[Ethical issues of nursing practice in psychiatry].

Ethics issues relative to nursing practice in psychiatry raise consistent questioning, requiring a decision-making process based on ethical foundations. The questions relating to the patient's information, his informed consent to care and the deprivation of his liberty will be detailed in the context of the caregiver-patient relationship, which must be therapeutic but above all symmetrical.

[Nursing profession in Lebanon through a study on professional self-image].

Nursing education in Lebanon has integrated the academic world since 1979, but the profession is experiencing difficulties related to the retention of nurses at work and the lack of attraction to the profession. In this context, a study on the professional self-image was conducted among nurses working in hospitals. The results show that nurses have a positive professional self-image, but they find that their image in society is negative and only 20.

[Perception of problem-based learning among student nurses in Lebanon].

Introduction : Problem-based learning (PBL) has been introduced in university nursing programs following the implementation of the competency-based approach (CBA). This innovation required a pedagogical reform, hence the interest in this method. PBL stimulates students to develop critical thinking, identified as the most important challenge for nursing education in the twenty-first century.

[The meaning of caregiving experience lived by Lebanese family caregivers of stroke survivors at home].

Unlabelled: Introduction six million of deaths are due today to stroke, while stroke survivors will depend on their caregivers at home.

Background: As the literature noted in, these caregivers meet challenges and satisfactions, encouraging them to resort to adaptation strategies in order to cope with their care situation.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe and understand the experience of Lebanese family caregivers who take care at home of a relative stroke survivor.

[Nursing practice in Lebanon: specificities and challenges].

The increase in life expectancy as well as the emergence of non-communicable diseases have had an influence on the nursing profession in Lebanon. In this predominantly female profession, the profession is recognized and encouraged to pursue higher education degrees and engage into research. The Order of Nurses in Lebanon contributes to the promotion of the professional autonomy of nursing.