vahideh poyesh
@irshums.ac.ir
Department of Nursing
Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences
RESEARCH INTERESTS
education
Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
Sara Amaniyan, Vahideh Pouyesh, Yousef Bashiri, Sherrill Snelgrove, and Mojtaba Vaismoradi
SAGE Publications
Developing skills and knowledge in nursing education remains a considerable challenge. Nurse instructors need to be aware of students’ learning styles so as to meet students’ individual learning preferences and optimize knowledge and understanding. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the conceptual map and the traditional lecture methods on students’ learning based on the VARK learning styles model. In this randomized controlled trial, 160 students from nursing, nurse anesthetics, and midwifery disciplines with four different learning styles of visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic were selected using the convenience sampling method. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (conceptual map method) or control (traditional lecture method) groups. A medical-surgical nursing course was taught to the students in both groups over 6 weeks. Data collection tools consisted of the VARK questionnaire and pre- and postassessments. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics via the SPSS software. Teaching using the conceptual map method had different effects on the students’ learning outcomes based on their learning styles. The conceptual map method had a statistically significant impact on the students’ learning in the intervention group compared with the control group in the students with a visual learning style ( p = .036). No statistically significant differences were reported between the groups in other three learning styles. Nurse instructors should assess students’ learning styles based on the VARK model before the application of a particular teaching method to improve the quality of nursing education and facilitate deeper learning.
Vahideh Pouyesh, Sara Amaniyan, Mahsa Haji Mohammad Hoseini, Yousef Bashiri, Christina Sieloff, Pauline Griffiths, and Mojtaba Vaismoradi
Wiley
BACKGROUND
According to Florence Nightingale's hypothesis, the environment can play a central role in the healing of the patient's body and mind. The nurse should, therefore, strive to provide a healing and stress-reducing environment for patients about to undergo invasive procedures.
AIMS
This study aimed to investigate the effects of environmental factors on anxiety as experienced by patients in waiting rooms prior to coronary angiography.
METHODS
In this randomized controlled trial, 200 patients undergoing coronary angiography in an urban area of Iran were assigned randomly to the following intervention groups: (1) nature sounds; (2) nature sounds and daylight; (3) nature sounds, daylight, and colour enhancements; and (4) control. Portable monitors were used to measure the patients' physiological indices upon admission and 30 and 60 minutes thereafter.
RESULTS
Patients who experienced environmental affecting interventions had significantly lower physiological indices of anxiety than the control group (P < 0.001). Some significance was demonstrated between the three interventions groups, with patients in the intervention group that experienced maximum environmental interventions demonstrating the most overall reduction in anxiety indices.
CONCLUSION
Environmental factors were shown to have a positive effect on the indices of anxiety experienced by patients waiting for the procedure of coronary angiography; this is therefore an area of study and practice worthy of further development.
Maryam Koochakzai, Abdulbaset Maleknejad, and Vahideh Poyesh
OMICS Publishing Group
Medical errors area significant challenge in the health systems of world, especially in developing countries. Medical errors are actions or decisions that are not compatible with the health care standards. Medical errors are divided into 4 categories: Carelessness, Negligence, Lack of Skill, and Non-Compliance with Governmental Regulations. Medication errors are one of the serious challenges facing the health system. Their correct definitions and correct categorization can help to create a proper understanding of the health system which, despite its high level of awareness, can be a serious problem to reduce the rate of medical errors and reduces mortality as a result of these medication errors.
Vahideh Poyesh, Sara Amanian, Mohammad Jahangiri, and Mehran Hesaraki
Diva Enterprises Private Limited
Hosien Shahdadi, Sara Sheikh, Nezar Ghanbarzehi, and Vahideh Poyesh
OMICS Publishing Group
Background: Fatigue is now an important priority in order to minimize, reduce mortality rate, shorten the length of stay in hospitals, and dramatically decrease the medical expenses in hemodialysis patients.Method: This review aimed to determine the incidence of fatigue in hemodialysis patients in Iran. The studies conducted from 1997 to 2016 were reviewed and analyzed by the keywords namely fatigue, hemodialysis patient’s and systematic review in Pub Med, Science Direct, Scopus, and Google Scholar, Iran medex, SID, and Magiran databases.Result: The results indicated the prevalence of fatigue is different from 47 to 97.7 % considering the important role of nurses, it is essential to train nurses concerning fatigue in order to enhance their knowledge and practice about specific symptoms of fatigue in hemodialysis patients.
Forough Forghani, Vahideh Poyesh, Sudabeh Ahmadidaehsima, and Zahra Sepehri
Diva Enterprises Private Limited