2016 to February 2017 in Shohadaye Tajrish and Emam Khomeini Hospitals of Tehran.

Palliative Care Policy Analysis in Iran: A Conceptual Model.

Background: Palliative care programs are rapidly evolving for patients with life-threatening illnesses. Increased and earlier access for facilities is a subject of growing importance in health services, policy, and research.

Aim: This study was conducted to explain stakeholders' perceptions of the factors affecting the design of such a palliative care system and its policy analysis.

Nursing students' perceptions of teachers' uncivil behaviors: a qualitative research.

One of the main issues in nursing education that teachers and students frequently encounter is uncivil behaviors. This type of behavior is destructive for the teaching and learning environment. As teachers play an important role in nursing students' education and are ultimately their role models, the identification of these behaviors in nursing teachers appears to be essential.

Iranian Pediatric Nurse's Experience: The Facilitators of the Learning of Ethical Practices.

Background: Ethical care is a core value in nursing. Pediatric nurses are in direct and continuous contact with children and their parents. They manage their lives and health.

Ethical decision-making based on field assessment: The experiences of prehospital personnel.

Introduction: Due to the stressful nature of prehospital emergency providers' duties, as well as difficulties such as distance to information resources and insufficient time to analyze situations, ethical decision-making in prehospital services is a daily challenge.

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the experiences of Iranian prehospital emergency personnel in the field of ethical decision-making.

Methods: The data were collected by semi-structured interviews (n = 15) in Iran and analyzed using the content analysis approach.