The Relationship Between Individual Social Responsibility and the Public's Intention to Act Violently Toward Nurses-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Aims: To explore (a) the associations between individual social responsibility and the public intention to use violence against nurses; and (b) the relationship between individual social responsibility, personal variables and the public's intention to employ violence against nurses.

Background: Workplace violence against nurses is a significant widespread occupational health issue. To date, no reference has been found to the association between personality traits such as individual social responsibility and the public's intention to use violence against nurses.

Dimensions of clinical leadership among pre-registration nursing students: A cross-sectional study between two countries.

Aims: To explore a) pre-registration students' self-perceptions of clinical leadership behaviours and b) differences in students' self-perceptions of leadership behaviours between two countries (UK and Israel).

Background: Effective leadership has been associated with high-quality and compassionate care provision in health and social care contexts. This has led to a common acceptance that teaching leadership in nursing education is essential if students are to develop competencies in this area.

The role of perceived stress and social support in nursing students' satisfaction with their initial clinical placement: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: To explore: a) students' perceived stress, social support and satisfaction with their initial clinical placement; and b) identify the relationship between perceived stress, social support and student's satisfaction with their initial clinical placement.

Background: Clinical placements are a central element in shaping future nursing professionals. Students' satisfaction with clinical placements influences their learning outcomes and intention to continue their studies.

Sophomore nursing students' perception of their Professional Behavior toward Rehabilitation patients: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Rehabilitation is considered one of the elements of universal health coverage, emphasizing its importance for every person in need throughout the life course. Nurses play a pivotal role in the rehabilitation team as they possess the competencies to help individuals manage health problems and maximize potential well-being. Yet, little is known regarding knowledge of this subject among nursing students, as well as regarding their attitudes, thoughts, and professional behavior.

First-year nursing students' perceptions of health activism and social responsibility - A cross sectional study.

Background: Social responsibility and health activism both represent key concepts and professional values in nursing practice. Nevertheless, definitions in the nursing literature remain inconsistent, and little is known regarding nursing students' perceptions of these concepts or about the associations between these perceptions.

Objectives: This research explores: a) the associations between nursing students' perceptions of social responsibility and health activism; and b) the differences in nursing students' perceptions of social responsibility and health activism according to their personal characteristics.

The role of sense of coherence in workplace violence directed at nurses in the shadow of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study.

Aims: To explore (a) the associations between sense of coherence (SOC), previous exposure to COVID-19, and the intention to act violently towards nurses, and (b) the role of SOC and sociodemographic variables as risk or protective factors involved in the intention to act violently.

Design: A cross-sectional study with a convenience sample.

Methods: A structured self-report questionnaire was distributed from February to March 2022.

The role of motivation in the intention of nurse clinical instructors to persevere in their role: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: To examine factors related to clinical instructors' motivation to persevere in their role, such as motivation, benefits and support.

Background: Clinical nursing education is mainly based on acquiring hands-on training provided by clinical instructors in various health environments. In recent years the number of nursing students in Israel has increased, resulting in a shortage of clinical instructors.

Nursing students' satisfaction with clinical placements: The contribution of role modeling, epistemic authority, and resilience-a cross- sectional study.

Background: Clinical learning is an essential and irreplaceable component of nursing studies. Satisfaction with clinical placements may improve students' learning outcomes as well as their retention in nursing studies. Satisfaction with clinical placements has mostly been associated with environmental factors.

Academic self-efficacy, resilience and social support among first-year Israeli nursing students learning in online environments during COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Academic self-efficacy (ASE) has been found to be an important motivator for academic success among nursing students. The associations between ASE, resilience and social support have not been fully explored among nursing students, especially those in their first year who are learning online.

Objectives: To explore a) the associations between ASE, resilience and social support among first-year nursing students learning in an online learning environment; and b) students' views regarding the difficulties they have encountered and the available assistance.

Workplace violence directed at nursing and medical students - What can students tell us about it?

Background: Workplace violence (WPV) directed at healthcare teams is a widespread growing phenomenon that affects students as well. The negative consequences of WPV may impede patient care and future retention rates.

Purpose: To explore (a) the incidence and type of WPV experienced by nursing and medical students during their clinical rotations; (b) the associations between the emotional consequences of WPV events for students and their perceived professional performance; (c) students' preparedness and current training on WPV.

The public's mixed emotional responses to violence directed at nurses: A mixed methods study.

Aims And Objectives: To understand whether exposure to an incident of violence directed at nurses, evoke among the public a sense of identification with the victim or with the perpetrator.

Background: Worldwide, evidence regarding workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare systems, explored the characteristics of the perpetrator, the healthcare settings and staff. Nevertheless, no studies examine the emotions of the public towards WPV in the healthcare systems.

Israeli nursing students' acceptance of information and communication technologies in clinical placements.

