Stress and job satisfaction among medical laboratory professionals in Oman: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Job satisfaction leads to employees being more productive. However, when the job requirements do not meet the capabilities it will cause stress. Therefore, it is important to define the cause of dissatisfaction to reduce work-induced stress as this has a negative impact on the quality of healthcare services.

Isolation, characterization and prediction of biologically active glycoside compounds quercetin-3-rutinoside from the fruits of Ficus sycomorus.

Ficus sycomorus (F. sycomorus) is a medicinal plant which has been used traditionally for its medicinal benefits as metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory remedy. Therefore the present work was designed to isolate and characterize antibacterial compounds from the fruits of F.

The application of Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation to job satisfaction in clinical laboratories in Omani hospitals.

Background: Job satisfaction is an important condition for staff retention in most healthcare Organizations. As a concept, job satisfaction is linked to motivation theory. Herzberg's two factor theory of motivation is used in this study to explore what motivational elements are associated with job satisfaction among medical laboratory professionals (MLPs) in Oman.

Promoting nursing research globally: the writing to improve nursing science (WINS) program.

Aim: To test the feasibility of a remote writing programme, Writing to Improve Nursing Science (WINS), for nursing scholars in low- and middle-income countries and assess its impact on scholarly writing and dissemination.

Background: The ability to write and publish scholarly manuscripts is critical for successful nursing research careers. Yet, there is a lack of resources to appropriately mentor nurse scholars in this area.

Content Validation of the Arabic Translation of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index-Revised.

Background And Purpose: There is no reliable and valid version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index-Revised (PES-NWI-R) in Arabic. The purpose of this study was to describe the systematic instrument translation and validation of the PES-NWI-R.

Methods: Using the Content Validity Indexing-based approach, 32 expert nurses from four countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates) participated in the validation of this translation.

Factors affecting job satisfaction among medical laboratory technologists in University Hospital, Oman: An exploratory study.

Background: The worldwide shortage of health care professionals has prompted Oman to recruit such professionals from other countries. Among such professionals, medical laboratory technologists are key in effective health care delivery, and it is therefore important to discover what influences the job satisfaction enjoyed by them. However, little research has been undertaken in this area; consequently, this study explores the factors that impact upon job satisfaction among medical laboratory technologists in University Hospital, Oman.

What do Omani Women know about Breast Cancer Symptoms?

Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women worldwide. Studies to detect the awareness of breast cancer among Arab women are few and point to a lack of breast cancer knowledge among females. Early detection of breast cancer plays a leading role in reducing mortality rates and improving prognosis.

Functional results-oriented healthcare leadership: a novel leadership model.

This article modifies the traditional functional leadership model to accommodate contemporary needs in healthcare leadership based on two findings. First, the article argues that it is important that the ideal healthcare leadership emphasizes the outcomes of the patient care more than processes and structures used to deliver such care; and secondly, that the leadership must strive to attain effectiveness of their care provision and not merely targeting the attractive option of efficient operations. Based on these premises, the paper reviews the traditional Functional Leadership Model and the three elements that define the type of leadership an organization has namely, the tasks, the individuals, and the team.