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Background: Ethical decision-making education in nursing can be taught effectively by combining different teaching models that support the visualisation of taught concepts and integrating theory into practice. Objectives: The study aims to examine the effect of flipped and jigsaw learning models on ethical decision-making and ethical sensitivity in nursing. Research design: We used a nested mixed design. A pretest-posttest single-group quasi-experimental design was used in the quantitative part, and a case study method was used in the qualitative part. Participants and research context: This study was conducted in fall semester with second-year nursing students who studied an ethics course for the first time, using two different collaborative learning models. In the quantitative part, ethical dilemma and ethical sensitivity scales were made as pre-test with 117 and post-test with 128 students. In the qualitative part, a semi-structured three focus group interviews was conducted with 16 students. Ethical considerations: After obtaining the approval of the University's ethics committee, the study was carried out after obtaining participants' informed written and verbal consent. Findings: Students' perspectives changed positively after training. This was related to six cases in section A of the Ethical Dilemma Scale. In part B, Practical Consideration (PC) and Principled Thinking (PT) mean scores were similar, showing no significant difference. For Familiarity in section C, it was determined that 68.4% of students in the pre-test and 77.3% in the post-test were familiar with similar dilemmas. The ethical sensitivity scale's total scores were in a similar range. In the qualitative stage, ethical decision-making, ethical sensitivity, ethical dilemma and the improvement process were obtained as a theme. Conclusions: There was an increase in the level of ethical sensitivity and familiarity with ethical dilemmas of nursing students after education. Flipped and jigsaw learning models can be used for nursing ethics courses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The status of nurses who form the backbone of the health system, and the society's perspective on nursing has undergone serious transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The visibility of nurses, who constantly fought on the front lines in the harsh conditions of the pandemic, increased even more in this period. Thus, this study was aimed at determining Turkish people's perception of nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigating whether there is a significant relationship between the mean score obtained from the Nursing Image Scale and the descriptive variables. Method: The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 420 Turkish citizens. The "Descriptive Characteristics Form" and "Nursing Image Scale" were used to collect data. In addition to descriptive analysis, the t-test and One-Way ANOVA test were used. Results: Turkish people's nursing image during the COVID-19 pandemic was highly positive. Individuals who stated that they had a chronic disease perceived nursing as a professional occupation, which transformed their current nursing image to a more positive image during the COVID-19 pandemic and the mean score they obtained from the Nursing Image Scale was statistically significantly high. Conclusion: We concluded that Turkish people's perceptions of nurses changed for the better during the pandemic and their awareness of nursing improved. It is the nurses' responsibility to improve the nursing image of the society. Therefore, it is critical for nurses to create a modern nurse image picturing them as producers of scientific knowledge and independent leaders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AIM: One of the most common problems in individuals receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy is neuropathy. The study aimed to evaluate the peripheral neuropathy and the relationship between neuropathy, disability, and anxiety in patients receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy. METHODS: The sample of the study consisted of individuals with cancer in the chemotherapy unit of a city hospital between March and July 2021. The study was conducted in 180 patients who underwent at least three cycles of neurotoxic chemotherapy and agreed to participate. The Introductory Information Form, Brief Disability Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events were used to collect data. RESULTS: The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in patients undergoing neurotoxic chemotherapy was 73.3% in this study. According to the severity of peripheral neuropathy, disability and anxiety scores of the patients showed a significant difference (p < .001). A positive, moderate significant correlation was determined between the scores for anxiety and disability. The variables affecting the neuropathy levels of individuals receiving chemotherapy were determined as marital status (odds ratio=0.239), number of cycles (odds ratio=0.125), and anxiety levels (odds ratio=1.076). CONCLUSION: The results of the present study indicated that the frequency of neuropathy was high and the severity of neuropathy was associated with anxiety and disability levels. According to the holistic approach, the physical and psychosocial effects of neuropathy should be evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine nursing student attitudes towards ageism, their willingness to care for older adults, their level of care quality perception, and to examine the relationships between them. Material and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was conducted at four different universities in Turkiye. The population for the research consisted of fourth-year students studying in the nursing departments of four different universities in 2020 - 2021 academic year. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, Ageism Attitude Scale, Elderly Patient Care Inventory, and Caring Behaviors Inventory-24. In the data analysis, independent samples t-test, ANOVA and Spearman Correlation were used. Results: Students had positive attitudes towards ageism. There were positive relationships between ageism with perception of care quality and willingness to care for older adults. It was determined that there was a positive and statistically advanced relationship between the willingness to care for the elderly and the attitude of ageism (r=0.48; p<0.001). It was determined that there was a positive and significant relationship (r=0.49; p<0.001) between age discrimination and the level of perception of quality of care. There was no statistically significant relationship between students' willingness to care for the elderly and their caring behaviors (r=0.18; p>0.05), but there was a significant relationship between the sub-dimension of commitment (r=0.24; p<0.05). Conclusion: The increases in students' positive attitudes towards ageism, their perception of the quality of care and willingness to care for the elderly are positive in parallel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to evaluate the operation results of patients who were followed up due to breast cancer and were operated on due to gynecological pathologies or for prophylactic purposes, and determine the distribution of gynecological pathologies in breast cancer patients STUDY DESIGN: Patients with breast cancer who had gynecological surgery in our institution between December 2015 and January 2023 were retrospectively analyzed in this cross-sectional study. The pathological reports and medical records of the included patients were obtained from the gynecologic oncology electronic database system and the patient files. The study is approved by the institution's local ethics committee. RESULTS: Totally 57 patients with a history of breast cancer had gynecological operations between December 2015 and January 2023. The median age of the patients was 49. Benign pathologies were detected in the majority of patients with a history of breast cancer, this rate was found to be 87.7%. The pathology revealed malignant/premalignant disease in seven (12.2%) patients. Among these seven patients, four patients had malignant disease one patient had microinvasive cervical cancer, one patient had ovarian serous cancer, one patient had cervical and ovarian metastasis of breast cancer, and one patient had ovarian metastasis of breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a history of breast cancer have increased rates of gynecological pathology development compared to the normal population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Journal of Academic Research in Nursing (JAREN) is the property of Hemsirelikte Egitim ve Arastirma Dergisi and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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Copyright of Karya Journal of Health Science is the property of Karya Journal of Health Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effects of web-based education on nursing students' learning of the nursing process. Method: The study was conducted in a nursing faculty. The population of the study consisted of 90 students. The control and implementation groups were determined by drawing lots. The traditional classroom education method was used in the control group for teaching the nursing process. In the implementation group, web-based education was used in addition to traditional classroom education. "Identification Form", "Nursing Process Knowledge Form", "Visual Analog Scale", "Nursing Process Assessment Form" and the software program developed on the web were used to collect data. Means, standard deviation, number, percentile, independent two samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test and Brunner-Langer test were used in the analysis of the data. Results: The mean age of students was 20.77±2.25 in the implementation group and 20.70±1.35 in the control group. Of the students, 77.3% in the implementation group and 89.1% in the control group were females. According to 63.3% of the students, the nursing education they received was sufficient. The students in the implementation group were satisfied with the education method used in teaching the nursing process (p<0.005) and their nursing process application skill scores were higher than those of the students in the control group. Conclusion: The web-based education positively contributed to nursing students' learning of the nursing process and improved the nursing process application skills of the students in the implementation group at higher levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Researchers aim to examine mediating variable role of health literacy in the relationship between fear of contracting Covid-19 in women and use of holistic complementary alternative medicine. The study was conducted as descriptive cross-sectional. The researchers collected study data by conducting an online questionnaire from 285 women between April 01 and June 30, 2021. In our study, a significant relationship was found between education level and health literacy, having a chronic illness, not being able to find a permanent job and fear of Covid-19 (p < 0.05). Positive correlation exists between fear of contracting Covid-19 and Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practice (correlation between HCAM Practice β=.21). When health literacy variable is included, the level of relationship decreases (β=.18). The researchers determined that as the level of health literacy increased, the women resorted to HCAM practices less despite their fear of contracting Covid-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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OBJECTIVE: This research aims to investigate the effects of web‐based mind map learning techniques in the nursing process on students' ability to investigate the nursing diagnosis, descriptive characteristics, and the etiological and risk factors. DESIGN: In this experimental study, 91 nursing students enrolled in a state university in a city in Turkey in the 2020–2021 academic year were included. METHODS: Data were collected using a test for determining the level of knowledge about the nursing diagnosis and the factors affecting the diagnosis, case sample, and care plan. In the teaching of the nursing process, the experimental group students (n = 42) experienced the web‐based mind map learning technique, while the control group students (n = 49) experienced the lecture and question‐answer teaching methods. FINDINGS: The mean scores of the experimental group in terms of reaching the nursing diagnosis, descriptive characteristics, and the etiological and risk factors were significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.05). The findings showed that the experimental group scored significantly higher than the control group in making accurate diagnoses (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The web‐based mind map learning technique used in teaching the nursing process favorably affected the students' ability to determine the nursing diagnosis, descriptive characteristics, and etiological and risk factors. The findings suggest that the web‐based mind map learning technique should be used in teaching the nursing process. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Active learning in nursing process teaching should be promoted using different teaching techniques. Teaching the nursing process with different teaching techniques has the potential to to increase the knowledge and skills of students and thus improve the quality of nursing care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The determination of nutritional knowledge and nutrition literacy among nursing students will enable nursing departments to establish the needs and solutions to enhance nutrition education in their education programs. Therefore, this study is aimed to evaluate the nutrition literacy and nutrition knowledge level of nursing students. Method: The study data were collected with 'Information Form', 'Anthropometric Measurements', 'Nutrition Knowledge Level Scale for Adults', and 'Evaluation Instrument of Nutrition Literacy on Adults'. Analyzes were performed using descriptive and nonparametric tests. Results: The score of nutrition knowledge is 56.6 ± 6.8 and 50.5% of them have a good nutrition knowledge level. The total nutrition literacy score is 28.6 ± 4.4 and 91.6% of them have a sufficient nutrition literacy level. It was no significant difference between students' characteristic features and nutrition knowledge score and nutrition literacy total score (p > 0.05). There was a statistically significant positive correlation between the nutrition knowledge score and the nutrition literacy total score and the nutrition literacy sub-sections scores (p < 0.05). Conclusion: It has been determined that the nutrition knowledge and nutrition literacy levels of nursing students correlated with each other. To improve students' nutrition knowledge levels, as well as to improve their nutrition literacy and prevent non-communicable diseases nutrition lessons should be included in the curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To determine the relationship between nurses' cognitive flexibility and happiness and the factors affecting them. Design and Methods: A Nurse Information Form prepared by the researchers, a Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short Form were administered to 722 nurses working at the Istanbul Medical Faculty Hospital. This was a descriptive and cross‐sectional study. Results: Nurses' cognitive flexibilities had a positive and significant relationship with happiness (p < 0.05). The power of explaining happiness was R2 = 28.6% for cognitive flexibility. Conclusion: Regarded as a significant factor for people's happiness, the impact of cognitive flexibility on nurses' happiness was examined in this study. Practice Implications: It is recommended to develop educational programs that improve the cognitive flexibility of nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study investigated whether the professional values of nursing students can predict their ethical decision‐making levels. Design and Methods: The study used a descriptive and cross‐sectional research design. The study sample consisted of 130 senior nursing students. The data were collected from the Student Information Form, Nursing Professional Values Scale, and Nursing Dilemma Test (NDT). The data were evaluated using Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. Findings: A significant correlation was found between students' professional values and their mean PLT total scores (p < 0.01). Also, a negative correlation was found between students' professional values and the total mean practical thinking scores (p < 0.01). Professional values of the students explained 21.2% of the total PLT score and 0.08% of the total practical thinking score. Conclusion: The professional values of the students affect their principal and practical thinking skills in ethical dilemmas. Implications for Nursing Practice: It is recommended to discuss the ethical dilemmas observed or experienced by the students in their clinical practice in the field, increase the awareness of the students, and teach them how to deal with ethical dilemmas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The aim of the research is to determine the relationship between the gender role approaches and the sexual care attitudes, beliefs, and self‐efficacy of nursing students. Design and methods: This cross‐sectional study included 109 nursing students. Findings: A negative correlation was found between the Gender Roles Attitude Scale and the Sexual Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (p < 0.001). A positive correlation was found between the Gender Roles Attitude Scale and the self‐efficacy in clinical performance scale total score and its assessment, diagnosis, planning, and implementation subscales (p < 0.05). Practice implications: This study is considered to be useful to specify the education and awareness strategies that will contribute to better preparation of the nursing students for sexual health services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To determine the relationship between attitude towards nursing diagnosis, critical thinking motivation, and problem‐solving skills of nursing students during distance learning. Method: The descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 450 first‐year nursing students from four universities. The "Positions on Nursing Diagnosis Scale," "Critical Thinking Motivational Scale," and "Problem Solving Inventory" were used for data collection in June–July 2021. Findings: The students' mean score of nursing diagnosis perception was 114.90 ± 18.47, the score for expectancy main subdimension of critical thinking motivation was 4.17 ± 1.16 and the score for value main subdimension was 4.81 ± 1.12, and score for problem‐solving skills was 90.65 ± 19.03. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between nursing diagnosis perception and subdimension of critical thinking motivation scores (p < 0.001) and problem‐solving skills score (p < 0.001). The linear regression model established to examine the effect of other scales on nursing diagnosis perception was found to be statistically significant (F = 17.516, p < 0.001). As the expectancy score increases by one unit, the perception of nursing diagnosis score increases 3.452 times (p = 0.001), the cost score increases by one unit, the perception of nursing diagnosis score increases by 3.894 (p = 0.001), and the problemsolving skills score increases by one unit, the perception of nursing diagnosis score decreases by 0.246 (p < 0.001). Conclusions: To conclude that nursing diagnosis perception, critical thinking motivation, and problem‐solving skills of nursing students were high and have a relationship with each other during distance education. As nursing diagnosis perception scores of students increase, their critical thinking motivation and problem‐solving skills also increase. Implications for Nursing Practice: The high skills of critical thinking and problem solving have an important place effectively to identify the nursing diagnosis more quickly and easily in the nursing care process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: There are many factors, which affect the bowel evacuation of neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patients, resulting in constipation. Aim and objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate effect of abdominal massage on bowel evacuation and the risk of constipation in NICU patients. Design: A prospective, randomized‐controlled clinical trial. Methods: The sample of this study included 80 NICU patients. The patients were randomly assigned to abdominal massage and control groups. The constipation risk of all the patients was assessed with Constipation Risk Assessment Scale (CRAS). The patients in the abdominal massage group received a total of 30 minutes of massage, 15 minutes every morning and evening, until the first defecation. The bowel sounds of all patients in the abdominal massage and control groups were assessed on a daily basis. The days when bowel sounds were heard and the first defecation took place were recorded in a Bowel Evacuation Form. Results: The risk of constipation was higher in the patients in the abdominal massage (CRAS score 19.02 ± 1.81) and control groups (CRAS score 20.45 ± 2.61). The time of return of bowel sounds and the time of the first defecation were earlier in the abdominal massage group, compared to the control group (P <.05). In the control group, there was a weak correlation (P =.004) between the CRAS score and the time of return of bowel sounds, while there was a moderate correlation between the CRAS score and the time of the first defecation (P <.001). Conclusion: Our study results show that the risk of constipation is high in NICU patients, and abdominal massage is an effective nursing intervention to shorten the time of return of bowel sounds and the time of the first defecation. Relevance to clinical practice: Nurses can safely apply abdominal massage to improve bowel evacuation in NICU patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study aimed to examine the effectiveness of ShotBlocker and local vibration on the perceived pain and satisfaction during intramuscular antibiotic injection. The sample of the randomized controlled experimental study consisted of 100 patients (32 in vibration group, 35 in ShotBlocker group, 33 in control group) who applied to the adult emergency clinic for antibiotic (amoxicillin/cefuroxime sodium) injection between April and May 2021. The study data were collected using the Structured Information Form, VAS for Pain and VAS for Satisfaction. CONSORT statement was followed for reporting. After the intramuscular antibiotic injection, a significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the mean scores of VAS for Pain and VAS for Injection Satisfaction (p <.001). It was determined that local vibration application was more effective in reducing the pain and in increasing satisfaction that occurs during intramuscular antibiotic injection according to ShotBlocker and control groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to examine the effect of nursing students' life satisfaction and psychological well‐being on their perceived happiness levels. Method: The study, which was designed as a descriptive and cross‐sectional study was carried out in Turkey with 264 students of nursing. Findings: Students' life satisfaction and happiness (r = 0.722), psychological well‐being and happiness (r = 0.743), and psychological well‐being and life satisfaction (r = 0.689) were found to be positively and highly correlated. Students' gender and perception of income status and general health status affected their happiness levels. It was revealed that life satisfaction and psychological well‐being predict happiness (63.6%). Practice implications: The factors of life satisfaction and psychological well‐being play a decisive role in the happiness of nursing students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study investigated nursing students' levels of internet addiction (IA) and time management (TM) skills. Design and Methods: This cross‐sectional descriptive study was conducted with 400 nursing students of a university in Turkey. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, IA Scale, and TM Inventory. Findings: The IA scale and TM inventory mean scores were 40.83 ± 14.81 and 81.34 ± 11.91, respectively. A significantly negative relationship between students' level of IA and TM skills was found (p <0.05). Practice Implications: The concept of effective time management should be used in interventions for promoting students' conscious internet use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study was designed to determine the relation between attitudes to death and perceptions of spiritual care in nursing students. It is a descriptive study and included 290 fourth-year nursing students (intern students). Data were collected with a descriptive characteristics form, Frommelt Attitude Towards Care of the Dying Instrument and Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale. SPSS version 21 was used for data analysis. There was a significant positive relation between the mean scores for Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale and Frommelt Attitude Towards Care of the Dying Instrument. It can be recommended that courses about death and spiritual care should be offered and integrated into nursing curricula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of KONTAKT - Journal of Nursing & Social Sciences related to Health & Illness is the property of University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Health & Social Sciences and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The objective of this study is to determine the communication skills and empathic tendencies of nursing and midwifery students to sexuality/reproductive pattern section of the care plan. The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consists of 665 students studying in the midwifery and nursing department of a state university in Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and agreeing to participate in the study as volunteers. Data of the study were collected using "Descriptive Characteristics Form for Students", "Communication Skills Assessment Scale (CSAS)" and "Emphatic Tendency Scale". Obtained data were assessed by using number, percent, mean and standard deviation as well as Mann–Whitney U Test, Kruskal–Wallis Test, t test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation test. The average age of students participating in the study was 20.81 ± 1.80 years, and 53.8% of them expressed that the society they lived in had a restrictive perspective on the concept of sexuality. A great majority of students think that cultural structure and religious beliefs are significant factors in the formation of sexual taboos. The study found out that 64% of the students could not ask the questions in the reproductive pattern section of the care plan, most of them did not want to be asked it themselves, and 70.5% of them were uncomfortable with asking these questions due to privacy. Approximately fifty-six percent (56.1%) of students thought that the concept of sexuality did not fall within a nurse's responsibilities. Approximately fifty-six percent (56.1%) of them did not want to focus on the subject more during courses. Average total score of students on CSAS was 98.74 ± 13.05, average total score on the emphatic tendency scale was 67.31 ± 7.98 and a positive correlation was found between both scores. In this study, it was detected that students left the sexuality/reproductive pattern section in the care plan empty, therefore they did not/could not handle a patient's potential problems related to sexuality/reproductive pattern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Violence against women maintains its importance. Nursing and midwifery students should be able to identify symptoms of violence against women. Healthcare providers have received insufficient education, either before or after graduation, for identifying violence cases and for dealing with interfamilial violence against women. Aims: This study is conducted to identify nursing and midwifery students' ability to recognise symptoms of violence against women. Methods: This cross-sectional study included nursing and midwifery students attending the Ege University, School of Nursing, the Celal Bayar University, Health School of Higher Education and Health School of Izmir Atatürk (N = 557). The convenience sampling method was used. There were 114 students who declined to participate in this study as they did not want to answer questions about violence (n = 443). Results: It was determined that 94.6% of the students were knowledgeable about violence against women. The scores obtained by students from the physical symptom sub-dimension were 8.35 ± 1.65 and from the emotional symptom sub-dimension were 11.97 ± 2.19. The total scores obtained from the scale were 20.32 ± 3.14. A statistically significant difference was found between students' age, gender, nursing or midwifery section, being subjected to violence, receiving violence awareness training and reporting violence in the sub-dimensions and total scores of the scale (p < 0.05). Impact Statement: Having knowledge and self-confidence increased students' awareness in identifying the symptoms of violence. Conclusion: The participant's limited ability to identify symptoms of violence is thought to result from inadequate emphasis on violence issues in the curricula. Greater emphasis should be placed on violence issues in curricula to guide students as future health care professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Violence is a community mental health problem and the trouble of human rights. The rates of violence against women are very high in the World and Turkey. Aim: This study was conducted to determine how men define domestic violence against women. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 160 men who worked in Söktaş Textile Factory between December 2015 and March 2016. In the collection of data, data collection form which was prepared by the researchers according to the literature, percentage, frequency and chi-square test was used in data analysis. Results: 91.9% of men stated that if they were preferred the chances they would not want to be opposite sex and 36.9% of men do not want girls' sex. 18.8% of men exposured to violence from family during their life, 24.4% witnessed domestic violence. 94.4% of men accept the domestic violence against women as disturbing and a major public health problem. At the same time, 30% of men who experience violence in the family throughout his life stated that violence may be a solution (p=.019), more than half of the men who witnessed domestic violence throughout the life stated that women who experience violence is not need to share with others in this case (p=.000). Conclusions: In this study, there was no significant relationship between the expression for domestic violence and socio-demographic variables. Although there is low frequency, has been found behavior of violence against women of men, women's education and working life, have negative opinions related to sexual harassment of women. Exposure and witness to domestic violence throughout his life trigger the violence and remain confidential of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PURPOSE: This study was carried out descriptively and retrospectively with the purpose of determining nursing diagnoses used by intern students in their clinical practice. METHODS: The study data were obtained by checking the care plans of the internship files of 248 students studying at a nursing faculty. FINDINGS: The students determined 77 different nursing diagnoses in 13 domains of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)‐I taxonomy II. The total number of nursing diagnosis used in the care plans was 1,469. CONCLUSION: Most of the diagnoses determined by the students were in the "safety/ protection" domain; however, they determined no diagnoses in the "life principles" domain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Nursing process is a planned process based on problem solving approach in defining and solving patient problems. Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate the nursing diagnoses of patients who have been treated in acute psychiatric clinics in the recent year. Method: Socio-demographic and clinical data of 16.073 in-patients who have been treated in acute psychiatric clinics of a public hospital between November 2016 and November 2017 were analyzed descriptively and retrospectively by using the hospital information management system. The data of the research was collected between 1 and 31 December 2017. Care plans that were made by the nurses were reviewed by the researchers taking into account the functional health models (FHM) and the diagnostic system of North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) and recorded in the data collection form. The data were calculated in percentage by using SPSS (Version 21.0) program. Results: Nurses collected the highest percentage data about health perception and management (80.9%), role and relationship function (41.6%), coping/stress tolerance (28.2%) among the patients who were evaluated in accordance with FHM in the research. It was determined that nurses recorded 41 NANDA nursing diagnoses data belonging to total of 16.073 patients by entering them 1.330.976 times hospital information management systems. It was determined that the nursing diagnoses which were mostly recorded by nurses were the risk of falling (73%), deterioration in social interaction (41.32%), risk of violence against others (16.50%), anxiety (13.06%), risk of transmission of infection (11%), lack of selfcare (5.24%), ineffective individual coping (7.41%) and deterioration in thought processes (6.55%). When nursing diagnoses were examined in terms of standard terminology, it was determined that 41 of the diagnoses did not comply with the standard terminology and were expressed and recorded in different forms. Conclusion: It was observed that the diagnoses identified by nurses according to the FHM were about the psychosocial field which is more easily detectable in relation to the psychiatric field, and that they were not analyzed in the way that provide holistic nursing care by excluding the data regarding the sexuality-reproduction and the values and beliefs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT: Background: Medication administration via enteral tubes is a complex and key application for which nurses in intensive care units are responsible. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate drug administrations via enteral tubes by nurses in intensive care units. Methods: This research was conducted using a descriptive and cross‐sectional research design. The study was conducted with 289 nurses at intensive care units in hospitals in İzmir, Turkey. The data of the study were collected with the ‘Sociodemographic Information Form’ and the ‘Enteral Medication Administrations Questionnaire’, which was designed in accordance with the literature and consists of questions on interventions before, during and following medication administrations via enteral tubes. Results: It was found that more than half the nurses (62.3%) use nasogastric tubes for medication administrations and that all of them use the enteral way for the administration of medications in the form of tablets, while 58.8% use this method to administer the medications in the form of enteric‐coated tablets. It was determined that approximately half the nurses (52.6%) apply more than one medication separately, and a majority (84.1%) use tap water to wash the enteral tube. Conclusions: Enteral medication administration practices are inconsistent. Some nurses use unsafe practices and may therefore compromise patient care. Relevance to clinical practice: Conduction of education programmes on medication administration via enteral tubes for intensive care unit nurses is important in improving nurses' knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study aimed at identifying the constipation levels of older people and their interventions for recovery. Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted between the dates of 04.07.2016–15.01.2017 with 309 patients aged 65 and above, who applied to the internal (internal diseases, cardiology, chest diseases, neurology) clinics in a state hospital. The study data was collected by using an introductory information form, Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS) and Rome-III Diagnostic Criteria for Constipation. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistical methods and chi-square test. Results: In this study, the average age was 72.72±7.19, and 57% of participants were female. Of the study participants, 64.7% reported having constipation problems and 18.1% reported having delayed colon excretion. 39.7% of older people drank plenty of water, 29.2% used laxatives, 24.9% tried to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, 22.7% ate dried apricots when they had constipation. We found that older people, whose daily fluid intake was low, experienced constipation more frequently (p<0.008). The study compared the participants’ gastrointestinal system symptoms and constipation cases, and found that older people with constipation experienced problems such as indigestion (p<0.00), bloating (p<0.00), rectal pain (p<0.01), swallowing difficulties (p<0.01), lack of appetite (p<0.01) more than those without constipation. Conclusion: This study found that older people frequently had constipation, and they consumed plenty of fluids and used laxatives to treat it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the effects of sleep hygiene education and reflexology on sleep quality and fatigue in the patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 167 patients (84 in the experimental and 83 in the control group). The data were collected between October 2016 and November 2017 using an Introductory Information Form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS). Results: The mean ‐test score from the PSQI was 5.5 ± 2.1 for the experimental group and 13 ± 2.4 for the control group. The mean post‐ test score from the FSS was 22.6 ± 1.9 for the experimental group and 41.0 ± 4.2 for the control group. The difference between the mean scores of the groups was statistically significant (p = 0.000). Conclusion: The patients receiving chemotherapy had lower mean scores from the PSQI and the FSS while they had increased sleep quality and decreased fatigue after sleep hygiene education and reflexology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Breast cancer and cervical cancer are important causes of cancer‐related mortality in women all over the world. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the distribution of cervical and breast cancer risk factors in women and their knowledge and behaviours about cancer screening methods. The study is cross‐sectional in nature. It was conducted with the participation of 1,886 women in Turkey. Data were collected through a questionnaire. The knowledge and behaviours of women aged 40 and over about breast cancer or cervical cancer screening methods were investigated according to the education level; results showed that the rates of those who knew and did breast self‐examination were significantly lower in illiterate women. Besides, the rates of women who did breast self‐examination were significantly lower in those who were aged 40 and over, and the rates of those who had clinical breast examination and Pap smear test were significantly lower in women aged 39 and below (p < 0.01). This study identified the most notable breast and cervical cancer risk factors as low education levels, high number of deliveries, short breastfeeding period, obesity and low socio‐economic level. For this reason, public health policies should be developed to minimise these risk factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]