27
JUL
2023

Nurses’ resilience and self-care in the era of the covid-19 pandemic: a pilot study

SUMMARY Introduction: During the crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic, frontline health personnel was faced with unprecedented working conditions. The need to adapt to rapidly changing healthcare protocols and changes in the workplace compromised the mental resilience of healthcare...
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09
AUG
2021

Factors affecting the quality of life of drug dependent people under methadone maintenance treatment

ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment approaches for drug addiction are classified into several general types: psychosocial interventions as a part of drug-free programs, opioid maintenance treatment programs and detoxification programs. Μethadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is one of...
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28
MAY
2020

The impact of emotional labor and workaholism in health care professionals’ secondary traumatic stress

ABSTRACT Introduction: Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) of healthcare professionals (HP) is a negative feeling driven by fear, “suffering” and work related trauma that can be direct (primary) trauma or occurs after the secondary exposure to people who have experienced extremely...
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19
MAR
2019

Medication administration prior to cardiac arrest and during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a comparative study on the knowledge of cardiology residents and nursing personnel working in anesthetics department, cardiology ward, coronary care unit and emergency department

ABSTRACT Introduction: Τhere is increased interest of the scientific community in assessing the level of knowledge on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) among health care professionals, mainly due to the high prevalence of cardiac arrest (CA). Research data demonstrate the...
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04
MAY
2017

Coping strategies used by nurses before, during and after work to deal with work stress: a literature review

ABSTRACT The nursing profession is characterized by high levels of work stress and serious associated health problems. The aim of the present study was to explore the strategies nurses employ before, during and after work to cope with every day work stress. The literature review...
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