The barriers and facilitators of developing clinical competence among master's graduates of gerontological nursing: a qualitative descriptive study.

Background: Clinical competence development is a main goal of specialized nursing courses. Nonetheless, some master's graduates of gerontological nursing programs have inadequate Clinical competence. The aim of this study was to explore the barriers and the facilitators to clinical competence development among the master's graduates of gerontological nursing.

Clinical competence in nursing: A hybrid concept analysis.

Background: Clinical competence (CC) is central issue in nursing. There are some controversies about this concept that needs further investigation. The present study was conducted to analyze the concept of clinical competence in nursing.

Nurses' Job Burnout: A Hybrid Concept Analysis.

Job burnout can significantly affect nurses' physical and mental health and the quality of the care services they provide. Yet, there is no clear definition for job burnout in nursing. This study aimed to analyze the concept of nurses' occupational burnout.

Bias in clinical trials into the effects of complementary and alternative medicine therapies on hemodialysis patients.

Background: Chronic renal failure is among the major health challenges in the world. Many clinical trials have been conducted to assess the effects of complementary and alternative therapies on hemodialysis-related outcomes. However, a number of biases may affect the results of these studies.

Hopkins Syndrome in a 14 Year Old Boy; a Case Report.

Hopkins syndrome (HS) is a flaccid paralysis resembling poliomyelitis that has been seen in some children who are recovering from an acute episode of asthma. This syndrome should be suspected based on clinical findings even before the occurrence of characteristic breathing patterns and epilepsy. We report a 14-year-old boy who had experienced an episode of HS.