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An increasing number of universities around the world have postponed or canceled their teaching activities due to growing concerns about the Covid 19 epidemic. Preventive measures following the Covid Crisis 19 endanger the mental health and psychosocial function of individuals. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coping strategies and psychological well-being and students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences during the Covid 19 pandemic.

This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 126 students in 1399-1400 through available and online sampling. Data collection tools were demographic information questionnaire, Reef Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Blinges-Whames coping styles. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 24), descriptive tests, independent t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson and linear regression.

The mean score of psychological well-being of the students participating in the study was 78/5± 81/67   &4/79% had high psychological well-being. The mean score of problem-oriented coping strategies of the students participating in the study was 04/3± 55/15and emotion-oriented strategies were 91/5± 43/18.There was no significant relationship between the mean total score of coping strategies and psychological well-being (0/05<p).The results of the study showed that students with older age, higher academic year and students with internship unit used more problem-oriented coping style in dealing with stress caused by Covid19.‌The results of regression analysis test showed that the variables of age, year and field of study among the predictor variables had significant predictive power for the emotion-oriented coping strategy variable.

Due to the crisis caused by covid19 and its impact on mental health, it is suggested that administrators and educational planners,‌by holding workshops and counseling sessions for students, promote problem-based coping strategies in students.

  Considering the importance and   necessity of  conducting valid exam to evaluate the practical skills of nursing  also advantages of the nursing  process  but no reviewing this process in clinical evaluation  this study has been done to investigate the feedback and performance of nursing students in the evaluation of Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) based on the nursing process in 2019.

 This study was conducted on 35 nursing students in their sixth  semester which were selected by consensus method in Neyshabour university of medical sciences.Design of the OSCE stations  was based on nursing processes. Data collection tools were a questionnaire of students’ feedback to the OSCE test and a researcher- made checklist for reviewing performance. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, T-test and Pearson correlation through SPSS.

% 68.6 of students received the overall score of the OSCE test at a good level. The lowest mean score (7.39 ± 3.41) was related to the nursing diagnosis station and the highest mean (19.21 ± 0.97) was related to the vital signs station. The minimum overall score of the test was 10.70 and the maximum total score was 17.75. . Most students (58.6%) find this test a useful practical experience , It is a good measuring clinical skills scale for 61.5%,   60% of students considered this a better diagnostic method to find out their weaknesses in clinical , 62.9% consider it an opportunity to learn more, 54.3% considered participating in this test as strengthening their self-confidence . While this test was a stressful experience for 77% of students

The findings of this study show the positive feedback of most students on this test and the importance of nursing processes in increasing the quality of nursing care. Therefore, it is recommended to use this method in evaluating the clinical skills of nursing students.

Attention to midwives and their physical and mental health is essential for increasing the quality of services and maintaining the work force. Occupational burnout is one of the factors affecting mental health and performance of individuals. The purpose of this study was to survey the occupational burnout in midwives and its relation with spiritual intelligence. This cross-sectional study was performed on all midwives working in hospitals and health centers in Sabzevar in 2017 by census method. Data collection tools included demographic questionnaire,Maslach burnout Inventory and King’s Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics, Pearson, Spearman correlation, Man-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis by SPSS(ver.17). The score of occupational burnout in midwives was 41,81±17,47 and spiritual intelligence was67.88±10.73. There was not a significant correlation between the occupational burnout and spiritual intelligence in midwives. There was a significant and direct correlation between the occupational burnout with age (p=0.02, r= 0.16) and work experience (p= 0.001, r=0.26). Also there was a significant and reverse correlation between the occupational burnout and income satisfaction (p=0.01,r=-0.19) and job satisfaction (r= -0.46, p0.001). Occupational burnout was higher in official midwives (p=0.01). The burnout of midwives was moderate and there was no significant relationship between burnout and spiritual intelligence. Considering the importance of midwifery in the field of health and improving the quality of clinical services, It seems necessary to adopt strategy for reduce occupational burnout such as; reducing work-related pressures and improving working conditions.