[Attitude of students toward their field of study and future career in Neyshabur University of medical sciences]

Introduction and Aims: The students as key elements of university make the main bodies of the various society organizations. Students' attitudes towards field of study and future career are one of the factors influencing on quality of educational services. Therefore this study was conducted with the aim of the survey of the students' attitude of the Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences toward their field of study and future career

Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study conducted in Feb 2012. The population of the study is comprised of all the students of the Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences. The data collection tool was a self-made questionnaire including 34 questions. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Fisher's exact by SPSS v.16

Results: The student's average age was 20.54 +/- 1.24 and 61% of them were female. Average score of student's attitude towards field of study and future career estimated 44.18 +/- 5.96 and 46.85 +/- 1.93 respectively. Also in this study age of students has significant relationship with field of study [P=0.024] and future career [P=0.032]

Conclusion: According to the results, major of students have positive attitude towards their field of study and future career. People's complete familiarity with the academic fields and good counsel can play significant role for further strengthened attitudes

[ survey of nurses' perceptions of the causes of medication errors and barriers to reporting in hospitals affiliated to neyshabur university of medical sciences, Iran]

Administration of medications is an important part of treatment. Reporting of medication errors by nurses maintains patient safety and the lack of appropriate reporting can cause serious problems in health systems. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of medication errors and the barriers of error reporting from the viewpoints of nurses. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 248 nurses in hospitals affiliated to Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Participants were selected by simple random sampling. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS software. The most important reasons of medication errors were nursing staff shortage [4.3 +/- 1.2], fatigue due to overwork [4.1 +/- 1.05], and high workload [4.1 +/- 2.8]. The main reasons for not reporting medication errors were authorities' focusing on the person who has made the error regardless of other factors involved [3.86 +/- 1.06], fear of legal issues [3.79 +/- 1.07], and lack of clarity of the definition of medication error [3.34 +/- 1.13]. There was a significant difference between the factors affecting medication errors from the view of nurses, and fixed and rotating work shifts [P < 0.05]. Due to the importance of patient safety, establishing a system for reporting and recording errors along with the positive reaction of managers to errors by personnel is essential