Clinical Simulation in Nursing Students' Safe Medication Administration: A Systematic Review.

Background: Nursing students' safe medication administration is a crucial aspect of ensuring patient safety. Clinical simulation is a novel teaching method applied to reduce factors threatening medication safety in the education of nursing students. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to conduct a review study in this field.

Delays in receiving Alteplase and related factors in patients with stroke referred to Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan-Iran in 2020-2021.

Background: The benefits of using Alteplase are time-dependent. This study aimed to evaluate delays between the onset of symptoms and the administration of Alteplase and related factors in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 60 AIS patients receiving Alteplase were selected by census sampling from July 2020 to July 2021 from the eligible patients referred to Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Kashan, Iran.

Uncertainty and its related coping strategies in systemic lupus erythematosus. Life in the fog.

Background: One of the most prevalent problems of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the uncertainty over an indefinite future. Uncertainty has significant effects on quality of life. The aim of this study was to explore uncertainty and personal strategies to cope with it among patients with SLE.

Rationing of nursing care: A concept analysis.

Rationing of nursing care (RONC) refers to necessary nursing tasks that nurses refuse or fail to do because of limited time, staffing level, or skill mix. As an important process factor, it affects the quality of patient care. The concept of rationing of nursing care has not yet been clearly defined and analyzed and there are different views regarding this issue.

Human Caring: A Concept Analysis.

Human caring combines science, art, and humanity. Humanity is the heart of care and interpersonal interactions. Despite the critical emphasis on human caring and concern for nursing care without humanity, there is no clear definition for human caring in nursing.

Effects of an Empowerment Program on Self-Care Behaviors and Readmission of Patients with Heart Failure: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: The prevalence of heart failure, as a serious health problem, is increasing around the world due to underlying factors, such as hypertension and diabetes. Although the patient's cooperation in the treatment process plays a crucial role in treatment, only a few combinations of different approaches have been investigated so far. This study aimed to determine the effects of an empowerment program on the patients' self-care behaviors and hospital readmission.

The pre-hospital delay in seeking treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction referring to a central hospital in Kashan, Iran.

Introduction: A cardiovascular disease, especially the acute myocardial infarction (AMI), is the most important health problem worldwide. Pre-hospital delay in seeking medical treatment is an effective factor on patients' outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify the patients' reactions to the signs and symptoms of AMI and identifying the factors contributing to the pre-hospital delay in a central hospital in Kashan, Iran.

Delay and its related factors in seeking treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Early diagnosis and treatment of myocardial infarction can prevent life-threatening complications such as dysrhythmias and death. The aim of this study was to determine the length of delay and its related factors in seeking treatment among a group of patients with myocardial infarction.

Methods: In a cross-sectional design, all the patients who had referred to a general teaching hospital (Kashan, Iran) for treatment of myocardial infarction from April 2004 to March 2005 were recruited.