Context and Underlying Factors Influencing the Adaptation Process of Older Adults Facing Spousal Deaths: A Qualitative Study.

The death of a spouse, as the most stressful event in old age, can put the older adult at risk of death if they do not adapt again. Since the process of adapting to bereavement occurs in the context of social interactions and is experienced in different ways in different societies, this research was conducted with the aim of explaining the background and factors affecting the adaptation of the older adult to the death of their spouse. The experiences of 21 participants were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed with Lundman and Granheim's conventional content analysis approach, which led to the creation of three main categories1: how one perceives loss; 2:quality of life after the deceased; and 3: the quality of marital life.

Living With Multiple Sclerosis: The Rainbow of Inspiring Experiences and Resilience in the Face of the Disease.

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS), a leading cause of disability in young adults worldwide, including in Iran, affects their whole life so common care is no longer effective. In this regard, context-based approaches should be considered for a holistic care delivery that accords with the patients' inputs. We aimed to explore patients' understanding of MS and their personal experiences of living with this disease.

Improving the quality of clinical training in maternal and neonatal health in undergraduate nursing students: a participatory action research.

Background: Improving the quality of clinical training is synonymous with accomplishing nursing education goals and improving the quality of nursing care. This study aimed to improve the quality of clinical training in Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) in nursing students.

Methods: This action research was conducted in two cycles from June 2017 to June 2018.

Investigating the relationship between missed/rationed nursing care and organizational commitment in Iranian nurses.

Background And Objective: The primary objective of the nursing profession is to provide comprehensive and appropriate nursing care that meets the individual needs of patients. However, instances of missed/rationed nursing care can jeopardize the delivery of complete and safe healthcare, potentially putting patients' lives at risk. The level of organizational commitment demonstrated by nurses is likely to impact various personnel and organizational factors.

Impaired health in working children: a critical ethnography.

Child labor is one of the important social issues that deprive children of many fundamental rights, and make them face many problems and consequences, including health problems. Thus, this study was conducted with the aim of examining the health of working children in Tehran. This is an ethnographic study that was conducted using Carspecken's approach and was completed in 2022.

Standardized patients' experience of participating in medical students' education: a qualitative content analysis.

Background: Standardized patients are considered a significant educational method in medical sciences and have been successfully employed for many years. This study was conducted with the aim of explaining the experience of standardized patients participating in the education of medical student.

Method: A qualitative content analysis approach was used.

Harmony in hardship: Unveiling parental coping strategies with the challenges of child's hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Purpose: Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) profoundly affects various dimensions of parents' lives. Effective coping strategies are essential for improving psychological well-being and overall quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to explore parental coping strategies with their child's HSCT challenges.

Barriers and facilitators of readiness for hospital discharge in patients with myocardial infarction: a qualitative study: quality improvement study.

Background: Readiness for hospital discharge (RHD) in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) is a key concept in the discharge process. This study was conducted to explain the barriers and facilitators of preparation for discharge in patients with MI.

Materials And Methods: A qualitative study was conducted using conventional content analysis from April 2021 to 2022.

Parents' experiences of living with a child with cancer undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a qualitative content analysis study.

Objectives: Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) profoundly impacts the physical, psychological, and social aspects of parents' lives. Thus, this study aimed to explore the experiences of parents living with a child with cancer who undergoes HSCT.

Methods: This qualitative study involved 20 parents of children with cancer who were undergoing HSCT at a referral hospital in Iran.

Outcomes of professional misconduct by nurses: a qualitative study.

Background: Professional misconduct by nurses is a critical challenge in providing safe quality care, which can lead to devastating and extensive outcomes. Explaining the experiences of clinical nurses and nursing managers in this regard using an in-depth qualitative method can be beneficial. This study was conducted with the aim of explaining the experiences of nurses regarding the outcomes of professional misconduct.

Exploring the Experiences of Patients with Autoimmune Skin Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective: To explore the experiences of patients with an autoimmune disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A total of 12 patients with autoimmune skin disease who were hospitalized in dermatology wards between 2021 and 2022 participated in this qualitative study. The researchers conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews, which they analyzed using conventional content analysis.

Nurses' Experiences of Practical Challenges Associated with Nurses' Prescription: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Because nurse prescription has numerous benefits for the health systems, in many countries around the world, nurses are given the right to prescribe medication. In Iran, the role of nurses in prescription drugs is not well understood, and nurses face various challenges in this regard.

Materials And Methods: A qualitative content analysis methodology based on the Graneheim and Lundman model was used.

The effectiveness of agomelatine on headache severity and frequency in episodic migraine without aura; a parallel randomized controlled trial study.

