The Status of Geriatric In-Hospital Nursing Care from the Perspective of Nurses Working in the Emergency Department of Hospitals in the Northwest of Iran in 2020.

Background: The evaluation of geriatric care in the emergency departments is necessary to improve the quality of care. This study aimed to determine the status of geriatric nursing care from the perspective of nurses working in the emergency department of hospitals.

Materials And Methods: This study was a cross-sectional research study.

Investigating the Relationship Between Perception and Attitude With Responsibility for Elderly Care in Nurses of Emergency Wards of Ardabil Hospitals in 2020.

Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and their professional responsibility regarding elderly people are vital determinants in delivery of quality care for older people. Thus, this study aimed to identify the perception and attitude of nurses toward elderly care and their correlation with professional responsibility in nurses working in emergency departments. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 252 nurses working in the emergency departments of five general hospitals located in the province of Ardabil, Iran.

The Effect of Individual and Group Education Done by Nurses on Smoking Dependency and Smoking Cessation Motivation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

Background: This study was carried out to reveal the effect of individual and group education done by a nurse on smoking dependency and smoking cessation motivation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods: The present randomized controlled trial study was conducted in Iran. A total of 255 patients were randomly divided into three groups: 1) individual education, 2) group education, and 3) control.

Specific prodromal symptoms in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Aims: Assessing the prodromal cardiac symptoms in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and compare them with healthy population.

Background: Identifying specific prodromal cardiac symptoms can play an important role in screening people at risk.

Design: A comparative study of prodromal symptoms.

Effect of Music Therapy with Periorbital Massage on Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting In Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trail.

Music and massage therapy are among the approaches of complementary medicine. Patients with cancer have been hugely encouraged in recent years to use complementary medicine to relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of music and periorbital massage therapy on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with gastrointestinal cancers.

Nurse-Physician Collaboration and the Professional Autonomy of Intensive Care Units Nurses.

Background And Aims: Poor collaboration between the physicians and the nurses may interfere with nursing performance in patient care. This study aimed to determine the nurse-physician collaboration and professional autonomy of intensive care nurses.

Subjects And Methods: This descriptive correlational study was performed on 126 nurses working in the intensive care units (ICUs) of Ardabil, Iran.

Evaluating the Factor Structure of the Persian Version of Posttraumatic Growth Inventory in Cancer Patients.

Purpose: This study aimed to assess the factor structure of the Persian version of posttraumatic growth inventory (P-PTGI).

Methods: Participants included 272 Iranian people of Azari ethnicity (111 women and 161 men), aged between 21 and 91 years (mean 52.65 years), who were diagnosed with cancer and were referred to the oncology department of the university hospital.

The status of social well-being in Iranian nurses: a cross- sectional study.

Introduction: Social well-being is one of the important aspects of individual's health. However, the social aspect of health, or social well-being, has not been attended to as equally as the other aspects. Social well-being is people's perceptions and experiences in social circumstances as well as the degree of successful responses to social challenges.

The perception of trauma patients from social support in adjustment to lower-limb amputation: a qualitative study.

Introduction: The effect of amputation on an individual's psychological condition as well as family and social relationships is undeniable because physical disability not just affects the psycho-social adjustment, but also the mental health. When compared to normal people, such people are mostly experiencing social isolation. On the other hand, social support is known as the most powerful force to cope with stressful situations and it allows patients to withstand problems.