The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading quickly. Despite scientists’ best efforts all over the world, there is not a vaccine or definite treatment for it and the novel coronavirus remains a threat to humanity with far-reaching, and in many cases, irredeemable consequences for the economic, political, social-psychological , and cultural aspects of humans’ lives.(1)The quick transmission and fatality of the disease, absence of herd immunity, lack of or inequitable distribution of resources, e.g. Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE), and the existing challenges in the implementation of social distancing result in a daily increase in the number of victims and, consequently, an ever-expanding workload in healthcare systems worldwide. Moreover, the increasing mortality and morbidity of COVID-19 and lack of hospital beds and ventilators have led to healthcare provider’s exhaustion and burnout.(1,2) Healthcare providers, especially nurses are the most vulnerable group in the face of the current disaster. Unfortunately, In the world, many front-line experts have lost their lives.(3)

When providing healthcare services, healthcare students face a variety of ethical issues and conflicts daily. Such characteristics as ethical sensitivity and emotional intelligence are influential in determining an individual’s performance and can prove useful in coping with challenges in life. Given the significance of these two variables in the career prospects and educational and professional lives of students, the present cross-sectional study with 486 students majoring in nursing, operating room, and anesthesia, aims to investigate the relationship between ethical sensitivity and emotional intelligence. Data were collected using demographics, ethical sensitivity, and emotional intelligence. The students’ ethical sensitivity level was high, while their emotional intelligence was average. Regression analysis revealed that students’ ethical sensitivity was related to their emotional intelligence and gender. There is also a significant correlation between ethical sensitivity and emotional intelligence on one hand and gender on the other: female students possess higher levels of ethical sensitivity, while male students have greater emotional intelligence. Students in nursing schools may benefit from greater insight into the concepts of ethical sensitivity and emotional intelligence and ways to enhance them. Keywords: ethical sensitivity, emotional intelligence, nursing students, operating room, anesthesia.

Background. Common mental and psychological disorders in people with diabetes include anxiety and depression, which strongly affect the lives of diabetic patients and management of this disease. Objectives. We aimed to evaluate whether spiritual education has any impact on depression and anxiety disorders and blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Material and methods. A randomized control trial was carried out on 146 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who referred to the diabetes outpatient services of the Imam Reza Clinic in Shiraz. Eligible patients were randomly assigned to the experimental group (73 subjects) and control group (73 subjects). The subjects in the experimental group were trained over four 45-minute sessions for two weeks, and they practiced daily for four months. The control group received routine clinical care. Anxiety and depression were measured by validated questionnaires. The HbA 1c index was also used to evaluate the control of blood sugar. Results. The results of the study showed a significant reduction in the mean of overt anxiety (p < 0.001) and covert anxiety (p < 0.001) in depression (p < 0.001) and hemoglobin HbA 1C (p < 0.001) in the experimental group during the study. There was no difference in the control group. Conclusions. Spiritual training for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus can lead to a reduction in anxiety and depression. Therefore, it is recommended that spiritual training should be used as an intervention to reduce anxiety and depression and control blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in addition to clinical interventions.