Lymphedema self-management mobile application with nurse support for post breast cancer surgery survivors: description of the design process and prototype evaluation.

Background: Self-management is the key to control breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL). This study aimed to develop a mobile application with nurse support for lymphedema self-management and evaluate its usability from the patients' points of view.

Methods: This applied developmental study was conducted on 87 women in a lymphedema clinic, Shiraz, Iran, May-November 2023.

Structural Equation Modeling of Associations Between Nursing Practice Environment And Missed Nursing Care: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Missed nursing care (MNC) negatively impacts the quality of patient care. There may be a relationship between the nursing practice environment (NPE) and MNC; however, this relationship has not been examined in developing countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: To determine the relationship between the NPE and MNC during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Live experience of nursing students with internship program: A phenomenological study.

Background And Aim: The internship is a program for transition of nursing students to the clinical setting. This study was conducted to describe and interpret the experiences of nursing students from the internship program.

Materials And Methods: This was an interpretative phenomenological study following Van Menen's approach in six steps.

Psychometric testing of the Persian version of the Nursing Care Quality Scale: A methodological study.

Aim: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Cambodian Nursing Care Quality Scale.

Design: Methodological design.

Methods: This study was carried out in several steps: a forward-backward translation was done, face and construct validity was measured using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and the reliability was evaluated.

A smartphone-based supportive counseling on health anxiety and acceptance of disability in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a supportive counseling via the smart phone on the health anxiety, and acceptance of disability in the patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Methods: The present study was a randomized clinical trial with pre-post design. Randomly dividing 124 patients into experimental and control groups.

The effects of continuous care model using a smartphone application on adherence to treatment and self-efficacy among patients with multiple sclerosis.

Background: Adherence to disease-modifying therapy is important in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) to increase the positive outcomes and improve the quality of life. This study aimed to determine the effects of Continuous Care Model (CCM) using a smartphone application on adherence to treatment and self-efficacy among MS patients.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study with pre/posttest design was conducted on 72 MS patients in Shiraz, Iran from June 2020 to August 2021.

Improving nurses' knowledge, attitude, and performance in relation to ethical codes through group reflection strategy.

Background: The most basic responsibility of nurses that even precedes their therapeutic role is respect for professional ethics in providing clinical care. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of group reflection on the knowledge, attitude and performance of nurses in relation to ethical codes.

Methods: The present blinded, before-after, educational trial was conducted on 86 nurses working at a general hospital in the south of Iran who were randomly divided into a intervention (n = 44) and a control (n = 42) group.

The effects of aromatherapy massage with lavender essential oil on neuropathic pain and quality of life in diabetic patients: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: to determine massage lavender essential oil on neuropathic pain and quality of life in diabetic patients.

Methods: A randomized three-group control trial with the pre-post design was performed from 2019 to 2020 on 75 diabetic neuropathic patients. The patients were randomly allocated into aromatherapy (n = 26), placebo (n = 26), and control (n = 26) groups.

Exploring the necessity of establishing a doctor of nursing practice program from experts' views: a qualitative study.

Background: Complex healthcare systems increasingly demand influential nurse leaders adept at managing changes in unstable environments. The doctor of nursing practice (DNP) prepares the nurses for the most advanced level of clinical practice. The aim of this study was to explore the necessity of establishing a DNP program in Iran from experts' views.

Assessment of the Relationship between Nurses' Perception of Ethical Climate and Job Burnout in Intensive Care Units.

Objectives: To determine the relationship between ethical climate and burnout in nurses working in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).

Methods: This cross-sectional and multi-center study was conducted among 212 nurses working in adult ICUs of six hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran in 2019. The participants were selected using systematic random sampling technique.

Investigating the Effect of Acupressure on the Patients' Anxiety Before Open-Heart Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Anxiety is a common complaint of patients before diagnostic or therapeutic invasive procedures, especially before open-heart surgery. The most well-known method to reduce anxiety is the use of sedatives, which have pronounced side effects.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acupressure on anxiety in patients undergoing open-heart surgery.

Nursing professional practice environment and its relationship with nursing outcomes in intensive care units: a test of the structural equation model.

Introduction: Burnout, intention to leave and ultimately shortage of skilled nurses are associated with poor practice environments; however, in Iran comprehensive data are unavailable. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between the nursing professional practice environment with nurses' burnout and intention to leave in intensive care units, using structural equation modelling analysis.

Methods: This cross-sectional, multi-centred study was conducted among 320 nurses in twenty ICUs of five teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from September 2018 to June 2019.

Validation of the Iranian Version of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey.

Background And Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine validation of the Iranian version of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey (HECS).

Methods: This is a methodological study with a cross-sectional design that was conducted in 2016. A forward-backward translation method was used to translate the questionnaire from English to Persian and face, content, and construct validity as well as reliability were assessed.

Adequate Resources as Essential Component in the Nursing Practice Environment: A Qualitative Study.

Introduction: Attracting and retaining well qualified nurses to develop healthcare systems and ensure patient safety is a global concern. In this regard, the quality of the practice environment plays a crucial role.

Aim: To explore Iranian nurses perception on the key constituents of the nursing practice environment.

Effect of collaborative testing on learning and retention of course content in nursing students.

Introduction: Collaborative testing is a learning strategy that provides students with the opportunity to learn and practice collaboration. This study aimed to determine the effect of collaborative testing on test performance and retention of course content in nursing students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out on 84 students enrolled in the course of Medical-Surgical 2 in Spring 2013 and Fall 2013 semesters.

Reaction to and Coping With Domestic Violence by Iranian Women Victims: A Qualitative Approach.

Introduction: Domestic violence is a continual stressor that motivates its victim to react. The way a woman deals with her husband's violence determine the consequence of the violent relationship. In the present study, a qualitative approach was employed to investigate women's reactions to and ways of coping with domestic violence.