7 results match your criteria: "School of Nursing and Midwifery Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences[Affiliation]"

Introduction: The competency of a nurse in integrating knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values in various healthcare areas depends on their ability to apply these elements. It is a basic indicator of performance in nursing, and its assessment is a necessity among nursing students.

Objective: The present study was conducted to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the nursing competence tool for Iranian nursing students in 2023.

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Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the motivation for nursing student scale (MNSS).

BMC Med Educ

October 2024

Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Kermanshah, University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.

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  • * Researchers translated the Motivation for Nursing Student Scale (MNSS) into Persian and tested its reliability and validity among 542 nursing students in Iran.
  • * Results showed that the Persian MNSS is a reliable and valid tool, identifying four factors that explain a significant portion of motivation-related variance, making it useful for assessing nursing students' motivation in Iran.
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Background And Aims: Postpartum pain poses a significant challenge for new mothers. Various nonpharmacological methods are employed to manage postpartum pain. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of acupressure on Spleen 6 and Hugo points on the severity of postpartum pain.

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Background And Aims: Experiencing nausea leads to decreased self-esteem and social isolation in hemodialysis patients and affects all aspects of their quality of life. Nausea and vomiting make hemodialysis unpleasant for patients leading to premature termination of hemodialysis. Therefore, based on this necessity, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of hemodialysis with cool dialysate on nausea in hemodialysis patients.

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Background: In recent years, around 30% of all mortalities worldwide has been related to cardiovascular disease (CVD). The most important predictor solution of cardiovascular events is enhancing medication adherence. Meanwhile, the main reason behind development of physical disorders among the elderly is depression.

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  • C-reactive protein (CRP) and cytokine levels can change in COVID-19 patients due to the virus's inflammatory response, prompting an analysis of their relationship.
  • A systematic review of 103 studies revealed that interleukin (IL)-10 shows a moderate correlation with CRP levels, with IL-10 explaining around 10% of the variability in CRP changes.
  • The findings suggest that understanding these inflammatory markers may help in developing treatments and prevention strategies, leading to recommendations for further research on CRP and cytokines in relation to COVID-19 progression and severity.
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Background And Aims: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) over the past year has affected public health worldwide. During pregnancy, the maternal immune system and inflammatory responses are widely suppressed. Pregnancy-related immune system suppression could make the mother vulnerable to infectious diseases like SARS-COV-2.

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