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Habib Allah Taban, Farzan Kianersi, Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Amrollah Ebrahimi, Maryam Avizhgan,
Volume 5, Issue 2 (Autumn 2005)
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Introduction: Evidences show that current educational programs do not correspond to after graduation needs of physicians and occasionally cause problems for both physicians and recipients of services. Current study has determined the opinion of interns about achieving minimum learning requirements in ophthalmology ward.
Methods: A descriptive study was done in the Medical School of Isfahan Medical University in 2004. All interns in ophthalmology ward (40), who were at least in their fourth month of internship period filled a valid and reliable questionnaire, composed of 15 questions. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics.
Result: The most learned skill, at the end of one month period, was physical examination (100%), and removing foreign bodies (92.5%). The least learned skill was estimation of visual field by methods of confrontation (12.5%) and using Schiotz tonometer (27.5%).
Conclusion: It seems that the interns were not able to acquire the minimum learning requirements in ophthalmology ward. It is recommended that educational objectives be revised, defined more accurately, and adjusted according to the needs of learners and society. Also, designing appropriate evaluation methods is suggested to assess interns’ acquired skills.
Behzad Shams, Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Amrollah Ebrahimi, Maryam Avizhgan, Aliasghar Gyahchin,
Volume 6, Issue 2 (Autumn 2006)
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Introduction: Medical students might face numerous problems during their educational period which makes them to seek proper ways for solving them. The aim of this study was to determine medical students’ viewpoints about the problems during their educational period and proper reference for solving them in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 400 medical students studying in 4 levels of basic sciences, introduction to clinical medicine, clerkship and internship, were selected randomly. The information was gathered through a researcher-made questionnaire including 16 questions about the problems of educational services, as well as psychological, personal, family, financial and welfare problems. The questionnaire also asked about the most appropriate reference for solving students’ problems. The data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics and Chi2.
Results: The frequency of psychological, financial-welfare, personal-family, and educational services problems were 43.7%, 30.8%, 30.2% and 29%, respectively. In educational services problems, the frequency of educational failure was 47.1% and of motivation decrease was 56.9%. Most students referred to personal experience for solving their problems. They also considered family as the most appropriate source for their financial-welfare and personal-family problems, and personal experience for their educational and psychological problems.
Conclusion: The problems are very common in the course of study and need an organized counselling system in which faculty members act as the core and there is constant interaction with families.
Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Masih Sabouri, Maryam Avizhgan, Amrollah Ebrahimi, Mohammadreza Zolfaghari,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (3-2008)
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Introduction: Resident as a capable educational resource can make use of every opportunity for training interns and students. The aim of this study was to determine the interns' viewpoints toward the stَAuts of their training by residents. Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study in educational hospitals of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 54 interns spending the last 6 months of their medical training were selected through simple random sampling. Data was gathered using a researcher-made questionnaire which was filled by interns in self-administered manner. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using frequency distribution, mean, and standard deviation. Results: Mean and standard deviation of interns' viewpoints toward the training by residents in areas of knowledge, practice, individual characteristics, the most useful educational field, the process of education, and educational capabilities and responsibilities were 58.2±10.9, 66±12.5, 50.7±13.3, 64±17, 45±14.8, and 56.8±13 out of 100, respectively. Based on 70.4 percent of interns, first year residents were more motivated for training. According to interns, clinic and emergency ward were more suitable environments for training by residents while residents spent a little time on training. Interns' work load and lack of purpose and planning in residents' training were among problems mentioned by interns. Conclusion: The scores that interns gave to the stَAuts of training by residents were in average level. The educational role of residents varies in different wards and shows that they can make better contributions to education. Holding workshops on teaching methods for residents and investigating the existing barriers for education are recommended.
Hossein Namdar, Azad Rahmani, Hossein Ebrahimi,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (3-2009)
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Introduction: The effects of teaching communication skills using a specific model on nursing students' skill in communicating with mental patients has less been a subject of investigation. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a communication skills' teaching model on nursing students' communicating with mental patients. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted as pretest-posttest design, on 49 senior nursing students in two groups of control (24 students) and experiment (25 students). After performing the pretest of communication skills, both groups spent 12 days of clinical education for communication skills. The experiment group was taught using the mentioned model and the students of control group had the traditional training. After finishing the educational course, students' progress in communication skills in the two groups was compared. An integrated checklist was used for gathering data. Students' skills in interviewing mental patients were observed and the results were analyzed by SPSS software using Wilcoxon and MannWittney tests. Results: Both methods of training improved students' communication skills with mental patients. Comparing the two methods, the mentioned training model showed a significantly higher level of improvement in nursing students' communication skills. Conclusion: In spite of the significant effect of the mentioned model on improving nursing students' communi-cation skills, due to the lack of enough evidence in this regard, conducting further studies in this area is recommended.
Guiti Atash Sokhan, Nahid Bolbol Haghighi, Hossein Bagheri, Hossein Ebrahimi,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (1-2011)
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Introduction: In order to have a precise judgment on performance, a variety of data resources are needed. In this regard, experts emphasize on employing different assessment groups for determining achievement of learning objectives by students. This study was performed to compare self, peer, and teacher evaluation in the process of midwifery students' clinical skills evaluation at delivery room of Fatemieh and Imam Hossein Hospitals affiliated to Shahrood University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional study, 85 senior midwifery students were selected and evaluated by 3 methods of self, peer, and clinical teacher evaluation. Their clinical competencies were assessed using a researcher made questionnaire including two parts of general and specific skills evaluation. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using one-way analysis of variance and Tukey.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and clinical teacher’s evaluation of general clinical skills were 4.21±0.46, 4.21±0.28, and 3.97±0.47, respectively. Considering specific clinical skills, the mean and standard deviation of self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and evaluation by clinical teachers were 3.91±0.54, 3.87±0.27, and 3.66±0.41, respectively. Analysis of variance revealed a significant difference among three methods of evaluation considering general and specific clinical skills.
Conclusion: With regard to scores dissimilarity in different assessment techniques, self-evaluation and peer evaluation could be considered as supplementary methods for other evaluation methods in the evaluation of students' clinical performance.
Fatemeh Shojaee, Abolhassan Rafiee, Nasrin Masoumi, Seyed Meysam Ebrahimi ,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (1-2011)
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Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Maryam Avizhgan, Amrollah Ebrahimi, Elham Esfandiari, Atoosa Esmaeili, Shahram Shayan, Vahid Ashourioun, Nikoo Yamani,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (Special Issue on Educational Development 2011)
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Introduction: Using multiple choice question tests, as an objective testing method, is the most common students evaluation procedure , and it is very important to design these tests properly.This study aimed to assess clerkship tests of general medicine courses in the training group of dermatology, psychiatry, gynecology, ophthalmology and neurology of medical college of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences both quantitatively and qualitatively. Methods: This descriptive cross- sectional study was done on the latest tests of clerkship courses of general medicine including dermatology, psychiatry, gynecology, ophthalmology, and neurology in 2008. The quantitative and qualitative indexes of 15 previously held tests were extracted by using valid and reliable checklists used for determining questions with inappropriate question discrimination index, difficulty coefficient, question with 3 choices of zero, reliability coefficient, question distribution based on the announced topics, the scope of questions based on the objectives, the question types based on taxonomy. Data were analyzed through SPSS software using descriptive statistics. Results: Among the quantitative indexes, mean of queations with inappopriate discrimination index was 24%, difficult questions 4.1%, and questions with 3 choices of zero was 12.9%. The average of questions distribution basedon the announced topics and the reliability coefficient were 98% and 77.92%, respectively. among the qualitative indexes, the highest relative frequency of questions were in the fild of signs and symptoms with 30.75 % and the first taxonomy with 59 %. Conclusion: Considering the importance of using standard questions (which are according to the rules for designing multiple choise question) for holding appropriate exams, continuous review of test questions and administering training courses on test questions designing , creating question banks and putting emphasis on preparing two dimensional tables for tests before giving exams are effective on improvement of the quality of the questions
Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Shahram Shayan, Hassan Hashemi, Parinaz Poursafa, Afshin Ebrahimi,
Volume 10, Issue 5 (Special Issue on Educational Development 2011)
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to use Classical Test Theory (CTT) software for qualitative and quantitative analysis of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) for Master students of health discipline.
Methods: This study was carried out on two groups each including 50 undergraduate students of public health, and two groups of 50 and 26 undergraduate students of occupational health. The final exams were done to determine academic achievement of students using MCQ during the years 2004 and 2005 in the department of environmental health, school of health in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The questions were analyzed by CTT software in two phases before and after quantative analysis.
Results: Having qualitative analysis performed, the questions set for the first stage exam were modified. At the following year, another group of students were examined using those modified questions of the first stage. Reliability coefficient for two exams of industrial solid wastes and health of water, before the quantitative analysis of the questions, were obtained 0.576, and 0.359, respectively. After quantitative analysis of these questions, the coefficients values improved to 0.671 and 0.694, respectively.
Conclusion: The method of question analysis in this study led to improving reliability coefficient in the second stage. This coefficient is still far away from desirable coefficient (reliability coefficient greater than 0.8). Therefore, these questions still need to be modified, and analyzed again using the CTT software.
Fatemeh Shojaee, Rafiee Abolhassan , Seyedmeysam Ebrahimi, Neda Ghadimi, Seyedeh Roya Mousavi,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (7-2011)
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Somayeh Ebrahimi Kooshkmahdi, Reza Assadi,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (5-2012)
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Introduction: One of the educational methods which can overcome time and distance limitations is electronic learning. Healthcare professionals, facing with such limitations, also need continuing education to keep their information up to date. This study was conducted to evaluate the utilization of electronic courses by the medical professionals in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and its relation with the courses’ characteristics. Methods: In this descriptive study, all medical professionals under coverage of Khorasan Razavi province continuing medical education (CME) program, were included. Records of participants in all (16) electronic CME courses during the first ten months of its establishment were extracted from CME information system. Data included the topics of presented courses in this time interval, the number of subscribers in each topic and each month, the number of individuals passed the course, the duration of each course, and the number of credit points for each course. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test. Results: The total number of participants was 824 (five percent of the total number of eligible professionals in the province). A total of 286 subjects (34.7%) achieved the acceptance grade in different courses. There was a significant relationship between the number of participants in a program and the course’s credit points (P=0.02, r=0.63) but no relationship was observed between the course’s points and the rate of participants’ achievement (P=0.48, r=0.067). In addition, the achievement rate in short term courses(less than 6 hours) was significantly more than long term courses (P<0.03, r=-0.70). Conclusion: Online CMEs are helpful but the prerequisite is an appropriate design, presentation of short term courses, and observation on content production. These courses should be accessible for learners and endow appropriate credit points to the learners to motivate learners to utilize these programs.
Morteza Karami, Mohammad Reza Ahanchian, Somayeh Ebrahimi Kooshk Mahdi,
Volume 12, Issue 5 (8-2012)
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Introduction: The rapid development of science and technology has endowed a fresh significance to continuing education as its necessity has become undeniable. Considering the significance of keeping physicians’ knowledge up-to-date and their limited free time to participate in their classes on the other hand, e-learning could be a useful option to train these people. The main objective of this study is to identify main factors which deter these physicians to participate in e-learning courses of continuing medical education in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed during summer 2011 in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Study population included 378 physicians subject to continuing medical education which were selected through stratified sampling method. Data gathering tool was a reliable and valid questionnaire made by researcher. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis.
Results: Considering the weighted mean achieved, contextual issues (2.71±.63) showed the highest and personal issues (2.15±.70) and attitudinal issues (1.98±.64)( out of 4) showed the lowest deterrence rate respectively. Personal concerns of individuals formerly participated in e-learning courses were lower than that of individuals who didn’t participate beforehand (p<0.01, F=6.51). The scores attributed to each of these three fields of personal, contextual, and attitudinal problems to attend e-learning courses were higher for men compared to woman (f=86.1, p<0.01).
Conclusion: Contextual problems were the most important deterring factor among community of continuing medical education to participate in e-learning courses.
Hossein Ebrahimi, Faezeh Mohammadi Hosseini, Mahdi Amirnia, Afra Mehraee, Vahedeh Jamali, Seyyed Ahmad Hejazi,
Volume 12, Issue 7 (10-2012)
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Introduction: The issue of continuing professional development is a necessity in the medical sciences. Also nursing staff need Continuing Education (CE) for their scientific and professional development. The aim of this study is to determine the factors influencing nurses’ participation in continuing educational programs.
Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted in year 2010 in Tabriz. A quota sample of 256 staff nurses were selected from nurses in hospitals of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Data was collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire, which focused on gathering participants’ viewpoints on the influence of four categories of factors (i.e., personal, organizational, professional, and program) on their participation in CE activities. Data were interpreted using frequency indices.
Results: 33.9 percent of nurses mentioned that professional factors are very important in their participation in programs. The most important professional factors were patients’ expectations from nurses and nurses’ tendencies to learn and increase their professional knowledge. Among organizational factors influencing on participation, 48.4 percent of nurses stressed that setting rotating shift work in the ward is the most important.
Conclusion: According to the important role of meeting patients expectations and professional development in participation of nurses in CE programs, nurse managers should support and facilitate the nurses’ participation in the programs and should play an effective role in nurses’ empowerment.
Hossein Karimi Mounaghi, Maryam Akbari Lakeh, Abbas Makarem, Habib Allah Esmaieli, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Ahmad Ashoori,
Volume 12, Issue 8 (11-2012)
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Introduction: Finding and applying all factors affecting the teachers’ ability, is the key to improving the quality of higher education. Recently, promotion of SQ has been introduced as a factor in improving the quality of performance in employees. Therefore, in order to investigate this issue more carefully, this study basically aimed to determine the relationship between SQ and teaching competency in Mashhad medical faculty members.
Methods: This research is a descriptive, cross-sectional study on 160 medical faculty members as subjects (32 basic science faculty members, 128 clinical science faculty members) using stratified random sampling in medical faculty. King’s SQ questionnaire and teaching competency self-assessment instrument of Alabama University were used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analytical tests such as spearman correlation, T student, two- way ANOVA, Mann-Withney, Kruskal-wallis, Friedman, and Chi-square.
Results: The mean score of SQ was 63.0±1.2, which was moderate the median score of teaching competency was 92.0 with the minimum score of 39.0 and maximum score of 112.0 There was a significant correlation (p<0.001) between SQ and teaching competency (rs=0.31).
Conclusion: Faculty members’ spiritual intelligence was assessed moderately. There is a positive relationship between spiritual intelligence and teaching competency more studies exploring the nature of this relationship are suggested. Also further studies are needed to be done on factors that affecting SQ and teaching competency.
Mahin Kamalifard, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizade-Charandabi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mamegani , Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Fatemeh Omidi,
Volume 12, Issue 9 (12-2012)
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Introduction: Adequate nutrition is an important part of a healthy pregnancy and nutrition education can play an important role in improving the health of the mother and her child. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of an educational package on nutritional knowledge, attitude, and behavior of pregnant women.
Methods: : In this quasi-experimental study, 88 women of 8-14 weeks of pregnancy referring to health centers in Karaj were selected through convenience sampling method and were randomly allocated to the experiment (n=44) and control (n=44 ) groups. The experiment group received nutrition education program including two 60-90 minute lecture sessions and an educational booklet and film. The control group received sexual education with similar method. Data were gathered using a self-made questionnaire including demographic characteristics, nutritional knowledge, attitude, and behavior (with 16,21,14,and 21 items, respectively) before and four weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed using chi-square test, paired-T-test, T-test, McNemar test and analysis of covariance and logistic regression.
Results: At baseline, there was no significant differences between the two groups in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics, and mean of nutritional knowledge, attitude and behavior scores (P<0.05). After the intervention, the mean scores were significantly higher in the experiment group than those in the control group in terms of the knowledge (63.5±13.5 vs. 35.7±12.8), attitude (74.8±7.8 vs. 65.2±8.3) and behavior (61.5±14.5 vs. 36.7±13.9) (p<0.001). Also, optimal food intake was significantly more frequent in the experiment group compared with the control group on meat (OR= 4.51, CI95% 1.56-13.00), bread and cereal (OR= 3.68, CI95% 1.32-10.25), and milk and dairy products (OR=3.38, CI95% 1.12-10.21).
Conclusion: Findings of the study indicate that the educational package was effective in promoting nutritional knowledge, attitude, and behavior of pregnant women. This intervention program is easy to implement. Therefore, it is recommended to implement it at health centers.
Hossein Namdar Areshtanab, Hossein Ebrahimi, Mohammadhassan Sahebihagh, Mohammad Arshadi Bostanabad,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (5-2013)
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Introduction: Nursing and midwifery students are exposed to high stress as they face multiple stressors in their educational and clinical experiences. This can threaten their mental health, which in turn, can affect their function. Considering the impact of mental health on individual performance, this study examined mental health and its relationship with academic achievement in students of Tabriz nursing-midwifery faculty.
Methods: In one descriptive-analytical study, a sample of 251 Nursing and Midwifery students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences was selected. Data were gathered by mental health questionnaire (GHQ-28). The mean scores of final term were regarded as academic achievement of students. The data were analyzed by SPSS- 11.5 using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (T-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation Coefficient).
Results: Results showed that mean mental health scores of students participating in the study was 25.7 ±11.02. Findings showed that the highest mean was related to social function (11.84±2.9) and lowest to depression (3.5±3.83). Also a significantly negative correlation between scores of mental health and academic achievement was observed (P≤0/00, r=-0/229).
