Razi Journal of Medical Sciences

  Background: The concept of lifestyle as an important variable has been found in texts of Nursing and has been closely associated with public health. So this study was performed to explanation of problems to promotion their life style & peresentation of practical solution .

  Methods: This is a descriptive and analytical study with Problem solving procedure . We studied 116 nurses who are working in public hospitals. Instruments for gathering information included demographic data, lifestyle & nurses problems questionnaire & analyzed by using SPSS software (16 ver) .

  Results: in total lifestyle of 9.5 % of nurses were in adverse condition, 52.6 % were in moderately good, 37.9 % were in good condition . Most undesirable behaviors was in the health responsibility dimension & the most desirable behavior was in smoking dimension. most nurses problems on promoting healthy lifestyle were related to executive& managerial scope "excessive working hours" with a score of 1.72, environmental equipmental scope ​​"inappropriate workplace conditions" with a score of 1.47 , in educational scope "Lack of access to educational counsel regarding personal health issues, " with an average of 1.37 & in individual & motivational scope " inadequate salary " with an average 1.77 .

  Conclusion: According to the most Identifed problems, the best solutions based on data , text study , the htinking of research team was presented . among of these solutions according to the rules " Training courses as workshop and seminar for nurses about the importance of promoting a healthy lifestyle" Was scored the highest. Though to cover the rest of the solutions, formation "the Promoting healthy lifestyle committee for nurses" was proposed .