مجله دانشکده پرستاری ارتش
سال بیست و یکم شماره 1 (پیاپی 40، تابستان 1400)

Death is one of the most basic life issues that affects the thoughts, feelings, and behavior of the individual. Confrontation with death and anxiety due to its inevitability is a universal psychological quality for all human beings. The present study was conducted aiming to predict Death anxiety based on incompatible domains of personality among students.

This descriptive study was performed on 146 students referring to a selected students studying at Amol Institute of Higher Education in the 2018-2019 academic year. The death anxiety questionnaire and a short version of the DSM-5 Personality Questionnaire (PID-5) were used as a data collection tool. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean ± standard deviation), Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression analysis.

There was a positive and significant correlation between Negative affective and Disinhibition with death anxiety. The results of multiple regression analysis at the level (0.011) showed that among the negative predictive variables, negative affective could explain death anxiety.

Discussion and Conclusion:

According to research findings, it can be said that the rate of death anxiety can affect incompatible domains of personality.

Job is one of the affecting factors in the incidence and extent of parenting stress, so the use of preventive methods and proper management of parenting stress for working parents, seems necessary. The purpose of this article was to review the studies on the effect of mindfulness-based parenting education on maternal parenting stress.

In this narrative review, data collection was carried out through PubMed, Science Direct, Sid, Scopus, Iran doc and Magiran databases according to use Persian keywords like Parental stress, Education, Parents, Mother, Nurse and Parenting Education based on mindfulness and their English equivalents in the period 2010 to 2021. The Google Scholar search engine was also used to search for articles. Out of a total of 450 articles extracted, 11 related articles were reviewed. Inclusion criteria included originality, writing in Persian and English, and consistency with the purpose of the study, and exclusion criteria included not having access to the full version of the article.

Mindfulness parenting education has dimensions such as listening with full attention, accepting without judgment of self and child, awareness of emotion towards self and child, self-regulation in parenting relationship and compassion for self and child, which causes Positive effect on maternal parenting stress, increase muscle relaxation, reduce anxiety, stress, and anxiety, reduce negative and aggressive emotions in parents, increase positive emotions in the parent-child relationship, increase parental health and self-efficacy and improve parent-child and marital relationship ( Has improved the quality of parenting).

Discussion and Conclusion:

According to the results of the present study, it is suggested that this educational method be used to reduce parental stress by examining the working conditions of nurses. If necessary, repeat in the form of a retraining program at regular intervals.

Biological events are one of the threats in today’s world. Recent advances in the life sciences and the misuse of scientific research by terrorist groups have led to biological agents becoming a deadly weapon that poses a serious threat to both national security and public health. Because in biological disasters, emergency personnel and health care providers, including nurses, are considered as the first line of treatment in the face of patients, it is essential to have sufficient knowledge of the risks of biological disasters to help and treat casualties. This requires continuous training. Experts believe that the most important point in managing a crisis is to create awareness and continuous and dynamic education in people to transfer their knowledge to other people to create a safe environment for society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the need for nurses’ awareness to deal with biological attacks.

This article is a review study that examines and collects information by searching the library resources and electronic databases of PubMed, Scienec Direct and SID in the years 2000-2019 using keywords. Bioterrorism, biological attacks, biological weapons, awareness and nursing were performed.

The results indicate that the knowledge of medical staff and nurses about crisis management of biological events and related factors, biological attacks and methods of treatment of infections caused by it is low. Low level of knowledge and awareness leads to poor performance in the face of disasters and inefficiency of the crisis response and management system. Therefore, in order to ensure the health and safety of the society in order to manage all kinds of man-made disasters, training an experienced and skilled nursing staff is an obvious thing that is necessary to improve the knowledge and awareness of nurses.

Discussion and Conclusion:

Hospitals have an important role in crisis management of various disasters, especially biological disasters, and in this regard, the role of nurses as the majority of community health care providers is very important. In a proper health care system, promoting knowledge and awareness about the causes and effects of biological events and crisis management is a necessity. Therefore, it seems necessary to discuss biological disaster education and develop various training programs to improve the level of knowledge and skills of nurses.

Hemovigilance (blood care) is a systematic system to reduce errors in the chain of blood transfusion and blood products. An important part of the safety and effectiveness of this process depends on the knowledge and skills of nurses who play a vital role in reducing complications associated with blood transfusions and blood products. The aim of this study was to review the studies conducted in the field of hemovigilance process with emphasis on the knowledge and practice of nurses.

In this review study, articles published between 2021-2011years were reviewed. At this stage, the researcher, in order to review the texts, by referring to reputable databases such as Pub med, Medline, Science Direct, ProQuest, Iran Medex, reviewed the studies conducted in relation to nurses’ knowledge and practice in the field of homeovigilance. The keywords knowledge, Nurses, Hemovigilance, Blood transfusion and a combination of them were used to search, and for Persian sources, the keywords knowledge, nurses, hemovigilance and blood transfusion were used.

The studies show that the knowledge and practice of nurses about blood transfusion is incomplete, which causes many problems in nursing care and increases mortality.

