Tahereh Tovfighiyan; Saeed Shojaee; Seyyedeh Fatemeh Rahnamaye Rahsepar
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 791-800
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Background: Implementation of internal assessment provides Opportunity to identify strengths, challenges, and encourages the authorities to resolve problems and provide appropriate raining to improve or upgrade the quality of education, research and management .Therefore, Nursing Department of Sabzevar ...
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Background: Implementation of internal assessment provides Opportunity to identify strengths, challenges, and encourages the authorities to resolve problems and provide appropriate raining to improve or upgrade the quality of education, research and management .Therefore, Nursing Department of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, conducted internal evaluations.
Materials and Methods: This study was descriptive and analytical cross- sectional research. The study population included all members of the internal evaluation committee, faculty, administrator groups, students, graduates, interns, and nursing supervisor at University Medical Sabzevar comprised 87-88 school year. Students and interns were selected by simple random sampling method. evaluation committee members, faculty , administrator group and supervisors were selected through census sampling method. The ten factor that were evaluated included mission and objectives, management and organizational structure, faculty, students, teaching and learning process, training and curriculum, teaching and research facilities, graduates and interns. Data were collected by questionnaire, interview and questionnaire. After the completion and collection of information, all data were analyzed using SPSS version 15 and descriptive and analytical statistics methods. values were interpreted, lower than %50 undesirable, between %50-%74.9 partially desirable and higher than %75 desirable.
Results: The results showed that from the 10 factors examined, Department of Nursing achieved a total score of 80/55 (79/2 percent) . According to the ranking criteria, the internal evaluation is relatively favorable within the Department of Nursing.
Conclusion: Although the result of internal assessment nurse was desirable, But it still appeals more and Necessary changes and Implementation of the strategy for improving the quality of internal evaluation in the Department is required.
Abbas Heidari; Tahereh Tofighian; Ali Rabbanizadeh; MohmmadReza Shegarf Nakhaee; Mohsen Koushan; Kazem Maskani
Volume 15, Issue 2 , July and August 2008, , Pages 123-128
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Background and purpose: Research findings suggest a day-to-day increase in the rate of suicide particularly among the youth. Recognizing the risk factors and taking measures to control them seem essential and this study was conducted to this purpose among patients admitted to Sabzevar Hospital who attempted ...
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Background and purpose: Research findings suggest a day-to-day increase in the rate of suicide particularly among the youth. Recognizing the risk factors and taking measures to control them seem essential and this study was conducted to this purpose among patients admitted to Sabzevar Hospital who attempted to commit suicide. Methods and materials: The study is a deh1ive study and the study population was cases of suicide at Vase'ee Emergency clinic in Sabzevar Iran from which 106 cases were selected through convenient non-probability sampling. Clinical interviews were done by a psychiatrist; interviews were conducted with other family members of the cases in order to shape a clear picture of cases' personal social and economic characteristics. Throughout the interviews a checklist of intended variables was filled out. The study data were analyzed using Chi-square in SPSS. Results: In the present study 106 cases (49.1% male and 50.9% female) with a mean age of 24.88.4 years were studied. The prevalence of suicide risk factors were 63.2% singleness mental disorders (41.5%) with depression being the most prevalent (28.3%) conjugal conflicts (15%) drug-dependence (14.2%) family problems (12.3%) physical disorders (8.5%) unemployment (6.6%) stressful events such as loss of a close relative (6.86%) educational problems (3.8%) and divorce (2.8%). Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study the risk factors contributing to suicide in Sabzevar Iran may include adolescence and beginning of adulthood mental disorders conjugal conflicts family problems unemployment educational failure marital disagreement having lost a close kinsman and disappointment.