title: Clinical nurses' perceptions of the opportunities for using complementary therapies in Iranian clinical settings: A qualitative study.
abstract: Nurses need to use complementary therapies in their clinical practice in order to fulfill community's needs. There are potential opportunities for using complementary therapies in different clinical settings. This study was done to explore nurses' perceptions of these opportunities in Iranian clinical settings. In this qualitative study, sampling was done purposively and ended after reaching data saturation. Semi-structured interviews were done with fifteen nurses. The data were analyzed via the conventional content analysis approach. The participants' perceptions fell into three main categories of 'consumer demand', 'environmental potentials', and 'optimal official regulations' from which, the main theme of 'A potentially-supportive environment' was abstracted. The context of Iranian clinical settings is appropriate for using complementary therapies in nursing practice. A potentially-supportive environment automatically directs nurses towards using such therapies. These findings can be used by nursing managers to integrate complementary therapies into nursing practice.
authors: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR, Iran. Electronic address: z.tagharrobi@modares.ac.ir.
authors: Zahra
authors: Z
authors: Tagharrobi
authors: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR, Iran. Electronic address: kerman_s@modares.ac.ir.
authors: Sima
authors: S
authors: Mohammadkhan Kermanshahi
authors: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IR, Iran. Electronic address: mohamade@modares.ac.ir.
authors: Eesa
authors: E
authors: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine; D007492:Iran; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D057240:Patient Preference; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics
keywords: Complementary therapies; Contextual conditions; Iran; Nursing; Qualitative research