Discussion and Conclusion:

Considering the important role of knowledge and practice of nurses in the prevention and control of blood transfusion complications and the need Improving the level of knowledge and their performance in the systematic system of homovigilance is necessary by using new planning and methods in the field of nursing education and nationalization of these methods by emphasizing the models approved by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, strengthens knowledge and The performance of nurses.

To perform appropriate and effective interventions to improve nurses ‘preparedness, it is necessary to identify the factors affecting nurses’ preparedness in disasters. The purpose of this study was to review the effects of the factors affecting nurses’ preparedness in response to natural disasters.

This systematic review by searching Persian articles with the keywords of Preparedness, clinical skills, competence, disasters, nurses and contributing factors in valid databases such as SID, Iran Medex, Magiran, Web of Sciences, PubMed, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Science Direct and Scopus from 2011 to 2020. A total of 1203 articles were found. 18 articles were extracted from them. Inclusion criteria included originality, writing in Persian and English, and compliance with the purpose of the study, and exclusion criteria included not having access to the full text of the article.

Previous experience of disasters (30%), age, work experience, male gender and higher education level (about 28%) and knowledge of disasters (about 16.66%) are the most important predictors the level of preparedness of nurses in response to natural disasters, respectively.

Discussion and Conclusion:

Based on the results, it can be said that in order to achieve the level of preparedness of nurses in response to natural disasters, all aspects should be considered, including previous experiences, nurses’ demographics, training received and the nature of disasters, and relevant interventions designed and implemented based on them.

Pain and anxiety caused by various diseases majorly affect the patient’s quality of life. The role of anxiety and stress in increasing the human’s disease morbidity have been confirmed. This necessitates applying different form of therapeutic interventions to reduce anxiety and pain and increase the quality of life of patients. In the present study, the effectiveness of acupressure to reducing anxiety, pain and increasing the patient’s life quality was investigated.

This is a review study, which evaluated previous researches using systematic review method. We searched keywords including Acupressure, Anxiety, Pain, Quality of Life and Disease in Persian and English language scientific Databases between 2010 and 2021. Qualitative evaluation of searched articles was applied the 32-factor COREQ guideline to increase the richness of the retrieved articles numbers, and the results of articles that were more relevant to the subject were excluded.

Current therapies to control pain and anxiety have different forms of risks and limitations. Intensification of drug therapy or exploratory surgery for pain can have iatrogenic side effects, exacerbation of disease activity, psychological distress, and patients’ quality of life deterioration. Acupressure is a safe yet inexpensive intervention and can be a substitute for anti-anxiety drugs. It is also easy to learn and applicable at home, and studies showed its positive effects on nursing interventions and patient care.

Discussion and Conclusion:

Acupressure is a comfortable and safe intervention and its positive results were recorded in various diseases. Therefore, acupressure can be used as a non-pharmacological method alongside drug therapy to reduce patients’ suffering. 

The successful implementation of medical affairs depends on the job performance of nurses, which will guarantee the quality of medical services provided to patients.

This study is a review study that researchers use to study the texts, by referring to reputable databases such as PubMed, Medline, Science Direct, SID, ProQuest, Iran Medex, studies conducted during the last 26 years (1995-2021) and related to the purpose of the study. They searched and checked Keywords included mental health, nurse, risk factors, occupation.

In the literature review, it was found that nurses have a disorder in the level of mental health which various factors are involved, the most important reasons being the stressful nature of the profession, work pressure, facing unexpected situations, work shifts, factors Organizational as well as individual factors noted.

Discussion and Conclusion:

Due to the existence of mental health disorders in nurses, it is suggested that prevention and mental health promotion interventions be planned and implemented to ensure the health and well-being of nurses and thus achieve the main goals of health centers that provide the best quality services to patients.

The occurrence of psychological disorders and the reduction of the use of coping strategies following epidemic conditions are among the psychological effects of the Covid-19 crisis. It is important to diagnose mental health status and the incidence of psychological disorders in the elderly during the Covid-19 epidemic; finally, this study reviews research in the field of Psychological Impacts of Covid-19 Crisis on Mental Health Status of Elderly.

This article is a review study that uses data collection from library resources and searches in PubMed, Science Direct, Magiran, SID, CINAHL databases and using Google Scholar search enginer with Covid-19, Corona virus, mental health, elderly keywords and its Latin equivalent were performed in the period 2019-2011, 10 related articles were extracted and analyzed.

A review of studies showed that older people with psychological symptoms are vulnerable to Covid-19 crisis. This group is at risk of physical and psychological damage if they suffer from cognitive disorders such as dementia due to quarantine conditions. The most commonly reported mental disorders were feelings of loneliness, isolation, mood disorders, feelings of worry, anxiety, and depression. It also affects the psychological well-being of the elderly.

Discussion and Conclusion:

According to the results of this study; Older people are more at risk for Covid-19 due to their physical condition than other age groups. In this situation, the elderly are psychologically vulnerable. This can lead to mental disorders in the elderly. Therefore, care for psychological support of this age group is one of the basic principles in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic.