[Pathology of the principles and philosophy of education course in nursing doctoral degree: a qualitative study]

Philosophy of education is one of the epistemological domains of human science and one of the important courses in the curriculum of nursing doctoral degree. Quality of nursing education depends on the periodical assessment and improvement of this course. Therefore, the aim of this study was the pathological assessment of the principles and philosophy of education course in nursing doctoral degree. A qualitative design using a content analysis approach was used. Using a purposive sampling method, 11 doctoral degree students and 2 lecturers were interviewed. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed. Five categories were developed: educational planning, promoting motivational strategies, modification of the process of mutual evaluation, compliance of the content with philosophy and content compliance with students' needs. The main theme was the reform of the process of educational administration. Results of this study show the importance and necessity of review and revision of the principles and philosophy of education course. In order to improve the quality of this course, the course content should be designed based on the needs of nursing students to be applicable in education, research and practice

[Exploration of context of the cultural care education in Iran]

Since cultural care is not included in nurses' retraining and continuing education, clinical nurses should deal with the cultural needs of patients according to their own personal experiences. While measures to implement cultural interventions are unknown, the recognition of cultural factors influencing cultural care education is necessary to increase nurses' ability to provide efficient care. The purpose of this study was to explore the context of the cultural care education in Iran. Using a qualitative study, 23 clinical nurses with the experience of working in practice, were selected using purposive sampling. Semi-structured were held for data gathering. A content analysis approach was used to analyze the collected data. During the data analysis the following themes were developed: "inadequate academic training", and "inadequate retraining". It was believed that in course planning, how to provide care to patients with different cultures, was a hidden part of the bachelor's degree nursing program. Nurses learnt how to communicate with others based on their own experiences and mostly in the workplace

survey on some nutritional behavior of obese people in Jenah, Hormozgan

Erroneous nutritional behavior is one of the most important factor related to malnutrition and nutrients deficiency in human being. Obesity is probably the most prevalent type of malnutrition among adolescents and adults mainly in developing countries. Recent studies in our country have demonstrated that overweight and obesity have high prevalence in urban and rural societies. This survey was carried out to evaluate some nutritional behavior among obese [BMI >/= 30] adolescents [age=10-20] and adults [age=50-60] who referred to Jenah health center, Hormozgan province. This is a cross-sectional study which recruited 82 obese referrers [40 adults and 42 adolescents] by convenience non-probability sampling as research case. Data was gathered by questionnaire of nutritional behavior determination and interview. Data was analyzed by SPSS statistical software, using descriptive statistics. Findings showed that approximately 20% of obese adolescents and 10% of obese adults consume sandwiches and fast foods more than 3 times a week. 44% of addolescents and 20% of adults drink soft beverages more than 3 times a week. 52% of adolescents did not eat breakfast at all. 60% of each group received less than 2 servings of dairy products per day. 44% of adolescents and 55% of adults had less than 3 servings of fruits daily. The results indicate that obese participants in this study have multiple unhealthy nutritional behaviors. Attempts for educating people about importance of healthy diet and improvement of government strategies for availability of healthy foodstuff can ameliorate nutrition status of society