Determining and comparing the achieved competencies of graduating nursing students of public and private universities in Iran.

Aim: This study aims to determine and compare the achieved competencies of graduating nursing students of public and private universities in Iran.

Background: The main responsibility of nursing education is to train nurses who possess the necessary competencies to provide safe and high-quality care. Given that a significant proportion of nursing education in Iran is the responsibility of private universities, it is essential to ensure that nursing graduates acquire the required competencies.

Competency gap among graduating nursing students: what they have achieved and what is expected of them.

Background: Nurses' professional competencies play a significant role in providing safe care to patients. Identifying the acquired and expected competencies in nursing education and the gaps between them can be a good guide for nursing education institutions to improve their educational practices.

Methods: In a descriptive-comparative study, students' perception of acquired competencies and expected competencies from the perspective of the Iranian nursing faculties were collected with two equivalent questionnaires consisting of 85 items covering 17 competencies across 5 domains.

Comparison of the Iranian and Scandinavian bachelor of nursing curriculum (Sweden): A scoping review.

Background: The comparison of the educational curriculum improves the content and quality of the curriculum and needs to be revised and modified in line with the current needs of society. Development of nursing knowledge, the emergence of emerging diseases requires that the nursing curriculum be codified and provide the necessary skills to provide quality and safe care.

Materials And Methods: The study aimed to Comparison of Iranian and Scandinavian Bachelor of Nursing Curriculum (Sweden).

Competencies expected of undergraduate nursing students: A scoping review.

Aim: Nursing competencies are crucial indicators for providing quality and safe care. The lack of international agreement in this field has caused problems in the generalization and application of findings. The purpose of this review is to identify the core competencies necessary for undergraduate nursing students to enter nursing work.

Identifying self-presentation components among nursing students with unsafe clinical practice: a qualitative study.

Background: Maintaining patient safety is a practical standard that is a priority in nursing education. One of the main roles of clinical instructors is to evaluate students and identify if students exhibit unsafe clinical practice early to support their remediation. This study was conducted to identify self-presentation components among nursing students with unsafe clinical practice.

Comparison of the Agreement and Accuracy Between Paramedic and Hospital Diagnosis.

Objective: Making an accurate clinical diagnosis in the field of prehospital is of great challenge in medical services. This study aimed to determine agreement between prehospital and in-hospital diagnoses.

Methods: The diagnostic agreement was determined by a comparison of the discharge diagnosis with the prehospital emergency technicians in a period of 6 months at the emergency medical services in northwest Azerbaijan.

Psychosocial care experiences of patients with COVID-19 at home in Iran: A qualitative study.

Due to the onset peak of COVID-19, as well as a shortage of human resources, physical environment, protective and medical equipment in hospitals, many patients with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19 are pushed to home care. This condition not only raises public health concerns but also causes a number of psychosocial problems. Therefore, this study intends to examine the psychosocial experiences of patients with COVID-19 after passing the crisis stage.

Population-Based Approaches to Prevent Domestic Violence against Women Using a Systematic Review.

In this systematic review, we aimed to evaluate the existing strategies and interventions in domestic violence prevention to assess their effectiveness. To select studies, Pubmed, ISI, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Scopus, Embase, Ovid, Science Direct, ProQuest, and Elsevier databases were searched. Two authors reviewed all papers using established inclusion/ exclusion criteria.

How Much Hypertension is Attributed to Overweight, Obesity, and Hyperglycemia Using Adjusted Population Attributable Risk in Adults?

Background: High blood pressure (HBP) is a proven risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. So, determining the extent of the contribution of the factors associated with HBP seems to be necessary. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate how much the prevalence of HBP attributed to obesity and high blood glucose (HBG).

Early Cessation of Breastfeeding and Determinants: Time to Event Analysis.

Background: The onset of breastfeeding has a high success rate in most countries, but the time for termination of breastfeeding varies between countries.

Objective: This survey was aimed to determine the effective factors on the early termination of breastfeeding.

Methods: This study was conducted in 2018, in Iran.

Relationship between Sleep, Pain and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is known as a progressive chronic auto-immune disease. Measurement of inflammatory markers are applied for follow up the activity of disease. So determining factors that effects these markers such as sleep and pain can help to prevent the severity of disease.

Relationship between Sleep Disorders, Pain and Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis as one of the most common autoimmune diseases is known to be one of the leading causes of disability. Sleep disorders have direct influence on patient's life. According to studies, sleep problems are known to have negative impact on well-being and functioning, but the exact nature of relationship between sleep disorders and Rheumatoid arthritis is not completely understood.