Quarterly Journal of Nursing Management
Year:2024 | Volume:12 | Issue:4|Papers Count:8

Objective: In 2019, a respiratory virus called Covid 19 was discovered, which caused a crisis and caused a global epidemic. The purpose of this study was a phenomenological study of the challenges of daily life of women working in the medical department in the corona situation to find the problems and challenges of work and personal life of women working in the units or identified treatment departments and planned to address them. Methods: This research is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative research type and it was done with phenomenological strategy. The statistical population of this study is among women working in the treatment department of Tabriz hospitals. A total of 15 semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions were conducted with women working in the treatment department. The sampling method of this study was purposeful. Findings: The findings of the present study indicate that women working in the corona treatment department face challenges and problems that are generally related to the 5 main themes related to family, colleagues, client, and health. Psychology and individual duties and responsibilities are divided into 28 sub-themes. Conclusion: The result of this research showed that there are many conflicts in the field of work and family for working women, which are aggravated in certain circumstances such as the corona epidemic. Therefore, it is necessary to consider suitable administrative policies and programs in the field of management and helping them to establish a balance between the demands of the work environment and the family.

Introduction: Object Relations role playing on the process of effecting of lifestyle and health literacy on psychosocial adjustment Patients with COVID-19. Therefore, the present search aimed to determine the relationship of lifestyle and health literacy with psychosocial adjustment in patients with COVID-19 after vaccination with the mediating role of object relations. Methods: Method was descriptive- correlation. The statistical population were all vaccinated individuals with COVID-19 referring to remedial centers in 2022 in Shahr Babak. 250 participants were selected by purposeful sampling. Research instruments were Lali et al’s (2012) life style, Montazeri et al’s (2014) health literacy, Bell’s (1995) object relations and Derogatis’s (1986) psycho social adjustment. Data were analyzed by the tests of Pearson correlation, structural equation model (SEM) and through SPSS-24 and AMOS-26. Results: The significant correlation of lifestyle, health literacy and object relations with psychosocial adjustment orderly were 0.630, 0.577 and -0.675 and the negative and significant correlation of lifestyle, health literacy with object relations orderly were –0.543 and -0.447 (P<0.001). The structural model of psychosocial adjustment with COVID-19 based on lifestyle and health literacy with the mediating role of object relations had good fit (P<0.001). Conclusion: When the variables of lifestyle and health literacy pass the path of object relations, they further explain psychosocial adjustment with Covid-19. Therefore, it is suggested to experts in the field of Covid-19 treatment, in order to increase psycho-social adjustment after vaccination, pay attention to lifestyle and health literacy and by providing educational and counseling programs, replace them with more efficient and balanced object relations.

Introduction: Causal organizational citizenship behavior has positive effects that can have on the exploitation of the work environment, it is also one of the dark aspects. In this regard, the present study examines the dark effect of organizational citizenship behavior on procrastination with the mediation of role burden and exclusion at work and gender education among nurses. Methodology: The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of how to collect Information. The statistical population of the researcher includes doctors and nurses of Kausar Semnan Hospital. Based on simple random sampling, 215 questionnaires were distributed and using SPSS26 and SMART-PLS3 software, data analysis methods were used. Organ and Kanofsky's organizational citizenship behavior questionnaire (1989), Badie et al.'s procrastination (1389), Reilly's role overload (1982) and Faris et al.'s (2008) workplace ostracism were used to measure the research. Findings: The results showed that the dark side of organizational citizenship behavior has a positive and significant effect on the importance of an important role. Also, the importance of the role has a positive and significant effect on procrastination. Role overload mediates the relationship between the dark side of organizational citizenship behavior and procrastination. Gender moderates the relationship between the dark side of organizational citizenship behavior and role burdensomeness. Also, the relationship between the dark side of organizational citizenship behavior and rejection at the workplace was negative and significant, which is a rejection of the research hypothesis. No significant relationship was observed between the changes of rejection at work and procrastination. Gender does not moderate the relationship between the dark side of organizational citizenship behavior on procrastination and exclusion in the workplace. Conclusion: citizenship behavior can become role burden through increasing workload and thus affect procrastination. Also, since women are more involved in organizational citizenship behaviors, the workload for them is more than men and they play an important role.

