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Fereshteh Aein, Fatemeh Alhani, Monireh Anoosheh,
Volume 9, Issue 3 (1-2010)
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Introduction: Most studies concerning clinical education of nursing students have been performed qualita-tively. This study was performed to more deeply investigate the students’ education at nursing clerkship and explore the experiences of nursing students, instructors, and hospital administrators from the clinical educa-tion of nursing students. Methods: In a qualitative study a semi-structured interview was done with 8 nursing students at the end of clerkship, four nurses working as ward administrators, an education supervisor, and two supervising instructors. Qualitative content analysis was employed for analyzing the data. Results: Six central variables were realized (emerged) including lack of readiness for entering into clinical learning environment, undesirability of student assessment process, lack of advantageous relationship between the nursing school and the hospital, ideal planning for clerkship shifts, deficiency in clinical educa-tion, and the effects of clerkship on hospital and patients' affairs. Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, it is necessary for the nursing administrators to place more effort to resolve the present problems specially the relationship between the nursing school and the hospital, and to renovate hospital into a favorable learning space to meet educational goals of nursing clerkship
Zahra Karimian, Zahra Sabbaghian, Bahram Saleh Sedghpour, Farhad Lotfi,
Volume 11, Issue 7 (2-2012)
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Introduction: Universities are the most important setting for science production and organizing academic research is one of the most effective strategies in society development. The main idea of this study was identifying the internal barriers to academic research from viewpoint of faculties in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Main question was which obstacles affect research activity from faculties' point of view. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2008. Through stratified random sampling in eight college and research centers, 227 faculty members were selected, all responded to the survey. Researcher-made research tool was designed in six areas including finance, facilities, professional, research competency, individual & organization-management obstacles in the four-item Likert scale. Data analysis was done by t test, MANOVA, ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test. Results: Barrier scores were significantly higher than the average (62.5). All obstacles were proved from faculties point of view (P<0.01). Financial barriers had the most average (86.216.5) and scientific barriers had the lowest average (79.119.1). Mean of facilities, professional, individual barriers, and organization-management obstacles were 80.218.2, 82.319.2, 81.518.6, 82.618.2 respectivly. However, faculties attitude about obstacles was not correlated with their research activities rate (P>0.05). In addition, a significant difference was observed among faculties' view and sex, scientific degree, discipline & having management responsibility (P<0.05), but this relationship was not observed about experience years (P>0.05). Conclusion: Different barriers affect research activities based on faculties' point of view. Reviewing the approval process for research projects, empowerment of human resources, attention to research utility, designing of communication and information system can also be effective in solving problems and barriers to research
Mahdye Zangiabadizade,
Volume 12, Issue 8 (11-2012)
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Introduction: Breast self-examination is the only way in access for early diagnosis and control of breast cancer in its primary levels although most women do not perform this examination regularly. This study was performed To compare The effect of education by peers tot hat of health care personnel on knowledge and obstacles of performing breast self-examination among undergraduate students. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 112 students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences were selected randomly and allocated in to two groups. A pre-test and two post-tests were taken from them. Data gathering tool was a questionnaire made by researcher including general information and demographic data of modules under investigation, know ledge assessment test, and the test of obstacles to perform breast self-examination. Two to three subjects were selected as peer instructors in peer education group andthenTrained. Students of two groups were educated by peers and personnel of health group independently. The first post-test was held after the sessions were held and the second was held after 6 weeks. Data was analyzed using statistical tests of chi2, paired-test, independent t-test, and Repeated Measures ANOVA. Results: The mean scores of breast self-examinations knowledge immediately after education in peer education group was 18/05±1/25 and in personnel of health group was 16/9± 2/1. There was a significant difference between two groups (P=0.002, t=3.27). The mean scores of breast self-examinations knowledge six months after education in peer education group was 16/6±1/75 and in personnel of health group was 16/9±2/1. There was a significant difference between two groups (p=./0004,t=2/90). The mean scores for alterations in anxiety, mentality, and knowledgeable factors in peer education group were higher Than that of health care personnel group, immediately after education. This significant difference was also applicable about knowledge. Conclusion: Since the efficacy of training breast self-examination by peers is higher than the education by health care personnel, it is recommended to employ this educational method more Than before especially in youth Trainings.
Mohammad Zare, Rahele Sarikhani,
Volume 15, Issue 0 (11-2015)
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Introduction: Recent advances in information and communication technology and wireless technologies, have transformed e-learning into mobile learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate human, pedagogical, management and leadership, technological, economic and attitudinal factors as obstacles to implementation of mobile learning in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This study was an applied descriptive-survey. The study population included all faculty members (n=300) of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 2015, of whom 130 were selected through random sampling and Morgan table. Data collection tool was a researcher-made obstacles to implementation of mobile learning in medical education questionnaire whose face validity was confirmed by ICT experts and its reliability was verified by Cronbach’s alpha which was 0.83. The collected data were analyzed using one sample t-test. Results: Findings showed that all of the six factors namely human (19.13±0.31) out of 25 points, pedagogical (15.86±0.20) and leadership and management (15.85±0.43) out of 20 points, technological (18.84±0.67) out of 25 points, economic (12.77±0.28) and attitudinal (12.51±0.46) out of 15 points were considered the obstacles to implementation of mobile learning in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences (p=0.001). Conclusion: Results indicated that in order to establish mobile learning in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, the obstacles including human, pedagogical, management and leadership, technological, economic and attitudinal factors should be removed.

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