[Determining novice nurses' experiences in professional preparation: a content analysis]

Studies showed that the newly graduate nurses did not develop necessary competencies, and there is a distance between their experiences and the skills needed to work as a novice nurse. This study is done to determine novice nurses' experiences regarding their professional preparation after graduation. This is a conventional qualitative content analysis. Study population was nurses working at hospitals of Arak University of Medical Sciences. Participants were selected using purposive sampling. Data was gathered through individualized semi-structured interviews. 16 novice and 4 experienced nurses participated in the study. Data was analyzed through latent content analysis. 3 themes and 8 subthemes emerged through data analysis including; educational challenges [theoratical education challenges, clinical education challenges and education-clinic gap], educators' characteristics [educators' knowledge and skill, challenges in educators' communication skills], students' conditions [students' motivation and interest, students' clinical experience during education, students' economical situation]. Professional preparation is a challenging subject. In this study participants believed that the challenges in theory and clinical education, educators' characteristics and nursing students' conditions can affect nursing students` preparation as novice nurses. Regarding the results it seems proper planning is needed to solve the mentioned problems in order to develop proper competencies and skills needed for nursing students to act as a reliable novice nurse

Comparison effect of drug therapy and drug-cognitive therapy on decreasing depression in women with breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of all cancer in women. In this study form various methods for treatment of depression due cancer. This study conducted for comparison drug therapy and drug-cognitive therapy on decreasing depression, effect of drug and cognitive theray on decreasing depression. This is a clinical trial study. Form patient refered to oncology clinic and ward of vali-e-Asr hospital 78 women were selected by simple sampling. Based on Beck depression test, 42 of them had depression. They randomly divided to case and control groups. Both groups received antideresant drug as usual. But case group had also cognitive- drug therapy. Afrer 6 Month treatment both group were tested again for depression. Data was analyzed by spss using independent and paired t tests. The mean depression score hadnot signigiant difference between case and control grops beor and after treatment. The mean depression score in control group had no significant deference before and after treatment the mean depression score in the case group was significantly different after treatment [p < 0.05]. The mean score of depression in control group was more than case group after treatment. In the present study cognitive therapy cause a significant decrease in depression score of case group