BACKGROUND: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, the number of patients admitted to hospitals and the workload of nurses has increased. High workload can reduce efficiency and quality of life. In the meantime the percived social support may had a moderating role. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of workload and perceived social support on quality of life in nurses who work in COVID-19 inpatient wards. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study. 336 nurses who worked in inpatient wards with COVID-19 patients were randomly selected and studied. NASA-TLX Workload Questionnaire, WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire and Multidimensional Social Support Perception Scale were used to data collection. Structural equation modelling in PLS software was used to modelling. RESULTS: The results showed that the average score of workload, perceived social support and quality of life were 80.87±20.17, 56.23±11.46 and 55.87±13.74, respectively. A significant inverse relationship was observed between workload and quality of life (P <  0.05). Also, perceived social support had a moderator effect on relationship between workload and quality of life (P <  0.05). CONCLUSIONS: High workload can upset the balance between work and life that leads to decrease the quality of life. Perceived social support as a moderator can reduce the negative impact of workload on quality of life. In the COVID-19 pandemic where nurses’ workload have increased, by increasing the perceived social support can manage the negative effect of workload.

Vocal-electronic systems help to improve quality of nursing documentation, suggesting this aspect may be essential to implementing a successful system in local settings.

Background: Spirituality is an important dimension of human existence with a crucial role in health promotion. This study aimed to investigate nurses' attitudes towards spiritual care and its practice. Methods:It was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The relevant data were collected by Nursing Spiritual Care Perspective Scale (NSCPS). In this study, 166 nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences were selected by proportional stratified randomized sampling method. The obtained data were analysed by descriptive statistics, including frequency, mean, and standard deviation, using SPSS V. 16. Results:The Mean±SD score of nurses' attitudes towards spiritual practice was 3.67±0.51. The mean score of responses to 9 out of 11 items was above 3 indicating high range of attitude toward providing spiritual care. The Mean±SD score of nurses' spiritual practice was 1.93±0.48. The mean score of the responses to 3 out of 12 items was above 2 indicating the nurses' weak ability to provide spiritual care. Conclusion:Despite nurses' positive attitudes towards providing spiritual care, they have provided insufficient spiritual care interventions. Thus, appropriate approach for teaching spiritual merits and increasing nurses' abilities for providing spiritual care seems necessary.

Background & Aims: The level of tension and stress is comparatively higher in psychiatric units due to the nature of the disorders and conditions of the patients under treatment, which could threaten various aspects of the general health of psychiatric nurses. Furthermore, this issue could adversely affect the quality of work life in nurses. The present study aimed to investigate the association between the quality of work life and general health of the nurses in the psychiatric wards of the teaching hospitals affiliated to the medical universities in Tehran, Iran. Materials & Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 200 nurses engaged in the psychiatric wards of the teaching hospitals affiliated to the medical universities in Tehran. The participants were selected via stratified random sampling. Data were collected using the quality of work life questionnaire and general health questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 20 using descriptive and inferential statistics, including Pearson's correlation-coefficient, independent t-test, and the analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: The mean scores of the quality of work life and general health of the nurses were moderate and favorable, respectively. Significant inverse correlations were observed between the quality of work life and general health in the dimensions of anxiety and sleep disorders (P=0.026) and depressive symptoms (P=0.041), so that the increased quality of work life could reduce the scores of these dimensions of general health. Conclusion: According to the results, the quality of work life could affect the general health of psychiatric nurses in terms of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and sleep disorders. Therefore, the adoption of effective policies to improve the quality of work life could positively influence the general health of the nurses employed in psychiatric wards.

This study explored the views of an international sample of registered nurses and midwives working in health and social care concerning socially assistive robots (SARs), and the relationship between dimensions of culture and rejection of the idea that SARs had benefits in these settings.

Background: Although spirituality is among the important dimensions of human's existence and a lot of emphasis has been given to its role in promoting the level of health, the nursing care has been always focused on the physical dimension of the patients and little attention is being given to the spiritual needs. Objective: the aim of this study is examining the attitude and performance of Spiritual Care among nurses working in Iran University of Medical sciences Hospitals. Design: This was a cross-sectional study. Data gathering was done by using Nursing Spiritual Care Perspective Scale (NSCPS) questionnaires. One hundred and sixty six nurses participated in this study. Results: The total mean of the nurses' attitude toward spiritual care (3.67±0.51) indicated the nurses' positive attitude toward spiritual care. The nurses' practices regarding spiritual interventions indicated that they tend to do half of the spiritual interventions. Conclusion: Appropriate educational methods must be used for teaching spiritual merits and increasing the nurses' competency in confronting with spiritual needs and offering spiritual care.

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Background: Adequate sleep is essential for proper physical and mental functioning. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the psychological capital and sleep quality of nurses working in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study conducted in 2021. Participants were 200 ICU nurses selected from hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences using a proportionate stratified sampling method. Data were collected by McGee’s Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and were analyzed using Pearson correlation test in SPSS v.16. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: There was a significant negative relationship between PCQ subscales and the components of PSQI (P<0.05). The nurses’ psychological capital had a significant negative relationship with their working hours (P<0.001), work experience (P=0.04) and work experience in ICUs (P=0.03). Moreover, their sleep quality had a significant relationship with their shiftwork status (P<0.001) and work experience (P=0.04). Conclusion: Improved sleep quality is associated with increased psychological capital and its components in ICU nurses. Therefore, it is necessary for these nurses to have adequate and quality sleep for proper performance and success at workplace.