Introduction: Today, paying attention to human factors is very important in order to fulfill organizational goals. Strategic management of human resources is known as a factor for increasing advantage and productivity. In this framework, Tehran School of Nursing and Midwifery, as one of the leading institutions in the field of nursing and midwifery education, needs to asses and improve strategic human resource management to ensure the improvement of performance and education. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the strategic human resources management of the School of Nursing and Midwifery of Tehran University of Medical Sciences from the perspective of academic and teaching faculty members and staff. Method: This research is a cross-sectional descriptive analytical study. The research community is all members of the faculty, teaching staff and non-faculty staff of different units of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was calculated using Morgan's table of 80 people. Employees who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study using the available method. The data collection tool in this research included demographic characteristics and the HRMPPS questionnaire. After obtaining approval from the ethics committee, the questionnaires were completed by the participants. The data were analyzed in Spss software version 26 using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Result: Out of a total of 80 people in the research sample, 83.7% were female and 16.3% were male. Also, the average age of people was 44.08 ± 7.00 years. The results showed that in the present study, the demographic variables, except the income level, had no effect on the average scores of strategic human resource management and all its dimensions (p < 0.05). Also, all the components had strategic human resources in a favorable and suitable condition, so that the average score of the total research samples was 153/675 out of the possible 200 points, which was equal to about 77% of the score. The components of "attachment and belonging", "training and development" and "working conditions" were in the first to third ranks of superiority and desirability.  conclusion: The results of this study showed the appropriate situation in the field of implementation of different dimensions of human resources management from the perspective of employees and academic and educational faculty members. However, in order to improve in the components with lower and challenging scores, paying attention to the perspective and perceptions of human resources can lead to improved performance and achieving organizational excellence and organizational goals. Therefore, it is necessary for managers of different levels to consider different dimensions in their strategic planning.

Background : Teaching in medical sciences is associated with different challenges, one of these challenges is the choice of classroom management approach considering the diversity in the fields, their different nature, the difference in the IQ of the students of different fields and the theoretical-practical nature of the course units. Considering the diversity of management in the leadership behavioral theory, it seems that this challenge can be managed. The main aim of present study is to explain the role of leadership behavioral theory in medical science classroom management. Methods : The present study is a narrative review study that by searching the keywords including classroom management, teacher's role, clinical teaching, leadership behavioral theory, and medical sciences in Persian and English language, in databases of PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Ovid, Wiley, Web of Science, Magiran and SIDs, and in Iranian and foreign journals in the period from 2000 to 2023. Findings: 10 related studies were analyzed in depth and qualitatively. In general, the results of the reviewed studies showed that the realization of educational goals requires paying attention to changing and using an efficient and effective management style in classroom management and curriculum development. Existence of diversity in leadership behavioral theory; It causes flexibility in choosing the classroom management approach according to the nature of the disciplines, the theory and pravtical nature of the course unit, the maturity level of the students and the teacher's personality characteristics. Conclusion: It seems that familiarizing medical science teachers with different approaches to leadership behavioral theory is a necessity for classroom management.

