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Documentation is one of the most important nursing functions that one third of their time are spent for them. Since documentation is recording all of cares delivered to patient, the result of the care and patient response to treatment, and all that has been done does show in documentation. The present research is the semi-experimental study with purpose of determining effect of continuing education on quality of nursing records. The samples consist of nursing personnels of medical-surgical units that responsible for documenting of nursing records Gorgan teaching hospital. Prior to and after education, the content and structure of records were evaluated, scored and mean of scores were comparated by a check-list analysis of findings indicated significant differences between mean of scores prior to and after education (P<0.001). The results showed that we can use continual education for promotion of nursing record quality.

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The present research is a descriptive and analytical study, which is done in order to investigate the reasons of failure in exclusive breast-feeding in Gorgan. 322 women with children between six to 12 months who referred to health center in Gorgan were chosen as convenience sampling. The instruments for collecting information were some questionnaires included open-ended or closed questions, which was related to individual, social and familial characteristics of parents and children. The findings showed that only 44.4% had exclusive breast-feeding. The most current additional liquid in 59.9% was Glucose water. The most important reason for beginning the additional nutrition was colic which most of the time was advised by grandmother (32.6%). Chi-square has shown maternal age, mother’s conception of her ability in breast feeding, feeling that she would not have enough milk to adequately nourish her baby child, acute diseases, the low birth weight and among the reason for failure to have exclusive breast feeding (P<0.05).