Journal of Nursing Education
Year:2018 | Volume:7 | Issue:2 |Papers Count:8

Introduction: Following an appropriate lifestyle by students can motivate academic achievements, maintain and improve health status, and prevent diseases. The current study aimed at investigating the relationship between lifestyle and achievement motivation from the viewpoint of students. Methods: In the current descriptive correlational study, 142 students of Ferdows Paramedical School were randomly selected in 2016. To collect data, three questionnaires as demographic characteristics, the Walker lifestyle, and the Hermann tenses, moods, and aspects (TMA) were used. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 19 using descriptive statistics (abundance, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent t tests, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient). Results: Mean scores of lifestyle and achievement motivation respectively were 135. 2 ± 18. 3 and 81. 6 ± 7. 2 both of which were at moderate level. There was a positive and significant correlation between lifestyle and achievement motivation (r = 0. 22, P < 0. 05). There was a significant difference in mean score of lifestyle among different educational groups (P = 0. 01(. Conclusions: The results indicated a positive and significant relationship between lifestyle and the achievement motivation. Since the mean scores of lifestyle and the achievement motivation were at moderate level, broader plans should be imposed to promote lifestyle and strengthen its influencing factors.

Introduction: Achieving optimal self-management in patients with diabetes can improve their quality of life. The current study aimed at determining the effect of lifestyle modification through e-learning on self-management in patients with diabetes. Methods: The current quasi-experimental study was performed with Clinical Trials Code IRCT2017071035005N1 on 88 patients (46 males and 42 females) divided into two groups of intervention and control each of 44 subjects. The purposeful sampling method was used in the current study and then, the subjects divided into two groups by simple random allocation method. The educational contents were adjusted based on the needs assessments and sent as 71 E-learning short messages two or three times a day via Telegram to the participants. The data collection instruments were a demographic questionnaire, the Walker health promotion lifestyle standard questionnaire, and diabetes self-management instrument (DSMI). The Kolmogorov-Smirnov, T test, paired samples t test, and the Mann-Whitney test were used for data analysis with a significant level of 0. 05. Results: There was no significant difference in life style (P = 0. 163) and diabetes self-management (P = 0. 275) before intervention between the study groups; but after intervention the difference was significant between the groups in terms of lifestyle (P = 0. 002) and self-management (P = 0. 003), but not for self-efficacy. Conclusions: Lifestyle modification through e-learning improves self-management in patients with diabetes; therefore, planning for patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases are recommended that broader level.

Introduction: While nurses have access to confidential information of patients' records, it is still unknown that how information security training and awareness of information security policy can influence their perceived certainty and severity of sanctions. The current study aimed at examining the impact of nurses’ perception of information security training and awareness of information security policy on their perception of severity and certainty of information security breach penalties in specialized teaching hospitals. Methods: The current descriptive, correlational study was conducted on all the nurses working at specialized training hospitals of Isfahan, Iran as the study population and accordingly, 181 nurses were selected. The data were collected by four questionnaires as information security training developed by D’ Arcy et al., security policy awareness developed by Sohrabi Safa et al., and perceived certainty and severity of sanctions developed by Cheng et al., scored based on a five-option Likert scale. The data were collected using non-random sampling. To assess the validity of the questionnaires, content, face, and construct validity, and to assess their reliability Cronbach’ s alpha were used. Descriptive statistics, including frequency and percentage were used to analyze data with SPSS version 19; the study hypotheses were analyzed by partial least squares regression with SmartPLS M2. 0. Results: The average for security training, security awareness, perceived certainty, and severity of sanctions were 3. 78, 3. 41, 3. 63, and 3. 18, respectively. Nurses' awareness of security policies had a positive and significant impact on their perceived severity (t = 9. 1, P < 0. 01, β =0. 41) and certainty (t = 7. 3, P < 0. 01, β = 0. 35) of breach penalties. Training programs had also a significant impact on their perceived severity (t = 2. 3, P < 0. 05, β = 0. 37) and certainty (t = 2. 8, P < 0. 01, β = 0. 44) of breach penalties. Conclusions: Security training and nurses' awareness of security policies can significantly predict their perceived certainty and severity of sanctions for security breach.

Introduction: Clinical work of nursing students while studying can have positive and negative effects on their academic achievement and progress in nursing practices in hospital wards. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explain the experiences and viewpoints of night work nurses regarding student work. Methods: This research was a qualitative content analysis including night shift nurses working at teaching hospitals affiliated to Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Sampling was done purposefully with semi-structured interviews. At the same time as the data collection, constant comparison approach and classifying design of Elo and Kynga¨ s were used to analyze the data. Results: Overall, 34 night shift nurses participated in this study, of which 70. 58% were females. After encoding all the interviews, 1125 initial codes were created, and after several revisions at different stages, this was reduced to 650. These codes were ultimately placed in 28 sub-classes, ten secondary classes, four classes named individual benefits, organizational benefits, negative individual consequences and negative organizational consequences and two themes named the benefits of student' work and disadvantages of student' work. Conclusions: This study showed that although the presence of students in the wards can help compensate the lack of staff; it also had some problems and disadvantages. Regarding the potential effects of students' work on individual and professional development of nursing students, more organized programs are needed to create a coherent approach between colleges and hospitals.

Introduction: Today, there is a great deal of emphasis on teaching and learning about the elderly’ s concern for death and end of life. This study aimed at investigating the attitudes of the elderly towards end of life concerns. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 131 healthy elders that had referred to Jahandidegan centers in Tehran were selected by the convenience sampling method. The data collection instrument included a demographic data sheet and Elderly Attitude Questionnaire on end of life. Results: Results showed that the mean and standard deviation of attitude to end of life concerns was 82. 41 ± 10. 83, indicating moderate and somewhat desirable attitude. Furthermore, 39. 7% of elders had a poor attitude, 59. 5% fairly well, and 0. 8 had a good attitude. There was no statistically significant difference between the attitudes of the elderly towards the end of life concerns by gender, education, marital status, and occupation. Conclusions: Elderly people have many concerns about the end of life; it is necessary for caregivers and families to focus their care approaches on the most important of these concerns to increase life expectancy and reduce suffering caused by the dying process in the elderly.

Introduction: Self-regulation as a cognitive strategy and self-efficacy as a motivational belief are considered as fundamental concepts of Bandura's social cognitive theory. The purpose of the current study was to predict self-efficacy beliefs based on students’ self-regulation strategies. Methods: The research method used was correlation. Out of 177 undergraduate students in academic years of 2014 to 2015 in Hamadan Bu-Ali Sina University, using Cochran’ s formula and systematic random sampling, 122 students were selected as the sample. To collect the data, Owen and Forman’ s (1988) self-regulation strategies and Ryan and Connell’ s (1985) self-efficacy beliefs questionnaires were used. To answer the research questions, using SPSS software, Pearson correlation co-efficient and multiple regression analysis using stepwise method were run. Results: The results showed that there was a positive significant relationship between academic self-regulation strategies and academic self-efficacy of the students. The results also showed that the strategies of cognitive self-regulation and internal self-regulation could significantly explain and predict the students’ academic self-efficacy. Conclusions: Hence, it can be concluded that via improving the strategies of cognitive self-regulation and internal self-regulation, it may be possible to promote the students’ academic self-efficacy.

Introduction: The key role of motivation in learning is undeniable. The academic achievement of medical students is related to the health of the community; therefore, reduction or increase in motivation and factors affecting it will have great impact on the individual and the health of the community. Social networks and the Internet are factors that influence the students' academic progress and motivation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between internet addiction and social network with academic achievement in medical students of Bojnurd University. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study 300 students from Bojnurd University of Medical Sciences during years 2016 and 2017 were selected with Stratified Random Sampling and entered in the study. The data were collected and analyzed by the demographic questionnaire, Yang's internet addiction inventory, and Inventory of School Motivation (ISM). Data were entered in the SPSS-16 software and were analysed using independent t-test and Pearson’ s correlation. P values of < 0. 05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Entertainment was reported due to the use of social networks in 162 (54%) of the sampled individuals. Social network users had the following prevalences: 273 (91%) Telegrams, 17 (5. 7%) Instagrams, one (0. 3%) Lines, one (0. 3%) Viber, four (1. 3%) Beetalk, and four (1. 3%) Facebook. Internet addiction scores, time spent using social networks during the day, and academic motivation score were, respectively, 16. 93 ± 44. 53, 2. 59 ± 4. 58, and 25. 63 ± 146. 78. There was a meaningful inverted and weak correlation between academic achievement and rate of using social networks (P = 0. 001, r =-0. 245). There was a meaningful inverted and very weak correlation between academic achievement and internet addiction (P = 0. 001, r =-0. 197). Conclusions: Considering that medical science students are responsible for the critical task of patient care and community health, the issue of their training, especially in the field of culture using social networks and the duration of using the Internet has special sensitivity. Therefore, considering the students' ability to use the Internet, the use of distance education in their education is recommended.

Introduction: Considering the psychological effects of cancer, the use of psychological treatments is very important in reducing the psychological effects of breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of compassion on quality of life and happiness among females with breast cancer in the city of Ahwaz. Methods: This research had a post-test and pre-test design. The statistical population of the study included all females with breast cancer in the year 2016-2017 referring to health centers of Ahwaz, among whom 24 were selected by the available sampling method. Twenty-four of the participants were randomly assigned to two groups; 12 in the experimental group and 12 in the control group. Compassion-based therapy was conducted during 12 sessions in two experimental groups. The control group was placed on the waiting list and received no intervention. The instrument used in this study was the Quality of Life Questionnaire and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, which was answered during the last intervention session again. To analyze the results, descriptive statistics and covariance analysis were used with 0. 01 alpha. Results: This quasi experimental research with IRCT20180627040257N1 of this study indicated that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups regarding quality of life with average of 79. 83 ± 20. 88 and 45. 58 ± 10. 53 and happiness with average of 92. 33 ± 16. 34 and 53. 08 ± 14. 57(P < 0. 001). Also, quality of life and happiness levels in the experimental group were significantly (P < 0. 001) higher than the control group at the post-test stage. Conclusions: Compassion-based therapy has been able to increase the quality of life and happiness of females with breast cancer. It is possible to attribute the reasons for this effect to components of compassion and kindness, and on the other hand, the exceptional process in compassion-based therapy.