Introduction Nowadays nursing has become one of the most significant roles in the healthcare system as Nursing is the glue that holds a patient’s journey to wellness together. Throughout the patient experience and wherever someone needs care, nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect the patient’s needs. Beyond the time-honored reputation for compassion and dedication, there is a highly specialized profession, which is constantly evolving to address the needs of society. Nurses are crucial to preserving public health not only for the most precise diagnoses but also for their dedication to continuing to educate the public about important health issues. Nurses evaluate patients in more ways than merely looking at test findings. Nurses employ their expertise to integrate objective data with the subjective experience of a patient’s biological, physical, and behavioral needs through analytical analysis. This guarantees that every patient, regardless of who they are or where they may be, receives the best care available.
Nursing in Iran
(History)
Nurses are considered the fundaments of the healthcare system in Iran and the largest workforce of international healthcare all around the world and their crucial influence on public health is undeniable. In Iran, the history of nursing goes back more than 200 years. Although the first nurses union was formed in Iran in 1990. Finally, after the legislation of the nursing system law in Iran, the Nursing Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 2004 and later became a member of ICN (International Council of Nurses). Based on the latest enumeration in 2018, the number of nurses actively working in hospitals and health departments was recorded for about 125369 nurses with different educational levels.
(Hierarchy)
Matron : These nurse leaders schedule staff, manage patient assignments, and track admissions and discharges. They are information and teaching resources for their departments, and they ensure that those departments run smoothly. They are also the supervisor of all nurses and midwives.
Supervisor: These nurses are in charge of supervising and controlling each section. They plan RN staffing schedules; coordinate treatment plans for patients; and assist, supervise, and coach members of the nursing staff as needed. For each working shift, one supervisor nurse is assigned.
Head nurse: These nurses are healthcare professionals who fulfill both nursing and managerial duties. Often, staff nurses who demonstrate experience and a high skill level earn a promotion to this more management-oriented position. Head nurses direct the nursing staff and serve as the primary point of communication between the nurses and the doctors, administration, and other professionals in their healthcare facility.
Staff: These nurses Provide professional nursing services and patient care in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. Follows established nursing process, including patient assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Ensures adherence to hospital or department and nursing procedures, standards, and practices.
Rotation: These nurses are in charge of receiving the patient’s information and delivering it to the doctor, helping the patient, and providing food and medicine to them.
Healthcare Assistant: Healthcare Assistant degree is awarded by hospitals and colleges to people who have completed 3 years of intensive courses in healthcare. their job is to assist nurses with tasks related to patients’ general well-being.
TOP ranked Faculties
- Isfahan University (Point: 65.15)
- Tehran University (Point: 62.59)
- Iran University (Point: 59.76)
- Mashhad University (Point: 56.82)
- Semnan University (Point: 55.18)
- Tabriz University (Point: 54.47)
- Rasht University (Point: 52.15)
- Shiraz University (Point: 51.86)
- Kermanshah University (Point: 51.71)
- Hamedan University (Point: 51.62)
- Ahvaz University (Point: 50.34)
Top Ranked Nursing Hospitals
- Razavi Hospital
- Gandhi Hotel Hospital
- Bahman Hospital
- Erfan Hospital
- Parsian Hospital
- Pars Hospital
- Tehran Hospital
- Erfan Niayesh Hospital
Top Ranked Nursing Departments
the Nursing Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Workshops provided by the Nursing Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran are consideredthe most professional workshops which also offer the most valid certificates. All participants willreceive a legal license, approved by the ministry of health, after the standard examinations. (Thecourses cover topics in different fields including CCU, ICU, CPR, Triage, EKG, etc.)
Iranian Nursing Association
In order to improve the quality and knowledge of Nursing, Public health, and care Iranian NursingAssociation offers a variety of technical workshops. During 29 years of brilliant educational historyas a licensed Institute approved by the ministry of health and in cooperation with medicaluniversities all around Iran, this organization has held a great number of workshops focused onshort-term medical skills and healthcare professional courses.