Introduction: The consideration of the aesthetic dimension in leadership has the potential to transform organizations. Therefore, it is imperative that nursing leaders and managers acquire a concrete and systematic understanding of nursing aesthetics. Qualitative research should be employed to objectify this aspect of nursing across all its domains, including management, leadership, clinical practice, education, and research. This study aimed to elucidate the role of aesthetics in the perceptions of nursing leaders at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This qualitative study utilized conventional content analysis, adopting the Graneheim and Lundman approach in 2023. The study population consisted of leadership and management teams from hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Data was collected through semi-structured, in-depth, face-to-face individual interviews. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were employed to select participants until data saturation was reached. A total of 28 interviews were conducted with Directors of Nursing, supervisors, and head nurses. Results: A total of 525 codes were extracted from the 28 interviews. Subsequent analysis revealed three primary categories and their subcategories. The core themes identified in the final analysis were spirituality aesthetic thought, ethical aesthetic thought, and intellectuality aesthetic thought. These findings suggest that spirituality, ethics, and intellectuality are fundamental aspects of aesthetics  thought of aesthetic leaders. Conclusion: This research has strengthened the findings of  the previous studies, contributing to the theoretical foundation and development of the literature on aesthetic leadership. Methodologically, it complements the model of aesthetic nursing leadership within healthcare systems. Consequently, this study can facilitate the objectification and elucidation of the concepts of beauty and sublime within healthcare organizations and nursing leadership in the Iranian healthcare system. Key words :aesthetic, thought, leadership, manager, nursing

Introduction: Job satisfaction among healthcare workers is a vital challenge for health care organizations. Pre-hospital emergency workers are one of the key and important careers in health care environments who are responsible for providing quality services to patients. Increasing job satisfaction of this spectrum can improve the quality of services received by patients and improve patient satisfaction with medical services. One of the variables that may be related to job satisfaction and performance is job content. The present study was designed with the aim of investigating the relationship between job content and job satisfaction and performance of pre-hospital emergency operatives in Saveh city. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted on 77 pre-hospital emergency staff of Saveh Medical Emergency Management Center in 1402. The samples were included in the study based on the entry criteria and by census. The data collection tools included demographic information questionnaires and job content, job satisfaction and job performance questionnaires. SPSS software version 23 was used for statistical data analysis. Results: The results of the research showed that the mean and standard deviation of job content, satisfaction and job performance scores in the research units were 93.58±5.19, 64.27±5.7 and 66.9±3.28 respectively. Also, the results of the research showed that there is no significant correlation between job content and job performance and job satisfaction, but there is a positive and significant correlation between job satisfaction and job performance, so that job performance increases with increasing job satisfaction. Conclusion: According to the results of this research, there is a positive relationship between satisfaction and job performance. Therefore, to improve the job performance of pre-hospital emergency workers, measures should be taken to increase their job satisfaction. Increasing job satisfaction also increases the individual's creativity and productivity and increases work motivation and reduces absenteeism. Increasing job satisfaction can improve the quality of services received by patients and improve patient satisfaction with medical services. Keywords: job content, job performance, job satisfaction, pre-hospital emergency staff

Introduction: Considering the importance and central role of nurses in the management and control of patients' pain, it is necessary to know the psychological components affecting the attitude and performance of nurses in relation to their pain management. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of metacognitive beliefs and psychological flexibility in predicting the attitude and performance of nurses in relation to patient pain management. Methods: The current research is of a descriptive-correlation type. The number of 210 nurses working in the emergency department of hospitals and medical centers in Kermanshah city in 2023 was selected by available sampling method and attitude and performance questionnaire in relation to pain management, metacognitions questionnaire, cognitive flexibility inventory answered. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis simultaneously in SPSS-24 software. Results: The results showed that there is a negative and significant correlation between metacognitive beliefs and the attitude and performance of nurses in relation to patient pain management (P<0.01). There is a positive and significant correlation between cognitive flexibility and nurses' attitude and performance in relation to patient pain management (P<0.01). The results of multiple regression analysis also revealed that 63.2% of the variance of nurses' attitudes in relation to patient pain management and 73.2% of the variance of nurses' performance in relation to patient pain management are explained by metacognitive beliefs and cognitive flexibility. Conclusions: The results of the study showed the significant role of metacognitive beliefs and psychological flexibility in predicting the attitude and performance of nurses in managing patients' pain. Therefore, based on the findings of the research, it is suggested to pay special attention to metacognition-based therapy (MCT) and acceptance and commitment-based therapy (ACT) to improve the positive attitude and better performance of health workers and nurses in the field of patient pain management.