Publications by authors named "Zahra Khakdel"

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major threat to global public health. As a result, to prepare healthcare systems for this unprecedented threat, a coordinated worldwide response is required. This study aimed to explore the hospitals challenges related to covid-19 pandemic management from the iranian nurses perspective.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Patient safety culture is an important factor in determining hospitals' ability to address and reduce the occurrence of adverse events (AEs). However, few studies have reported on the impact of nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture on the occurrence of AEs. Our study aimed to assess the association between nurses' perception of patient safety culture and their perceived proportion of adverse events.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Aim: To determine correlations for nurse self-reported occupational stress, prevalence of cognitive failure (CF), and adverse events.

Design: Cross-sectional nationwide survey.

Methods: Tertiary-level public hospitals (N = 115) from 13 provinces in Iran were recruited and 2,895 nurses surveyed (August 2016-December 2017).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF