IRCT20250723066609N2 IRCT 2026-02-01 Khoy Faculty of Medical Sciences the effect of the Orem self-care model using podcasts on the general health and quality of work life of nurses working in emergency departments Investigating the effect of the Orem self-care model using podcasts on the general health and quality of work life of nurses working in emergency departments of Khoy hospitals 2026-01-31 anticipated 74 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/88864 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Education/Guidance, Randomization description: Imam Khomeini Hospital has 65 emergency nurses and Ayatollah Khoei Hospital has 90 emergency nurses. The sampling is done stratified by hospital to reduce sampling variance and maintain generalizability to each center. Using Neyman proportional allocation and the sample size of each hospital, 31 people are selected from the hospital and 43 from Ayatollah Khoei Hospital are selected by simple random sampling. To ensure a balanced distribution of samples in both groups, a block randomization method was used to ensure a uniform distribution of nurses across different hospitals. 0 (exploratory trials) General health; Quality of Work Life. Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention group will receive educational content based on the Orem Self-Care Model via podcasts over an 8-week period. The podcasts will include training on nurses’ self-care strategies based on the Orem Model components, such as:Self-care in the workplace and job stress control, time and rest management, proper nutrition and exercise to increase quality of life, work-life balance, improve mental health and reduce burnout.These podcasts will be prepared by the research team and experts familiar with the Orem Self-Care Program.Two podcast files lasting 15 to 20 minutes will be sent to participants each week. Also, a messaging group will be formed for questions and answers, interaction between participants and receiving feedback, and nurses will listen to two podcasts each week at a desired time of day or night. Intervention 2: Control group: The control group will not receive any intervention and will only participate in the pretest and posttest phases. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is Not applicible