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IntroductionCurrently, needlestick injuries (NSIs) are one of the most important occupational hazards among healthcare workers (HCWs) globally. According to WHO, more than two million occupational exposures to sharp injuries occur among 35 million HCWs annually [1].NSIs increase the risk of over 20 types of infectious diseases among HCWs, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV [2]. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) reports, there are more than 385,000 and 1,000,000 NSIs cases annually among hospital HCWs in the United States and Europe, respectively [3,4]. WHO statistics also show that NSIs cause 16,000, 66,000, and 1,000 cases of HCV, HBV, and HIV per year among HCWs, respectively [5]. The prevalence of various infectious diseases due to NSIs among HCWs is not a single and integrated phenomenon, rather is affected by several factors, such as vaccination rates among HCWs, access to appropriate worker protection

Objectives Despite the high prevalence of coronavirus and various treatment approaches, including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), there is still no definitive treatment for coronavirus. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of CAM interventions on COVID-19 patients. Content Four databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE) were searched from the inception of databases until July 16, 2020. Keywords included complementary and alternative medicine therapies and Coronavirus. Summary and Outlook Of the 1,137 studies searched, 14 studies performed on 972 COVID-19 patients entered the systematic review final stage. The results showed that different CAM interventions (acupuncture, Traditional Chinese medicine [TCM], relaxation, Qigong) significantly improved various psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, negative emotions, quality of life) and physical symptoms (inflammatory factors, physical activity, chest pain, and respiratory function) in COVID-19 patients. The results showed that various CAM interventions have a positive effect on improving the various dimensions of coronavirus disease but since there are few studies in this regard, further studies using different CAM approaches are recommended.

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Introduction: Death anxiety (DA) is one of the stresses experienced by intensive care unit (ICU) nurses on a daily basis. Failure to pay attention to DA causes psychological problems and job dissatisfaction for nurses and failure to receive proper and adequate care for patients. Aim of the study: To determine the effect of guided imagery (GI) on DA among ICU nurses. Material and methods: This quasi-experimental (pre-test-post-test) study was conducted on 50 ICU nurses in one educational hospital of Zabol University of Medical Sciences in south east Iran from 10 January to 10 June 2020. The participants were selected using the convenience sampling method then divided into two groups, intervention (n = 25) and control (n = 25). In the intervention group, participants received GI using theory education by lecture, pamphlet, booklet, and practice. In the control group participants received no specific intervention. In both groups DA was assessed by the researcher using the Templer DA scale at the start of study, and one month after intervention. SPSS ver. 23 was used for data analysis. Results: The results showed in the intervention group after one months of GI mean score of DA significantly decreased from 53.28 to 43.48 (p = 0.01). In the control group there was no significant difference before and after intervention (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Based on the results of the present study GI can be used as an effective method to decrease the DA and improve the mental health of nurses in ICU.