Mahnoosh Amini; Aboulghassem Nouri; Hossein Samavatyan,
Volume 10, Issue 1 , May 2014, , Pages 109-117
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Introduction: Communication skills are of high importance nowadays. Due to their occupational position,nurses need appropriate and sufficient skills to communicate with their colleagues and patients in order toachieve peace and satisfaction. The present study aimed to determine the effect of communication ...
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Introduction: Communication skills are of high importance nowadays. Due to their occupational position,nurses need appropriate and sufficient skills to communicate with their colleagues and patients in order toachieve peace and satisfaction. The present study aimed to determine the effect of communication skillstraining on the overall amount of general health (and its dimensions) in nurses of Kashani Hospital,Isfahan, Iran.Methods: This was a quasi-experimental research in which the statistical sample included all the nursesemployed by Kashani Hospital in 2009 (158 male and female nurses in 12 wards). By applying the relativecategorical random sampling method, 20 participants were assigned to the experimental group and the rest(n = 20) were assigned to the control group. Eight sessions of communication skills training were held forthe experimental group. The standard General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used to measure andevaluate the general health in pre-intervention and post-intervention phases. To determine the reliability ofeach questionnaire, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was utilized which provided us with 0.78. Analysis ofthe data took place on two levels of descriptive statistics (average and standard deviation) and inferentialstatistics i.e. analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).Results: Communication skills training increased the general health by 73% and decreases depression,anxiety, and social and physical dysfunction by 75%, 72%, 72%, 34%, respectively (P < 0.01).Conclusion: Designing and applying standard communication skills training sessions, tied with the helpof specialized lecturers, will have a significant effect on human communication, relations, organizationalcitizenship behavior, and general health of the staff.
Zeinab Darami; Aboulghasem Nouri; Hossein Molavi
Volume 9, Issue 6 , March 2012, , Pages 908-918
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AbstractIntroduction: In today’s competitive world and tendency of organizations toward privatization, the roleof involvement and commitment of staff is more vital, and in health organizations, taking nurses intoaccount is of much higher importance. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the relationship ...
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AbstractIntroduction: In today’s competitive world and tendency of organizations toward privatization, the roleof involvement and commitment of staff is more vital, and in health organizations, taking nurses intoaccount is of much higher importance. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the relationship of perceivedorganizational support and corporate culture with organizational commitment among nurses employed inselected public and private hospitals in Isfahan, Iran.Methods: This was a comparative-correlational study. The study population composed of nursesemployed in public and private hospitals. The sample size was estimated to be 200 and subjects wereselected through simple random sampling method. The data collection tools were questionnaire of“perceived organizational support”, “corporate culture” and “organizational commitment”. The validity ofthe questionnaires were confirmed by psychology experts and professionals and their reliability werecalculated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and were obtained 0.91 for perceived organizational supportquestionnaire, 0.84 for corporate culture questionnaire and 0.75 for organizational commitment. The studywas conducted in four private and four public hospitals of Isfahan in 2010. Descriptive and referentialanalysis of the data was provided using SPSS software.Results: The findings indicated that there was a significant and positive relationship among perceivedorganizational support and corporate culture with most dimensions of commitment in both public and privatesectors (P < 0.05). In addition, the results showed that there was a significant difference among the perceivedorganizational support and all the dimensions of commitment between private and public sectors (P < 0.01).However, there was no significant difference regarding corporate culture of these two sectors.Conclusion: According to the findings, by increased perceived organizational support and corporate cultureand commitment in private sectors, it is expected that performance and quality of care will be improved
Azadeh Askari; Hamid Reza Oreyzi; Abolghasem Nouri
Volume 8, Issue 8 , January 2012, , Pages 1039-1050
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Introduction: Congruity of values in workplace has a determining effect on personal andorganizational outcomes. On the other hand, nurses provide invaluable services during the difficult times of sickness. The aim of this research was thus to investigate the relationship between personal and professional ...
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Introduction: Congruity of values in workplace has a determining effect on personal andorganizational outcomes. On the other hand, nurses provide invaluable services during the difficult times of sickness. The aim of this research was thus to investigate the relationship between personal and professional values among nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, stratified sampling was used to select 103 nurses who were working in hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences during 2010. Their values were investigated by valid and reliable Rokeach Value Survey (RVS) and the Nursing Professional Values Scale (Weis and Schank). The collected data was analyzed by SPSS16 .Results: Our findings revealed a significant relationship between personal and professional values (P < 0.05). In fact, nurses felt congruity in their important values such as inner harmony with security, loyalty with trust and security, or a world at peace with honesty. In addition, although some personal values like freedom, creativity, obedience, and amnesty were significantly different between men and women (P < 0.05), no significant differences in professional values were observed between the two sexes.Conclusion: Our results showed that a congruity between personal and professional values among nurses. It can be concluded that congruity between personal and professional values would lead to appropriate person-job and person-organization relations.
Fahimeh Zareieshamsabad; Aboulghasem Nouri; Hossein Molavi
Volume 7, Issue 2 , June 2010
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of proactive personality in entrepreneurial intentions and career success.Methods: This study was a descriptive-correlatal research. The statistical population of the study was all the personnel's Isfahan University of Medical Sciences ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of proactive personality in entrepreneurial intentions and career success.Methods: This study was a descriptive-correlatal research. The statistical population of the study was all the personnel's Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were been selected from which a sample of 308 employees randomly. The questionnaires of this research were Proactive Personality Scale (PPS), Shapero and Crant's Entrepreneurship Intentions Scale, Career Satisfaction's Scale and Jackson's Personality Research Form for assessing need for achievement. Data were analyzed by applying with SPSS and stepwise and hierarchical regressions.Results: Results showed that R-square was 0.24; it means that 24 percent of variances between control variables and entrepreneurial intentions are common, and when proactive personality are added to regression it increased to 0.3, thus the pure relationship between proactive personality and entrepreneurial intentions was 0.06 and it was significant (P < 0.0001). Also, the pure relationship between proactive personality and subjective career success was 0.02 and it was significant (P < 0.004), and the pure relationship between proactive personality and objective career success was approximately 0.01 and it was significant too (P < 0.028).Conclusion: This research shows that proactive personality has very important relationship with individual and environmental variables and though it could be helpful for performance and promotions of organizational goals.Keywords: Personality; Allied Health Personal; Universities.
