[Recognition of the School Concept in View of Reconceptualists and its Relationship with Mental Health]

Background and Objective: Reconceptualization is a kind of critical thinking on education. By the same critics' point of view, we investigated to examine the school concept with the role of school in mental health of the students..

Materials and Methods: This study was conducted through analytic-reviewing method that first forthe school concept from Reconceptualist viewpoint, books and other existing electronic sources were studied., subsequently, they were analyzed through analytic method as long as were in relationship with mental health of the students.

Results: Findings show that individuals with mental health, have traits such as self-developed character, ability to interact with others, creativity, active participation in life and ability to run their own life. while from Reconceptualist point of view, the sense of self, beauty, friendship and wonder have been lost in the labyrinth of tedious, repetitive, cliché assignments of the schools and the individual is defined based on the success and failure [pass /fail] like a statistical factor. It must be considered that motivations, interests, attitudes and experience of the students are necessary for promotion of mental health.

Conclusion: The results indicate that -according to Reconceptualists- sometimes the educational atmosphere of the schools and universities not only do not promote mental health but also it is a threat for it, because they apply inappropriate approaches, contents and misconduct which ultimately result in anxiety, nervousness and mental stress.

Risks involved in medical records processes of Al-Zahra Hospital

Risk management nowadays is one of the main concerns of all professions in order to protect themselves as well as keeping a competitive edge in the market. Analyzing risks and their consequences [FMEA] is one of the techniques of risk assessment which has been used in this research to define and assess risks and prevention measures for the risk. In this descriptive, cross sectional study, medical record department of Al-Zahra hospital was studies. The researcher did observe work processes and interviewed with hospital staff during 1385-86 and then prepared a diagrammatic presentation of those processes. All processes were reviewed in detail and possible risks and consequences ,severity, accordance, discovery and risk priority was defined through focus groups. FEMA was used in this research. FEMA was considered reliable due to its use by researchers in other countries and its validity is defined through expert opinion. Experts in medical record were consulted and suggested actions were discussed in a focus group and prioritized by department manager according to significance and implacability. Ranking was assessed according to the criteria of decision table in this research. 24 out of 56 possible failures were related to admission office with the highest score related to [inability of admission personnel in re-reading admission order]. Techniques such as FEMA with emphasis on group work and prevention, enhance staff precision, and attention to their possible professional weaknesses as well as taking actions to prevent them

comparative study on accreditation models in Europe and the USA

The scientific, technological and economic development of a society is closely related to its public health. Therefore; improvement of health service quality along with increasing the number of health facilities is one of the main concerns of health care authorities in developed countries. This study was designed to compare accreditation models of health care organizations in Europe and the United States. This was a comparative-review study in which a wide range of paper and electronic data sources related to different accreditation models in all European countries and the US were collected. The origins, underlying principles and the application of various accreditation models in health care were compared. Our findings showed that four models of health care accreditation were applied in European countries. The ISO and EFQM models had industrial origins, and were more frequently used in technical fields such as laboratories and administrative department of hospitals. Other accreditation models, however, had health care origins and were used for the accreditation of all sections of hospitals as well as for specialized clinical groups. One of the main challenges facing countries whishing to establish an accreditation system is to reach an agreement on the concept and characteristics of the accreditation model

Knowledge and observation of patients' rights by Tamin Ejtemaee Medical Centers' staff

It is important for hospital managers to be aware of their patients' and staff's knowledge of patients' rights in order to improve patient satisfaction. This research was planned to investigate the level of knowledge and observation of Tamin Ejtemaee medical centers' staff according to patients' rights declaration. In this descriptive study, the target population included all nurses and doctors working for Tamin Ejtemaee Organization in the city of Esfahan. Through a stratified probabilistic sampling, 160 nurses, 90 doctors and 170 patients were selected. Data were collected through a questionnaire with 52 questions. Questionnaire validity was assessed via expert review with an Alfa-Cronbach ratio equal to 0.96 for reliability. Data were finally analyzed using descriptive and analytical methods. The collected information revealed that knowledge and observation of the studied population on patients' rights particularly in terms of respect and supportive care standards were higher than average, while it was lower than average for observing hospital rules, reasonable reaction to patients' complaints and conflicts, providing necessary information providing care in all circumstances, and consistency in care provision. There is considerable divergence between patients' views on one hand and doctors' and nurses' views on the other hand according to patients' rights declaration