Publications by authors named "Mahnaz Zali"

Background: Family presence during resuscitation is a controversial issue worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the self-confidence and attitudes of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) towards family presence during resuscitation (FPDR).

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a random sample of 252 EMTs were selected from 110 prehospital emergency centers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Background: Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) has advantages for the patients' family member to be present at the bedside. However, FPDR is not regularly practiced by nurses, especially in low to middle income countries. The purpose of this study was to determine Iranian nurses' and family members' attitudes towards FPDR.

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