A Comparative Study on the Role and Position of Nursing in World Select Health Systems and Iran

Mofrad, Malahat Nikravan; Yazdani, Shahram; Ahmady, Soleiman; Tafreshi, Mansoureh Zagheri

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“…This group of challenges can be addressed by reviewing and reforming the process of hiring community health nurses and creating an organizational title for hiring community health nurses in schools, factories, prisons, and comprehensive health centers ( 1 ). In other words, this challenge can be overcome by shifting the health care delivery setting to the community, integrating nursing services into primary health care and focusing on health promotion and disease management ( 29 , 38 ). In addition, reviewing the educational needs of community health nursing graduates to provide ongoing responses to public health needs, especially plans to improve the skills and the abilities of nurses, is one of the effective solutions to this group of challenges ( 46 ).…”

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Community Health Nursing in Iran: A Review of Challenges and Solutions (An Integrative Review)

Hosseinnejad

Rassouli

Jahani

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Front. Public Health

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Background and ObjectiveIn recent decades, nursing has witnessed many changes in Iran. Despite the numerous advances in nursing, the health system faces many challenges in community health nursing. This study aims to review the challenges in community health nursing in Iran and provide an evidence-based solution as well.Materials and MethodsThis article is an integrated review of the literature regarding the challenges in community health nursing published between 2000 and 2021 in the databases Scopus, Medline, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Scientific Information Database (SID). After performing searches, 20 articles were selected and studied. Data analysis was done using Russell approach (2005).FindingsThe results of this study were summarized in 6 themes consisting of challenges in community health nursing education, practical challenges in community health nursing, policy-making challenges in community health nursing, management challenges in community health nursing, and infrastructural and cultural challenges. Solutions were also proposed to address each of the above issue.ConclusionsThe results of the study showed that diverse challenges exist in community health nursing in Iran, considering that community health nurses play an important role in providing primary health care and community-based care. In order to solve these challenges, the authors have some recommendations: modifying the structure of the health system with the aim of moving toward a community-oriented approach from a treatment-oriented one, developing laws to support community health nurses, creating an organizational chart for nurses at the community level, modifying nursing students' training through a community-based approach, and covering community-based services and care under insurance.

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Community Health Nursing in Iran: A Review of Challenges and Solutions (An Integrative Review)

Hosseinnejad

Rassouli

Jahani

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Currently, due to the shortage of nursing in Iran, most nurses provide services in hospitals. This is because most health officials and those involved in the Iranian health system prefer to employ nurses in the second level of prevention, i.e., clinical care in hospitals [ 34 , 35 ]. However, the contribution of nurses to public health and the primary level of prevention is gradually increasing.…”

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“…However, the contribution of nurses to public health and the primary level of prevention is gradually increasing. They are more involved in the education of community health workers in community health centers [ 34 , 35 , 36 ]. At the third level of prevention, Iranian nurses have recently been working in welfare centers, rehabilitation centers, palliative care centers, and home-care centers [ 34 , 35 ].…”

Section: Iranian Health Systemmentioning

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Insecure Employment Contracts during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Participation in Policy Making

Maleki

Mardani

Vaismoradi

2021

IJERPH

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Job security influences the ability of nurses to provide high-quality nursing care. The Iranian health system has always faced nursing shortages, and the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened this situation. Although nurses have been labelled ‘heroes’ across the globe, many of them have been hired using insecure employment contracts. This commentary aims to describe issues surrounding job contracts for Iranian nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses how the current situation can be improved. Iranian nurses are at the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 and need to receive better support in terms of job security and dignity. They should participate more in policymaking activities to improve their job condition and prevent the development and implementation of the short-term and insecure job contracts that lead to job insecurity.

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A Comparative Study on the Role and Position of Nursing in World Select Health Systems and Iran

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Community Health Nursing in Iran: A Review of Challenges and Solutions (An Integrative Review)

Community Health Nursing in Iran: A Review of Challenges and Solutions (An Integrative Review)

Insecure Employment Contracts during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Participation in Policy Making

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