Nursing in oncology ward with intertwined roles: a focused ethnography.

Background: Characteristics of nursing care in the oncology ward depend on this ward's specific context. This study aimed to investigate the nursing care in the oncology ward regarding the culture of this ward.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in an oncology ward using a focused ethnographic approach.

The effect of competency-based education on clinical performance of health care providers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effects of competency-based education on the clinical performance of health care providers.

Background: Having in mind the importance of developing an intervention to enhance the clinical performance of health care providers, the researchers carried out the present study to investigate the effect of competency-based education on the clinical performance of health care providers.

Methods: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by searching six international electronic databases including PubMed, Ovid, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ProQuest, Scopus and Google Scholar, as well as two national electronic databases including IranMedex and SID.

Effects of Vocational Consultation on Relapse Rate and Hope among Drug Dependents in Bojnurd, Iran.

Introduction: Drug addiction is one of the most flagrant social damages that can easily enervate the socio-cultural foundation of a country as well as endanger human dynamism. One of the prevalent problems among most addicted people is their low hope and relapse of drug dependence. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of vocational consultation (for training on problem-solving skills) on hope and relapse rate of patients treated in methadone maintenance clinics.