Evaluation of the consumption pattern and efficacy of Linezolid in COVID-19 hospitalized patients in a hospital in Tehran-Iran.

Background: The inappropriate use of antibiotics increases the costs of treatment, antibiotic resistance, increased disease length and duration of hospital stay.

Objectives: The aim of this study was investigating the pattern of use and effectiveness of the Linezolid in COVID-19 hospitalized patients.

Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional analytical study was carried out from February 2020 (from the beginning of the pandemic in Iran) to the end of September 2020, 32 COVID-19 patients that used Linezolid were included.

The effect of foot bath on sleep quality in the elderly: a systematic review.

Introduction: Population aging is a problem that has affected most countries in the world. Poor-quality sleep is a common complaint among the elderly. Foot baths are a method of heat therapy and are performed as an independent nursing care in different departments.

Estimation of moral distress among nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Moral distress is a common challenge among professional nurses when caring for their patients, especially when they need to make rapid decisions. Therefore, leaving moral distress unconsidered may jeopardize patient quality of care, safety, and satisfaction.

Aim: To estimate moral distress among nurses.

Reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients by Ozonated water mouthwash: A double-blind randomized clinical trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the 2 mouthwash solutions, including chlorhexidine (CHG) and ozonated water (OZW) to reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients on mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: This randomized double-blind clinical trial was performed in ICU units of hospitals. Patients (n=73) were selected and divided into 2 groups of CHG (n=37) and OZW mouthwash (n=36).

Barriers to nurses reporting errors and adverse events.

Aim: this study aimed to assess nurses' views about major barriers to reporting errors and adverse events in intensive care units.

Method: a descriptive analytical study was used to examine barriers to reporting such events. A questionnaire was completed by 251 nurses across seven hospitals in Iran to elicit information about their views on reporting errors and adverse events.

Effects of Hemodynamic Factors and Oxygenation on the Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in the ICU.

Objective: To investigate the roles of hemodynamic factors and oxygenation on the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients in the ICU on mechanical ventilation.

Methods: This prospective analytical cross-sectional study was performed in several ICUs for a period of 8 months in Iran. Researchers checked patients for pressure ulcers on a daily basis.

The Cardiac Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease and its relationship with Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A retrospective study.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are considered as the most prevalent serious disease in developed countries, and act as the number one cause of death among men and women in all ages and from all races.

Aim: The present research aims at determining the relationship between risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and consequences of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Methods: The present study is a retrospective analytic-cross sectional research performed on 100 patients in need for CPR (successful and unsuccessful) during March 2017 - June 2017.