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Introduction: Because teaching code of ethics to nurses has been considered the gold standard for many nursing colleges and universities, the main goal of this article was to evaluate the effect of college of nursing in changing the attitude of nursing students to professional ethics
Method: The study was performed as sectional-descriptional on 60 students first year [first and second semester] and 60 last year students [seventh and eight semester] of nursing college of Fatemeh Zahra Shiraz university which were selected randomly. Data was gathered using a questionnaire including general level, patient rights, and endvour for professional improvement. Frequency, mean value, and t-test was used for data analyzing. Data were analyzed using Spss software [P
Results: 79 [% 65.8] of students were female and 41 [%32.4] of them were male .the average age was 21 +/- 1.7, there was not any significant difference between the viewpoints of both groups for professional behavior in general level [P=0.65], patients right [P=0.07], and professional improvement [P=0.43]
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Primary health care [PHC] as the first level of contact of all individuals, the family and the community with the national health system has a prominent role in response to different health events such as H1N1 pandemic. Regarding the great potentials of PHC and several experiences achieved in previous natural disasters and epidemics in Iran, in this study there is an attempt to propose a pyramidal model to combat against H1N1 pandemic. Pyramidal model puts all key components such as community, NGOs, PHC, hospitals, policy makers together to confront concurrent H1N1 pandemic and other health issues by a comprehensive, integrated and organized approach. This model should be regarded as a continuous, flexible and dynamic solution to pandemics. H1N1 pandemic, as a multi-wave and unpredictable event of the 21st century that involved most countries, threatens communities and confronts hospitals with growing demands of patients for health services. By defining the role of PHC and other important parts of pyramidal models such as community, we can fight against H1N1 pandemic appropriately with the least human and financial resources
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Primary Health Care , Influenza, Human , Disease Outbreaks , Disease ManagementABSTRACT
Introduction and Objective: research has shown that mental disorders are increasing year after year. Mental illness imposes a heavy burden both on individuals and their families. Factors such as changes in life style, population age, urbanization, social environment, poverty, substance abuse, wars, and violence affect mental health of the world's population. This study was performed to determine the mental health status of families referring to Shiraz Health Centers
Materials and Methods: this is a descriptive, analytical and cross sectional study which was performed on 1536 people [720 male and 816female] from four city areas [east, west, south and north]. The method of sampling was systematic randomized cluster. The subjects were interviewed and requested to fill out the General Health Questionnaire 28 [GHQ - 28]. They were above 19 years of age. Then the data were analyzed using SPSS software
Results: findings indicated that 22.9% of families [354] were suspected of suffering from mental disorder. About 27.6% of the subjects suffered from anxiety and 29.1% from somatization. Another 29% had problem with their social performance and 13.7% of them suffered from depression
Conclusion: there was a significant relationship between demographic variables such as gender, level of education, marital status and rate of disorders