Hasan Khalili; Mostafa Rad; MohammadHasan Rakhshani
Volume 17, Issue 4 , January and February 2011, , Pages 287-293
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Background and Purpose: Clinical teaching is a vital element in Nursing and Midwifery education, and one of the best sources of clinical teacher evaluation is the students perceptions. This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of an effective clinical teacher from the perspective of ...
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Background and Purpose: Clinical teaching is a vital element in Nursing and Midwifery education, and one of the best sources of clinical teacher evaluation is the students perceptions. This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of an effective clinical teacher from the perspective of Nursing and Midwifery Students at Sabzevar University of medical Sciences. Methods and Materials: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at Sabzevar University of medical Sciences in 2007-2008, and involved 120 participants who were recruited by convenient sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for data collection, which contained questions on professional competency, communication with students, and personal characteristics. Items values ranged from zero to five. Frequency, mean and standard deviation, independent t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used for data analysis was done in SPSS 11.5 . Results: Mean score of professional competency was 4± 0.5; students perceptions of professional competency became more positive as their education approached higher semesters (r=0.22, p=0.016). Also, Mean score of professional competency was higher than the mean of communication with students (3.8±0.6), and personal characteristics (3.7±0.6). Concluson: Students experiencing clinical training considered professional competency, knowledge, and the capability of transferring it to them as more important than their ability to communicate.
Saeed Faghih; HamidReza Behnam Vashani; Hasan Khalili
Volume 15, Issue 3 , September and October 2008, , Pages 158-163
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Background and Purpose: One probable sources of error blood pressure measurement can be the cross-leg seating position but research findings in this regard are contradictory. Therefore the present study was designed to investigate the effect of crossing legs while measuring the blood pressure on the ...
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Background and Purpose: One probable sources of error blood pressure measurement can be the cross-leg seating position but research findings in this regard are contradictory. Therefore the present study was designed to investigate the effect of crossing legs while measuring the blood pressure on the reading of blood pressure in patients with hypertension. Methods and Materials: The quasi- experimental study involved 90 patients selected through purposive sampling from among the population of patients with primary hypertension admitted to Internal and Cardiac Clinics of Vase'ee Hospital in Sabzevar Iran. Patients blood pressure was measured according to a written protocol in three steps: first sitting with both feet straight on the floor then sitting with crossed legs and finally sitting with both feet straight on the floor (as in the first step). Conventional stethoscope and sphygmomanometer were used for measurements; t- test was used for data analysis in SPSS. Results: Crossing legs while measuring blood pressure increased systolic bp by 6.81 mmHg (from 144.43±21.782 to 156.24± 22.082) and diastolic bp by 3.12 mmHg (from 89.06± 13.610 to 92.18± 14.920). Mean systolic bp when the third step of the protocol was adopted reduced 9.59 mmHg (from 156± 22.082 to 146.66± 22.438) and diastolic bp reduced by 3.53 mmHg (from 92.18±14.920 to 88.64± 14.839). Conclusion: According to the findings blood pressure reading increases in patients with hypertension when they take a seated cross-leg position during bp measurement.