Conclusion: According to the results, there was a significant relationship between mental health and academic achievement in students. It is necessary to conduct further studies about mental problems of students and activation of consultation centers.
Hossein Ebrahimipour, Ali Vafaee Najar, Seyede Elahe Hosseini, Hajar Haghighi, Saeed Mohammadpour, Payam Mahmoudian,
Volume 17, Issue 0 (4-2017)
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Introduction: IEQM Model is a tool for evaluating universities that provides regular, systematic and comprehensive review of university activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of education in the field of focus on workforce based on IEQM model in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 150 faculty members and employees of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Subjects were selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using Ministry of Health’s IEQM model 5-point Likert scale questionnaire whose validity and reliability were confirmed. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA and independent t-test at the significance level of 0.05.
Results: A total of 125 questionnaires were analyzed. The highest and lowest means scores were related to faculties of health and nursing respectively. The best and worst scores were related to the fields of working conditions (82.82±2.0) and employees’ empowerment (65.73±2.0). In general, the score of focus on workforce was 55% of the total points (85). The mean score of this field was not significantly related to education (p=0.5), gender (p=0.6) and the faculties under study (p=0.6).
Conclusion: The status of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in the field of focus on workforce was at an average level. Results indicated that the working condition was almost appropriate from the perspective of faculty members but employees’ empowerment in the faculties was a priority.
Abbasali Ebrahimian, Fatemeh Koohsarian, Nafiseh Rezvani,
Volume 18, Issue 0 (4-2018)
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Introduction: The operating room internship is associated with stress and anxiety and using simulations may reduce this anxiety. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of operating room simulation on students’ hidden anxiety during operating room internship.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research. All students of a class (n=17) were simple randomly assigned to a simulation and a control group. The students in the simulation group were trained by simulation method prior to the internship program. The control group received routine and traditional training. The students’ anxiety level was measured before the intervention, the first and the last day of the internship using Spielberger's hidden anxiety questionnaire. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U and Friedman tests at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: Mean anxiety scores (total=80) before the intervention, the first and the last day of internship were 43.7±75.64, 41.5±00.12, and 37.62±2.32 in the simulation group and 42.11±6.23, 40.88±6.8 and 42.55±5.07 in the control group, respectively. There was no significant difference between the two groups (P=0.321) in the anxiety scores before the intervention and the first day of internship, while a significant difference was found between the two groups in the anxiety scores on the last day of the internship program (P=0.021, t=-2/078).
Conclusion: Exposing the operating room students to a simulated environment before the internship cannot reduce their anxiety on the first day of internship, but it can lower their anxiety during the internship period and significantly reduce anxiety at the end of this period.
Hamidreza Khoshnezhad Ebrahimi, Atiyeh Bazargani, Majid Mirmohammadkhani, Shabahang Jafarnejad, Arash Tabraei, Elham Ziaeifar,
Volume 19, Issue 0 (4-2019)
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Letter to editor
Shabahang Jafarnejad, Hamidreza Khoshnezhad Ebrahimi, Seyedeh Mahsa Mahmoudinezhad Dezfouli, Somayeh Esmaeilian, Soroor Sohrabi,
Volume 20, Issue 0 (4-2020)
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Introduction: Simulation-based learning has been an effective and safe tool for learning and practicing skills. Therefore, this study was designed to explore the satisfaction of residents and nurses from workshops held by simulation in Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS) Children's Hospital in Tehran in the academic years 2019-2020.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 157 pediatric, emergency residents and nurses of Ali Asghar Hospital.Participants were selected through counting method. The instrument was a questionnaire designed by researchers that was used after validation and reliability. Statistical analysis of information was performed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Pediatric, emergency assistants and nurses experienced 90% and 95% satisfaction, respectively, in relation to various aspects of teacher satisfaction and performance from a total of seven workshops held. The number of female participants (83%) was higher than men. Besides, there was no significant relationship between demographic characteristics of individuals and their satisfaction (P=0/06).
Conclusion: On the other hand, the assistants and nurses were highly satisfied with the performance of the workshops and the content of the workshops and the performance of the instructors. Therefore, holding workshops through simulated training methods is recommended to enhance learning and improve the performance of assistants and nurses during the study.
Ayla Bahramian, Ramin Negahdari, Mahdi Abed Kahnamouei, Mohammad Esmaeil Ebrahimi, Katayoun Katebi, Kimia Golmohammadi, Fatemeh Dabaghi Tabriz,
Volume 21, Issue 0 (4-2021)
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Short communication