Background: Migraine is a headache disorder that affects public health and reduces the patient's quality of life. Preventive medication is necessary to prevent acute attacks and medication overuse headaches (MOH). Agomelatine is a melatonin antagonist.

Living with Mental Distress, Social Anger, and In-Group Commitment among Working Children: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Working as a child can have various effects on all aspects of children's health. Investigating and identifying issues related to the health of working children can be useful in promoting their health. Therefore, in this qualitative study, we examined issues related to the mental health and behavior of working children.

Effectiveness of a Supportive Program on Caregiver Burden of Families Caring for Patients on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation at Home: An Experimental Study.

The prevalence of patients on mechanical ventilation who are being supported at home is increasing. Due to these patients' complex and chronic conditions, the subjective burden on their family caregivers increases after discharge. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a supportive home care program on the caregiver burden of families caring for patients on invasive mechanical ventilation at home.

Spiritual Health Consequences from the Iranian Adolescents' Perspective.

Spiritual health is a unique force that can influence the physical, mental, and social dimensions of life. In order to know the positive effects of spiritual health, it is necessary to explain the adolescents' experiences in this area. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate Iranian adolescents' experiences regarding the effects of spiritual health.

Design and validation of the presenteeism scale in nursing.

Background: The instruments used to measure presenteeism are all flawed and only incompletely measure the concept of presenteeism in employees of the general population. As a result, the concept of presenteeism is not measured, and in most of these instruments, the population for which the instrument has been developed differs from the nursing population. The present research was conducted to design and validate the instrument for evaluating presenteeism in nursing.

The nurses' perception of the factors influencing professional misconduct: A qualitative study.

Background: Professional misconduct undermines safe and quality care; however, little is known about its nature and influential factors.

Aim: This study aimed to explain the factors influencing professional misconduct in nurses.

Research Design: This qualitative study was conducted using the conventional content analysis method.

Ethical Challenges to the Self-care of Nurses during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Background: The emerging working conditions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic have imposed numerous ethical challenges on the nurses, which, in turn, can negatively impact the nurses' physical and mental health, and thus their work performance through intensifying negative emotions and psychological pressures.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to highlight the nurses' perceptions of the ethical challenges that they faced regarding their self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Design: A qualitative, descriptive study with a content analysis approach.

Strategies used by Iranian nursing students for adjusting to internship: a qualitative study.

Background: The internship setting is a highly challenging one for nursing students, and working in such an environment requires adjustment. Knowledge of the adjustment strategies used by students enhances the body of nursing knowledge and can help nursing officials adopt appropriate decisions to strengthen the students' effective adjustment skills and increase the benefits reaped from their internship. The present study was conducted to explore the strategies used by nursing students to adjust to internship.

Can addressing family education improve outcomes of patients under home invasive mechanical ventilation? A randomized controlled clinical trial.

The use of home mechanical ventilation is increasingly developing. The present study aimed to examine the effect of a family-centered training program on patients under home invasive mechanical ventilation. A total of 60 adult patients under invasive mechanical ventilation were selected and randomly allocated into two groups.

Mixed-methods study protocol for exploring the perception of nurses' resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic: Designing, implementing and evaluation of intervention.

Background: While the necessity for interventions to build resilient nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic is recognized, there is disagreement about the effective methods for achieving this.

Aim: We present our research protocol that describes plans to design and test an interventional program for promoting nurses' resilience.

Design: This sequential exploratory interventional mixed-methods study is conducted in three phases (qualitative, intervention design, and quantitative).

Nurses' safety-related organisational challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

Aim: To explore nurses' perspectives on and experiences of safety-related organisational challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak by Iranian nurses.

Background: In different clinical contexts, nurses face numerous organisational challenges threatening their safety because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: Exploring nurses' perceptions towards safety-oriented organisational challenges might inform nurse managers, healthcare managers, educators and policymakers on the priorities that should be considered to increase organisations' readiness and safety.

Effect of Home Care Program on Re-hospitalization in Advanced Heart Failure: A Clinical Trial.

Background: Heart failure is the leading cause of readmission in all medical and surgical patients. Home care studies have reduced hospitalization in heart failure. This study aimed to investigate the effect of home care program on readmission in advanced heart failure.

Explaining the educational challenges in the path of cultural competence: The experiences of Iranian nursing students.

Background: Cultural care is necessary for healthcare settings due to the presence of culturally diverse clients. Nursing students face different challenges in the path of cultural competence.

Purpose: This study aimed to characterize nursing students' educational challenges in achieving cultural competence.