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Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the most important barriers and supportive behaviors perceived by intensive care nurses while providing end-of-life care. Material and Methods: The sample of this cross-sectional descriptive study consisted of 278 intensive care unit nurses who have been working at the Ankara City Hospital. Results: The three most highly perceived barriers to providing endof-life care by intensive care unit nurses are: "Families not accepting poor patient prognosis", "Family not with the patient when he/she is dying", "Family not understanding the term life-saving measures and its implications" and the three most highly perceived supportive behaviors to providing end of life care by intensive care unit nurses are: "Physicians meet in person with the family after the patient's death", "Staff compiles all paperwork to be signed by the family before they leave the unit", "Nurses take care of patients while affected nurse gets away for a moment after the death of a patient". Conclusion: The highly perceived barriers to providing end-of-life care by intensive care unit nurses are related to the patient's families, and the highly perceived supportive behaviors are related to healthcare professionals. It is recommended that families should be provided with opportunities (psychological support, etc.) to facilitate their acceptance of the poor prognosis of their patients and that research be conducted to understand the conditions that enable the information provided by physicians and to ensure their continuity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of the study is to examine nurses' attitudes and care behaviors towards elderly patients. Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive crosssectional study consisted of 279 nurses working in clinics where primarily elderly patients were hospitalized in university and public hospitals located in a city center. Data were collected using the Sociodemographic Information Form, Kogan Attitudes Towards Older People Scale (KAOP), and Care Behaviors Scale-24 (CDI-24). Results: It was determined that 43.7% of the nurses were between 30-39 years old, 87.8% were female, and 68.1% were bachelor's degrees. The mean scores of the nurses on KAOP were 99.78±12.52, and the mean total score of CDI-24 was 5.15±0.5. A statistically significant difference was found between the nurses' age, years of work in the profession, the difficulties experienced by the elderly patients due to their non-compliance with treatment and care, and KAOP (p<0.05). A weak positive correlation was found between KAOP points and CDI-24 total and subscales (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that as nurses' positive attitude levels toward elderly patients increased, their perception of the quality of care increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Restless Legs Syndrome is a condition that causes resting symptoms, negatively affects resting status and sleep quality, and causes daytime sleepiness. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of Restless Legs Syndrome in nurses and to evaluate the relationship between sleep quality and sleepiness. Material and Methods: The study is a descriptive relationshipseeking study conducted on nurses (n=239) working in a university hospital in February-August 2017. Restless Legs Syndrome Diagnosis Form, International Restless Legs Syndrome Working Group Severity Assessment Form, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale were used to collect the data. Results: The prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome was 19.7% (n=47). The mean score of the nurses who met the diagnostic criteria of the syndrome was 18.4±5.6 (min.3.00; max.30.00), and it was severe in 29.8%. It was determined that 15-19 years of work, a history of doctor-diagnosed disease, and the presence of anemia increased the severity of symptoms. Sleep quality was poor in 74.5% of those diagnosed. Insomnia, one of the subcomponents of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale, was increased in individuals with Restless Legs Syndrome. As symptom severity increased in individuals, poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness also increased. Conclusion: It was determined that nurses frequently experienced Restless Legs Syndrome, and their sleep quality was adversely affected. It is recommended that nurses be screened for Restless Legs Syndrome and chronic diseases and other factors that increase its severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between supportive care needs and disease acceptance levels of patients with hematological cancer. Material and Methods: This study was conducted as a descriptivecorrelational study. The study was conducted with 184 patients who received outpatient and inpatient chemotherapy at Hematology Department. The questionnaire form, the Short-Form Supportive Care Needs Survey Questionnaire, and the Acceptance of Illness Scale were used to collect the data. Ethics committee permission, institution permission, and written informed consent were obtained for the study. In evaluating the data, independent groups t-test, correlation analysis, and one-way analysis of variance were used together with the Tukey test. Results: In the study, the mean score of Acceptance of the Illness was 26.8±7.0. The mean score of the psychological sub-dimension of the Supportive Care Needs Scale was 27.4±7.8; the health system sub-dimension mean score was 40.6±8.2; the physical subdimension mean score was 16.6±5.2; the patient care subdimension mean score was 12.7±3.6 and sexuality sub-dimension mean score was 7.4±3.4. It has been determined that supportive care needs are affected by sex, marital status, income level, social support perception, presence of chronic disease, metastasis status, and outpatient or inpatient treatment. The increase in the patients' psychological (r=-0.571) and physical care (r=-0.563) need scores decrease the patients' acceptance score of the disease by a moderate level. Conclusion: It was found that as the patients' psychological and physical care needs increased, the disease acceptance level decreased. Considering these results, there is a need to conduct independent and comprehensive research for each type of hematology cancer at specific intervals to determine the patients' acceptance level and unmet care needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Diabetes is a chronic and progressive disease and causes a higher symptom burden in individuals. With the progression of the disease, complications of diabetes increase, individuals may not be able to perform self-management, and along with these, care dependency comes to the fore. Since diabetes lasts a lifetime, progresses with common symptoms, and requires selfmanagement activities, the frequency and severity of symptoms experienced by individuals with Type 2 diabetes, self-management skills, and levels of care dependency should be addressed. Maintaining care and self-management in diabetes throughout life is the most critical issue. Many studies have shown that Type 2 diabetes has not yet been controlled at the desired level, despite important developments in the diagnosis and treatment processes. In this review article, we aimed to provide a broad perspective on the symptoms of diabetes, self-management, and care dependency level in individuals with Type 2 diabetes and the relationship between these variables and to contribute to the care approach of patients with diabetes in this context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the burnout status and commitment to the profession of nurses who provide care to patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in a training and research hospital. Material and Methods: The research sample comprised 205 nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. In the collection of the data, "Descriptive Characteristics Form", "Burnout Scale (BS)", "Commitment to the Profession in Nursing Scale (NPCS)" were used. Results: Nurses' BS mean score was 4.48±1.07, and it was determined that only 1% of them did not experience burnout. It was determined that the burnout status of 36.6% of them was at a crisis level. The average score of NPCS of the nurses was determined to be 68.73±13.14. A significant difference was found between the mean scores of total professional commitment and willingness to make an effort, according to the number of patients the nurses gave daily care to. A significant and negative correlation was found between the levels of professional commitment and burnout levels of nurses. Conclusion: It was determined that almost all nurses working in pandemic service and intensive care units and providing care to COVID-19 patients experienced burnout, their level of professional commitment was above the average level, and commitment to the profession decreased as the level of burnout increased. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the nurses' perception of patient safety and the strengths and weaknesses they encounter in providing patient safety by using the experiences of nurses. Material and Methods: In the study, phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. Semi-structured interview technique was used in the study. The research study group was determined by the purposive sampling method, one of the improbable methods. The sample comprises 45 volunteer nurses working in a private and a university hospital. Results: In the interviews, nurses expressed patient safety as not harming the patient in general, while they expressed the patient safety culture as the attitudes, behaviors, and values displayed by the employees to ensure patient safety. In addition, nurses stated that human and environmental factors affect patient safety and how they manage safety risks in ensuring patient safety. In this context, as a result of the interviews, five main themes "Known about Patient Safety and Patient Safety Culture", "Factors Violating Patient Safety", "Risk Management in Ensuring Patient Safety", "Teamwork in Ensuring Patient Safety - The Importance of Communication", "Providing Continuous Education and Interaction in Sustaining Patient Safety" and thirteen sub-themes were created. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was seen that nurses were aware of patient safety but not as much awareness of patient safety culture as patient safety. In the study, it was determined that ensuring patient safety, providing regular control in patient care and treatment, paying attention, doing everything right, taking precautions, teamwork, continuous education, and interaction are strengths, while errors caused by human and environmental factors, insufficient number of personnel and excessive workload are weaknesses. Hospital administrators and executive nurses should support and develop nurses to develop nurses' patient safety culture. In addition, nurses should be provided with training for developing patient safety culture and patient safety competencies should be increased by considering their views on safety practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This descriptive study was conducted to evaluate chronic pain in premature infants on invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation. Material and Methods: The sample of this study consisted of 110 premature infants with a gestational age of ≥25 weeks and ≤36 weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Data were collected between February 2018 and April 2019 with the Descriptive Information Form to determine the infants' characteristics and the Newborn Pain and Discomfort Scale (EDIN). The data were analyzed with tests suitable for normal distribution, and the significance level was accepted as p <.05. Results: It was determined that the average total pain score of premature infants from the EDIN scale was 5.43 ± 1.86, and 35.5% of them experienced pain (> 6 points). It was found that the chronic pain scores increased as the length of hospital stay and the duration of mechanical ventilation increased in premature infants who were applied mechanical ventilation (p <.05). It was determined that the average chronic pain score was higher in infants with a risk of impaired skin integrity (p <.01). Conclusions: It has been recommended to give importance to skin assessment of premature infants receiving mechanical ventilation, to perform routine pain assessment, and to take measures to reduce pain in infants whose duration of stay on mechanical ventilation exceeds five days. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between health promotion and meaning in life in adolescents. Material and Methods: This research has a correlation design. It was conducted with adolescents studying at a public high school within the provincial borders of Usak between 15 December 2021 and 15 January 2022. The sample consisted of 505 adolescents. In the research, Questionnaire Form including socio-demographic characteristics, Adolescent Health Promotion Scale, and Meaning in Life High School Form were used. Results: In the research, it was determined that adolescents got average scores from health promotion and meaning in life scales. In addition, strong positive and significant relationships were determined between health promotion and its sub-dimensions and the existence of meaning in life and the search for meaning. The health promotion scale score explained the variation in the existence of meaning in life scale score by 31%, and the variation in the search for meaning in life scale score by 30%. Conclusion: It has been determined that the existence of meaning in life and the search for meaning in the adolescent's health promotion attitudes are significantly predicted. It is recommended to promote and maintain the health of adolescents in raising well-to- do adults in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was carried out to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish form of Student Satisfaction from the Student Outcomes Survey. Material and Methods: The sample of this methodological study consisted of 141 nursing students studying at the Nursing Faculty of a state university. "Student Information Form" and "Student Satisfaction from the Student Outcomes Survey" were used to collect data. The validity and reliability of this survey were evaluated with language, content, construct validity, internal consistency reliability, and test-retest reliability analyses. Results: Content validity was performed after language validity using the translation-back translation, and the content validity index score was determined as 1.0. In the exploratory factor analysis, this survey showed a three-factor structure and explained 64.56% of the total variance. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.947 for the total scale, 0.867 for the teaching, 0.823 for the evaluation, and 0.925 for the general skills and learning experiences sub-dimension. In reliability analysis against time, it was determined that there was a positive correlation between the two measurements (r=0.634, p<0.001). Conclusion: The study results showed that the scale had a similar structure to the original scale and the Turkish version of the scale was a valid and reliable measurement tool for evaluating the satisfaction of nursing students from vocational education and training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Employing talented individuals and maintaining such talent have become important in the success of institutions. Changes in healthcare services gradually increase institutions' need for talented employees, and talent management is required to provide high-quality healthcare services. Therefore, the talents of nurses who constitute the largest group of health workforce should be managed effectively. Talent management in nursing includes the practices of attracting, developing, and retaining talented nurses. Attracting talents is about attracting talented nurses to healthcare institutions. Developing talents indicates helping nurses improve their current skills and develop new skills they may need in the future. Moreover, retaining talents indicates the practices carried out to prevent the talented nurse from leaving the institution. Nurse managers play a vital role in the management of talent in nursing. Nurse managers can increase nurses' satisfaction and prevent them from leaving the institution by enabling them to work in areas suiting their talents and helping them improve their talents. This review explains the concept of talent management that brings a new perspective to nurse workforce management, and it presents the studies on talent management in nursing and discusses the role of nurse managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This descriptive study aims to determine the medical error attitudes of physicians and nurses working in a university hospital. Materials and Methods: The research data were collected in a university hospital between September and October 2020. The study sample consisted of 110 nurses and 91 physicians. Data were collected using the individual identification form and the Attitudes towards Medical Errors Scale. Results: It was determined that 48.4% of the physicians were between the ages of 30-39, 69.2% were men, 48.2% of the nurses were between the ages of 20-29, and 73.8% were women. Physicians' Medical Error Attitude Scale mean total score was 3.11±.59, and the total mean score of the nurses was 3.06±.61. There was a statistically significant difference between physicians' and nurses' mean scores of the Medical Error Attitude Scale subdimension "Medical Error Perception" and "Medical Error Approach" (p<0.05). It was determined that the mean score of the scale was not affected by age, gender, service worked, working style, and weekly working hours (p>0.05). Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that nurses and physicians were aware of medical errors and error reporting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was carried out to determine nurses' motivations working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a university hospital. Material and Methods: The research was conducted qualitatively with ten neonatal intensive care nurses between May and June 2020. The data were collected through one-on-one interview technique. During the interviews, a semi-structured interview form was used, and an audio recording was made. The data obtained from the interviews were evaluated with the qualitative content analysis method. Results: The average age of the nurses participating in the study is 26, the average working year in the NICU is 4.5 years, and all of them are women. As a result of the content analysis of the in-depth interviews with NICU nurses, two main themes were revealed. It was determined that the first theme was "Success" and sub-themes were baby love, experience, recovery, and the second theme was "Management" and sub-themes were family, team, and workload. Conclusion: It was determined that nurses' love of babies and showing signs of improvement of babies increase their motivations, but the problems caused by the team, communication, and workload difficulties reduce their motivations. It is recommended to adopt teamwork to minimize these difficulties and systemrelated issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: While a mother expects a healthy baby, she may experience a crisis due to the conditions in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) following premature birth. It is important to determine the feelings and expectations of mothers to manage this crisis successfully. This study was conducted as a qualitative study to determine the expectations and experiences of the mothers of babies hospitalized in the NICU. Material and Methods: The data were collected through in-depth individual interviews with ten mothers whose babies were hospitalized in the NICU. The obtained data were evaluated by content analysis. Emotions experienced by the mothers, their views on the care of the baby, and their expectations from the nurses were compiled and presented. Results: It was determined that mothers felt anxiety, fear, and sadness about their babies; they wanted to get clear and understandable information about the baby's condition and participate in their babies' care. Conclusion: Nurses are recommended to introduce NICU tomothers, provide clear and understandable information about their babies, support mother-infant interaction and mother's participation in care to cope with the emotions and crisis experienced by mothers whose babies are hospitalized in NICU. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the adaptation of individuals with intestinal ostomy to ostomy and the factors affecting them. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 71 patients who applied to the surgery department of a university hospital and had intestinal stoma for at least three months to two years. The data were collected using patient information form and the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory. For statistical analysis, number, percentage, average, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Walls tests were performed. Results: In the study, of the patients with an average age of 56.62±13.39, 77.5% were female, 74.6% were married, 52.1% were high school graduates. It was determined that 83.2% of the patients had ostomy due to the diagnosis of cancer, 69.0% had an ostomy for less than a year, 62.0% were informed about ostomy opening before the procedure. It was determined that the anxiety scores of the subgroups of the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory of the patients were lower in the university graduates, and the social adjustment scores of the university graduates were higher. Conclusion: In the study, the mean scores of the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory of the patients with ostomy and the subscale mean scores of the inventory found to be moderate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study aims to determine the experiences and opinions of nurses regarding the use of evidence-based guidelines developed. Material and Methods: Descriptive qualitative research method was used in the study. The sample consists of 10 nurses who provide care to stroke patients. The study data was collected using the in-depth interview method by the semi-structured interview form and descriptive information form and evaluated by Colaizzi's Content Analysis Method. Results: Nurses caring for stroke patients using evidence-based guidelines stated that they see the developed guideline as a resource that increases patient safety, quality of care, patient and nurse satisfaction, and professional competence while facilitates access to information. Besides, the nurses have reported that the use of the guideline increased their motivation, made them feel supported in fulfilling their independent nursing roles, allowed them to experience the motivation of implementing the evidencebased practice, and gave them the satisfaction of witnessing the cooperation between the academic and clinical fields. Conclusion: In the study, it was concluded that the use of a guideline in clinical practice increased patient safety, quality of care, professional competence, and patient and nurse satisfaction. It is recommended that evidence-based guidelines are applied and expanded in the clinic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The study was conducted to determine death anxiety in physicians and nurses working in internal clinics. Material and Methods: This study is of descriptive type. The population of the study consisted of 51 physicians and 196 nurses working in internal clinics of Ordu State Hospital; the sample consisted of a total 186 people including 47 physicians and 139 nurses who meet the study eligibility criteria. The data were collected using "Personal Information Form" and "Death Anxiety Scale". Percentage, mean, minimum and maximum values, t test and one-way ANOVA test were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: It was determined that physicians and nurses had moderate level of death anxiety but the death anxiety of nurses was significantly higher than physicians. While physicians' death anxiety was affected by the number of children, people living together at home and the level of piety, the death anxiety of nurses was statistically significantly affected by their working position in the institution, frequency of thinking about death, sharing their thoughts about death and receiving in-service training related to death. Conclusion: Nurses' death anxiety was found to be higher than physicians. It is recommended that physicians and especially nurses are encouraged to find methods that will enable them to deal with death anxiety positively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the adaptation of individuals with intestinal ostomy to ostomy and the factors affecting them. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 71 patients who applied to the surgery department of a university hospital and had intestinal stoma for at least three months to two years. The data were collected using patient information form and the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory. For statistical analysis, number, percentage, average, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Walls tests were performed. Results: In the study, of the patients with an average age of 56.62±13.39, 77.5% were female, 74.6% were married, 52.1% were high school graduates. It was determined that 83.2% of the patients had ostomy due to the diagnosis of cancer, 69.0% had an ostomy for less than a year, 62.0% were informed about ostomy opening before the procedure. It was determined that the anxiety scores of the subgroups of the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory of the patients were lower in the university graduates, and the social adjustment scores of the university graduates were higher. Conclusion: In the study, the mean scores of the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory of the patients with ostomy and the subscale mean scores of the inventory found to be moderate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was conducted to investigate general health, sociodemographic characteristics and some profession-related characteristics in intensive care nurses as a predictor of emotional labor. Material and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional and relational study. The study was carried out in two university hospitals located in the west and southeast of Turkey between July and December 2018. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 152 intensive care nurses working in intensive care units. Permissions for the study were obtained from the ethics committee and the university hospitals. Data were analysed with number, percentage, mean, correlation and regression analysis. Results: It was determined that the average age of intensive care nurses was 30.28±5.35, 68.4% were women, 53.3% loved their profession at a "moderate level" and the average number of patients who were responsible/cared for was 5.05 (± 2.95). When the in-depth behavior sub-dimension was examined in nurses, it was found that the state of liking the profession (Yes) (ß=0.185, p<0.05) was a significant predictor. When the superficial behavior sub-dimension was examined, it was determined that the state of liking the profession (Yes) (ß=0.298, p<0.001) and the perception of economic status (ß=0.211, p<0.05) were significant predictors. Conclusion: In the study, it was determined that general state of health was not a significant predictor of emotional labor in intensive care nurses. It was found that as the nurses' level of liking the profession increased, "in-depth and superficial behavior", which are the sub-dimensions of emotional labor, increased. Institution managers should provide support and create an appropriate clinical environment for nurses to manage the process of emotional labor better. In addition, it is recommended that necessary strategies be developed for nurses to love their professions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The study aim was to examine the opinions of nurses working in a university hospital about Hospital Disaster and Emergency Plans. Material and Methods: This is a descriptive study. The universe of the research was the nurses working in a university hospital. The data were collected between April and July 2016 through a questionnaire consisting of 28 questions. 402 nurses participated in the study. In order to evaluate the variables that may be related to the participants' views on disaster and emergency plans, crosstables were formed with the variables included in the questionnaire such as demographic, work history, disaster experience. Statistical significance was evaluated by chi-square test. Results: 70.0% of the participants stated that they attended a training on disaster and emergency. The majority of those (71%) who stated that they did not receive training were in the 21-30 age group. The majority of those (76%) who stated that they were not aware of the Hospital Disaster and Emergency Plans were also in the 21-30 age group. 60% of the nurses who stated that they were aware of Hospital Disaster and Emergency Drills had 6-10 years working experience in the profession. Conclusion: The majority of those who stated that they were not aware of Hospital Disaster and Emergency Plans were nurses who had few years working experience in the profession and the institution. It is recommended to give priority to nurses who have several years of experience in the profession and the institution, on issues such as trainings and awareness studies on Hospital Disaster and Emergency Plans, and inclusion in drills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Increasing of treatment success and life expectancy in pediatric cancers make early and effective treatment, access to the best service, quality of life and psychosocial care even more important. This process, which is a challenging experience for patients as well as for families, is a traumatic experience that gives parents and healthy siblings a deep shock. Pediatric cancers, like all other diseases, require a multidisciplinary approach in order to achieve positive results both physically and spiritually. In order to achieve positive psychosocial outcomes in the patient and his/her family, there is a need for a teamwork that has both primary and supportive roles for each of the members. Even if the disease is treated, recovery of normality can be long and tiring. Therefore, family-centered psychosocial care is needed. It has been proven that effective interaction between family members and health care professionals by family-centered psychosocial care from diagnosis stage to palliative care and/or grief process provide positive outcomes to both the sick child, family members and the health care team. In addition to all health care professionals, nurses who interact closely with the parents have a major role in this process. Increasing inter-family communication, providing social support, improving coping skills and considering healthy siblings should be ensured by using advanced roles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The incidence of low back pain in society is increasing and lumbar disc hernia is one of the most important causes of low back pain. Anxiety and depression rates are increasing among the individuals whose quality of life is negatively affected due to pain. Depression increases pain perception and pain-related dysfunctions, while anxiety reduces pain tolerance. Pain, anxiety and depression cause individuals to have difficulty in daily activities and inadequate evaluations and treatments leads to worsening of the disease course, increasing health care costs and reducing quality of life. Appropriate assessment of individuals with lumbar disc herniation in terms of pain, anxiety and depression is very important for preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care and rehabilitation of patients. The fact that nurses have the opportunity to observe the patient more closely and for a long time makes them have a unique position in the detection and solution of patient problems. It is important that nurses, who play an active role in the care of the patient and are responsible for uninterrupted care, recognize, prevent and evaluate the symptoms of pain, anxiety and depression and direct the patients to treatment when necessary. The aim of this review is to present the nursing functions for preventing the cycle of pain, anxiety and depression in patients with lumbar disc herniation before and after the surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the medical error attitudes of nurses from different generations. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between January and February 2017 in a university hospital with 257 nurses. Data were collected with Scale of Attitudes towards Medical Errors. Ethics committee approval, permission from the institution in which the research was conducted and permission of the author who developed the scale were obtained. For statistical analysis, number, percentage, average and ANOVA tests were performed. Results: It was determined that 24.9% of nurses were in Generation X and 68.9% were in Generation Y. The mean score of nurses' attitude towards medical errors was 2.32±0.34. There was a statistically significant difference between the generations and the "medical error perception" and the "causes of medical error" subdimensions (p<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that the awareness of "the importance of medical error and error reporting" in all four generations was low. In line with these results, it is recommended to increase medical error trainings and to establish systems to prevent errors and support error reporting in order to raise awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons why nurses did not report medical errors. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 171 nurses working at a university hospital. The data were collected by using a questionnaire, consisting of 21-items on the reasons of not reporting medical error. Descriptive statistical methods and chi-square test were used to analyze the data. Results: The average age of the nurses in the study was 27.52 ± 6.9, 89.9% were women and 45.9% had bachelor's degree. 81.8% of nurses stated that they encountered medical errors, most of which were drugs (66.2%) and registration errors (51.4%), and 66.1% reported thatthey reported errors. The reason for not reporting medical errors of nurses was mainly because they believe that the nurses will be blamed if the patient has a negative situation (72.97%). A statistically significant difference was found between the idea of dismissal when the nurses reported an error and the year of work. When reporting errors, there was a statistically significant difference between getting negative reactions from physicians, getting penalty from hospital management, and thoughts that there are too many error reporting forms (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that more than half of the nurses reported medical errors; they did not report medical errors with the intention of being accused, being prosecuted, receiving negative reactions from patients, relatives and physicians, and being punished by the hospital management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The increase of multicultural individuals in our country has led to the necessity of nurses to provide adequate care specific to the culture. But it is very difficult for nurses to know the cultural dynamics of all the different cultural groups. For this reason it is more practical and useful for nurses to use a general approach in cultural evaluation. In this case, it was aimed to introduce the "Culturagram" which is a visual tool that enables nurses to evaluate the individual and the family from the cultural point of view. In this case, data of a woman who is Kyrgyz and lives in Turkey since 2010 and her family were taken using culturagram. As a result, it was determined that the woman attempted to be a Turkish citizen, did not have language problems, but had some health risks such as over-saturated fat consumption and treatment of diseases by traditional methods as cultural practice, and her children had concerns about foreign language learning, some sample nursing interventions were given. In conclusion, it is thought that the use of culturagram by students and nurses when working with family will be effective in understanding the cultural differences of the families as well asin strengthening of the families by providing family-specific nursing care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of breast cancer fatalism perception and other factors on breast cancer health beliefs of the midwives and nurses. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was carried with 327 midwives and nurses working at public hospitals in Zonguldak City Center. Information Form, Powe Fatalism Inventory and Champion's Health Belief Model Scale were used for data collection. Numerical and percentage values, Mann Whitney-U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Spearman correlation analysis and Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction were used in data analyzing. Results: It was found that seriousness, health motivation, breast self-examination benefits and breast self-examination self-efficacy perceptions of the midwives and nurses were moderate, and susceptibility, breast self-examination barriers and breast cancer fatalism perceptions were low. And also, it was determined that there was a negative and weak correlation between perception of breast cancer fatalism and breast self-examination benefits (r = -.151, p = .006). Conclusion: Evaluating the factors affecting health beliefs of the midwives and nurses is important to increase the awareness for breast cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of study was to evaluate relationship between level of nursing students' internalized weight bias, depression and eating behaviour. Material and method: This descriptive study was carried out with 329 students. Weight Bias Internalization Scale, Eating Behavior Questionnaire, and Beck Depression Inventory have been using during the data collection. Number, percentage mean, standard deviation, t test and Pearson's correlation test were used in the analysis of data. Results: It was found that 73.5% were female, 15.1% of participants'body mass indeks were <18.5, 61.7% were 18.5-24.9, and 23.2% were between 25.0-40.0. A statistically significant difference was found between eating behaviour total scores, sub-scales emotional eating and student's gender. It was found that the higher the average score of female students. A statiscially significant correlation was also found between body mass index and weight bias, we can assert that not only obese individuals but also slim individuals stigmatize themselves because of their weights. A positive and significant correlation was found between students' total weight bias scores and total depression scores, eating behaviour's sub-scales emotional eating, restrained eating, eating behaviour total scores and weight bias. Conclusion: In this study, a positive significant correlation was found between internalized weight bias, depression, and emotional eating and restrained eating which are among eating behaviors. When total scale scores in different weight categories were examine, we can assert that not only obese individuals but also slim individuals stigmatize themselves because of their weights. Fed to weigh the level of prejudice in the community, especially with the weight of internalized prejudice that should not be ignored in the struggle with it is considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The study was carried out to examine the patients' and nurses' perception of nurse care and to show the difference between them. Material and Methods: In this descriptive study, 140 patients who were treated in surgical and internal medicine clinics and 140 nurses who provided care to these patients constituted the sample of the study. A data collection form and Caring Behaviors Scale-30 were used in the data collection. Results: In our study in which we determined the perception of patients and nurses using the BDI-30, it was found that the mean total scores and subscale scores were fairly high and there was no difference between the mean total scores. In the study, it was determined that the majority of the patients were satisfied with nursing care and that as the satisfaction with the nursing increased, the scale total score and subscale scores increased. According to our study findings, nurses' and patients' perceptions of care were positive, and nurses emphasized that many factors affect quality of care in a negative way. Conclusion: In the study, it was determined that the average scores of BDI-30 total scores and subscale scores of patients and nurses were very high. It may be advisable to repeat the study with a wider sample with the participation of patients and nurses taking care in different clinics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This descriptive study carried out to determine the knowledge and practices of nurses on subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) administration. Material and Methods: The study population consisted of 77 nurses working in two hospitals in a province and 66 volunteer nurses were included in the study. Data were collected with a survey questioning descriptive characteristics and SC LMWH of nurses and an observation form including SC LMWH administration steps. The data were evaluated by numbers, percentages and chi-square test. Results: It was determined that 45.5% of the nurses were in the age group of 30-35, 54.5% of them had associate degree and 81.8% of them were not educated about heparin administration. It was observed that 58.9% of nurses who indicated that hands should be washed in SC injections did not wash their hands, 36.8% of nurses who stated that they should wear gloves did not wear gloves, 43.1% of them who stated that patients should be informed before the procedure did not make an explanation and 64.5% of them who indicated that injection site rotation should be made did not rotate. It was also observed that 24.4% of nurses who stated that the injection angle should be 90° did not use this angle, 87.1% of nurses who indicated that the airlock technique must be used in SC injections did not use this technique, 11.5% of nurses who stated that the needle should not be aspirated did aspirate the needle, all of the nurses who indicated that heparin should be applied slowly did it fast and 27.5% of nurses who stated that pressure should be applied on the site did not do that. Conclusion: In this study, it was found that the nurses did not transform their theoretical knowledge on SC LMWH into practice enough. It could be suggested that solution-oriented trainings can be planned by determining the reasons for not transferring the theoretical knowledge into practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was conducted to determine nurses' physical assessment skills and applications in patient care. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 125 nurses working at adult clinics and intensive care units in a private university hospital. The data were collected using a 26-item questionnaire that assesses physical assessment practices and their awareness. Results: 97.6% of nurses reported that they have knowledge about physical assessment. 79.5% of them defined as assessment of whole body systems. Nurses described most necessary physical assessment skills as vital signs (97.6%), edema (96.8%), monitoring skin turgor (92.8%), pupil response (92.8%), eye movements (90.4%), mouth/oral assessment (92.0%). Conclusions: It was determined that the majority of the nurses have knowledge about the physical assessment skills but after graduation, this knowledge was limited to basic physical assessment skills. We recommend that practical training and in-service training programs focusing on physical assessment skills including skill techniques should be organized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The greatest contribution of Ayşe Rüçhan Tüzün who is the one of our nursing leaders was the launching of the Higher Education Program in Nursing in Turkey. She has made extraordinary efforts for her ideals to be real. She has made an important contibution to our profession by addressing "Nursing Process System-Planned Care, Holistic Humanistic Approach Model" for the first time in our country. She is the founder of the Department of Nursing Fundamentals. Rüçhan Tüzün's contributions to the profession will always shed light on us to protect and improve contemporary nursing in our country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was conducted to identify the conference-related opinions of the nursing students who participated in the 13th National Nursing Students Conference. Material and Methods: The sample of this descriptive study was composed of 381 nursing students who participated in 13th National Nursing Students Conference held between May 1-3, 2014. The data were gathered with face to face interview technique by using a questionnaire designed by the researchers. Numbers and percentages were used for data analysis. Results: Mean age of the participant nursing students was 21.8±1.5. The students stated that the congress contributed to their professional growth (98.7%), increased their motivation and enthusiasm for nursing profession (92.4%), enabled them to understand problems of nursing profession better (91.6%), announcement of the congress was on time (89.5%) and students should be informed and supported about the participation in the future nursing students conferences by the managements of nursing schools (99.7%). Conclusion: 13th National Nursing Students Conference held for nursing students was found useful in terms of students' professional growth. It was also recommended that opinions of the students should be taken into consideration for future nursing students conferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: In this study, determining professional knowledge and practice of nurses working in hospitals of a university about cervix cancer and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, and their perceptions towards HPV vaccine was aimed. Material and Methods: The population of this descriptive comparative study was composed of 528 woman nurses who were working in three hospitals. The study was completed with the participation of 246 nurses (%46.5). The data of the study were obtained via a questionnaire including 33 questions. In data analysis, the percentage distributions, mean and tendency measures were calculated and the differences between variables were analyzed by Chi-square test, Mann Whitney-U test and Kruskal Wallis test. Results: Of the participant nurses, 89.9% didn't know the side effects of HPV vaccine, 76.2% didn't know the number of doses, 83.5% didn't know the scheme of dose and 72.5% didn't know the route of administration. Of the nurses, 73.5% were uncertain or had negative perceptions about having vaccine. Of the nurses, 6.5% had provided consultation about HPV vaccine and 5.7% administered HPV vaccination at least once. Conclusion: Developing nurses' knowledge and practices towards HPV vaccine by providing necessary information and counsulting education towards the vaccine during in-service trainings in hospitals, supporting more positive opinions towards the vaccine may contribute better understanding towards the importance of the vaccine and reducing frequency of cervix cancer in society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rules regarding parenteral drug administration are universal. Factors such as drug content, inappropriate administration site, incorrect dosage, incorrect dilution, non-sterile conditions, use of improper tools and equipment, practitioner's insufficient technical knowledge and skills and patient-related characteristics play a role in incidence of adverse effects. In addition, needle stick injury cases are frequent in healthcare professionals after drug administration by injection. While a patient is expecting to get better, errors made in administration of drugs may cause emergence of iatrogenic conditions and injuries, incidence of negative conditions, even negative consequences up to death of the patient. Also, these medical errors expose nurses to legal responsibilities under the the law. To prevent the medical errors related to injections, regular training of health care personnel to develop appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes about injection-related drug administration errors, following new developments in the field, carrying out interventions that are proved with scientific research, that are acceptable for institutions and patients, and that has evidence base, encouraging report of errors and creating a culture of patient safety are essential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was conducted with the aim of determining nurses' knowledge and practices related to pain and pain control in children. Material-Methods: The population of this descriptive study comprised 26 nurses working in six Family Health Centers and one Community Health Center, and 19 nurses working in the pediatric clinic of a State Hospital located in the city center of a province in Central Anatolia. The data was collected using a questionnaire developed to determine nurses' sociodemographic characteristics and their knowledge and practices about pain and pain control in children. Data was analysed via percentage and chi-square tests. Results: It was determined that the majority of the nurses utilized behavioral indicators to assess pain in children. The leading three of the most frequently reported pain symptoms by the nurses were crying (97.5%), restlessness (97.5%) and facial expression (90%). Although 95% of the nurses had no idea about the scales used to assess pain, they weren't using pain assessment scales individually or in the units they worked at. In respect of relieving/alleviating pain, it was determined that 65% of the nurses administered routine analgesics, and that they did not adequately carry out the methods they could perform independently. Conclusion: It was determined that the nurses had lack of knowledge about pain and pain control in children and they did not carry out the pain control methods they can perform independently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the influence of literature review and evaluation education on nursing students' awareness and attitudes towards nursing research. Material-Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out with 30 first year students of a nursing school that provides nursing education at the level of bachelor of science. Data was collected by a data collection form and Turkish version of "Nursing students' attitudes towards and awareness of research and development within nursing scale" that included information related to descriptive characteristics of the students and the students' knowledge about research and scientific activities. Numbers, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Mann-Whitney U and McNemar tests were used for data analysis. Results: Students' awareness and attitudes towards nursing research was found similarly high before (4.19) and after (4.21) the education (p>0.05). 80% of the students were willing to do research before and after the education. However, 73.3% of the students has never attended to any scientific activities. While no student followed English articles, regular Turkish article follow-up ratio rised to 36.7% from 23% after the education (p>0.05). 'Inability of accessing references' which is one of the reasons for unfollowing articles decreased significantly after the education (Before the education 36.7%, after the education 6.7%) (p<0.05). Conclusion: Awareness and attitudes of the students towards nursing research and their willingness for conducting research were similarly high before and after the literature review and evaluation education. As a result of the provided education in the context of the study, a reduction was determined in the problem of inability of accessing references. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Power is the one of the important concept for both staff and organizational development. Managers and staffs have responsibilities for development of powerful staff and organizations. Power concept is really important for health care organizations and nurses like other organizations. This article reviews the power concept and power sources, power sources of nurses, nursing and power relation, factors affect nurses' use of power sources, nurses and nurse managers' roles and responsibilities in development of power sources for nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine nurses' perception level and related factors of spirituality and spiritual care. Methods: Study was carried out with nurses working at two university hospitals and four state hospitals in the East Anatolian Region. No sampling method was used; total 554 nurses were included in the study. A "Personal Information Form" and "Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale" were used for data collection. The highest total score for scale is 69, 31 for spirituality and spiritual care subscale, 16 for religiosity subscale and personalized care subscale. Results: Half of (56.5%) nurses had 1-5 working years, 56% of them was working as contract staff and 55% of them working 40 hours per week. Also, 53.2% of nurses were working at department of internal medicine, 55.2% of them were day shift nurses. Nurses' mean score for spirituality and spiritual care subscale was found as 24.32±3.53, for spirituality subscale 10.79±2.37, and for personal care 13.49±1.90. Nurses Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale total mean score was found as 53.40±5.33. Statistically significant difference was found between total mean scores and nurses' marital status, educational levels of their mothers, having a dependent relative, believe in evil eye and attitudes towards patients' traditional practices related with spirituality (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between total mean scores and nurses' total working years, permanent or temporary job position, working hours per week, department, shift type and hospitalization experience (p>0.05). Conclusion: It can be concluded that total working years, permanent or temporary job position, working hours per week, department, shift type and hospitalization experience did not affect nurses perception levels of spirituality and spiritual care. Nurses whose mothers had high school or higher education level, single, have dependent relative, do not believe in evil eye and think patients traditional spirituality practices should not be performed since they are useless, had a high perception level of spirituality and spiritual care. Nurses had a high perception level of spirituality and spiritual care but still need information about spirituality and spiritual care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]