Background: Nursing students are required to be adequately prepared to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in clinical practice. Yet, studies conducted worldwide indicate personal, organizational, and social barriers reported by students and a discrepancy between clinical resources and students' needs.

Purpose: To explore nursing students' usage of ICT during clinical placement and the associations between students' ICT acceptance, human and organizational resources, and ICT usage.

The effect of evidence-based practice perception, information literacy self-efficacy, and academic motivation on nursing students' future implementation of evidence-based practice.

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing is an important tool for promoting quality care and improving patient outcomes. Global evidence suggests that the rate of EBP implementation among nurses and nursing students is low. The effects of EBP perception, information literacy self-efficacy, and academic motivation on nursing students' future implementation of EBP have not been fully explored.

Association Between Witnessing and Justifying Workplace Violence Towards Nurses in Israel.

Background: Workplace violence perpetrated by patients and their families towards nurses has become a global problem.

Purpose: The present study explores associations between individuals' having witnessed violent incidents in the past and holding attitudes justifying violence in the present, and their intention to behave violently in a nurse-patient interaction at a healthcare facility.

Design: A cross-sectional study sampled 1,350 participants from among the general public in Israel.

Public knowledge, attitudes, and intention to act violently, with regard to violence directed at health care staff.

Background: Violence directed at health care staff is widely prevalent. Few studies have explored public attitudes regarding violence against health care staff.

Purposes: To examine the Israeli public's attitudes regarding violence against health care staff and their intention to act violently in various health care settings.

It Takes Two to Tango: Public Attitudes Toward Prevention of Workplace Violence Against Health Care Staff: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Workplace violence (WPV) directed toward health care staff by patients and their relatives has become one of the major problems faced by health care systems around the world. Incidences of WPV have increased over the past decade, crossing borders and cultures and creating a worrisome global phenomenon. To date, most of the research has examined health care workers' perceptions of strategies that might prevent violence.

Nurse and Nurse Student Attitudes and Perceived Self-efficacy in Use of Information and Communication Technologies: Professional and Cultural Differences.

Information and communication technologies have become essential and design-effective tools in the global healthcare system. Evidence suggests that information and communication technologies can promote nursing practice and patient satisfaction and quality of care. Competency with information and communication technologies is essential for both nurses and nursing students, and attitudes toward its use and perceived self-efficacy are important for implementation in the workplace.

Role of Academic Self-efficacy and Social Support on Nursing Students' Test Anxiety.

Associations between test anxiety, academic self-efficacy (ASE), and social support through social media have not been fully explored. The purposes were to explore associations between test anxiety, ASE, and social support from social media and to examine differences in test anxiety by students' year of studies and cultural background. This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive design.

The associations between peer caring behaviors and social support to nurse students' caring perceptions.

Caring is seen as an essential part of nursing and as a desirable competency expected of nursing students. Yet, students have difficulties in understanding the meaning and practice of caring relationships. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between perceived social support and peer caring behaviors to nurse students' caring perceptions.

The role of personal resilience and personality traits of healthcare students on their attitudes towards interprofessional collaboration.

Background: Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) improves communication between healthcare workers and healthcare delivery. Interprofessional education (IPE) is essential in preparing healthcare students for cooperating with other healthcare disciplines in a real work setting. Although higher education settings have a responsibility to provide collaborative healthcare practice to students, IPE has not yet been prompted worldwide as a formal division in health professional education and in Israel IPE among health professions students is scarce.

Professional, generational, and gender differences in perception of organisational values among Israeli physicians and nurses: Implications for retention.

The global health workforce today is more age diverse than ever before and spans three generations: baby boomers, X and Y generations. Each generation has a distinct set of characteristics, values, and beliefs. This diversity can lead to increased creativity and a greater richness of values and skills, but at the same time it can also lead to value clashes, disrespect, and conflicts.

The state of collaborative work with nurses in Israel: a mixed method study.

Effective collaboration among health professionals is associated with patient safety, quality of care and professionals' satisfaction. Nurse-physician collaboration has been a topic of substantial research worldwide. In Israel, few studies have examined this subject, but none has explored health professionals' collaborative practice with nurses, although nursing in Israel is experiencing significant professional changes.

Intraoperative frozen-section analysis for thyroid nodules: a step toward clarity or confusion?

Objectives: To determine accuracy and intertest agreement of preoperative fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and intraoperative frozen-section analysis (FS) findings in thyroid surgery, and to assess the influence of intraoperative FS findings on decision making and the utility of FS in thyroid surgery.

Design: Retrospective analysis. The results of preoperative FNAC, intraoperative FS, and final histopathological analyses were taken from the histopathology reports.

The carotid body tumor.

Six cases of carotid body tumor are the material for this report. The pathology and current thinking on physiology are reviewed. Diagnosis is made by angiography which must include both carotid systems.