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1. Gastric residual volume measurement in the intensive care unit: an international survey reporting nursing practice

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Ozen, Nurten, Blot, Stijn, Ozen, Volkan, Donmez, Ayse Arikan, Gurun, Pinar, Cinar, Fatma Ilknur, Labeau, Sonia, İstinye Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, and Ozen, Nurten

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Enteral Nutrition, Nurse, Gastric Residual Volume, Intensive Care Unit, Guideline
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Background: Gastric residual volume measurement is routinely used to evaluate the feeding tolerance and gastro-oesophageal reflux in patients receiving enteral feeding therapy in the intensive care unit. However, little supportive evidence for this intervention is available as the usefulness of gastric residual volume measurements in patients receiving enteral feeding therapy in the intensive care is controversial. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the practice of intensive care unit nurses related to gastric residual volume measurement in patients receiving enteral nutrition. Methods: A survey was conducted among a sample of intensive care unit nurses (n = 832) from four hospitals in Turkey (n = 182) and attendees of the Annual Congress of the Flemish Society for Critical Care Nurses in Flanders, Belgium (n = 650). The survey instrument was developed by the researchers based on the related literature. Results: A total of 480 nurses completed the questionnaire (response rate = 73%). Gastric residual volume is measured by 98.0% of respondents, with wide variations in the frequency of measuring. A 50-200 mL gastric residual volume is considered problematic by 45.5% (n = 183) of the participants, and only 18.4% (n = 81) reported their practice to be based on a current guideline. Strikingly, more experienced intensive care unit nurses appear to perform gastric residual volume measurements more commonly than their less experienced colleagues (p = 0.004), while the practice is more often reported to be performed in Belgium than in Turkey (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Gastric residual volume management could be improved by applying current evidence to daily nursing practice. WOS:000442347700008 30039544 Q2

Published
2018

2. Aromatherapy Massage for Neuropathic Pain and Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients

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GÖK METİN, ZEHRA, Arslan, Ismail Emre, ÖZDEMİR, LEYLA, Donmez, Ayse Arikan, and İZGÜ, NUR

Subjects
macromolecular substances, humanities
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Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of aromatherapy massage on neuropathic pain severity and quality of life (QoL) in patients suffering from painful diabetic neuropathy.

Published
2017

4. Perspectives of Oncology Nurses on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Author

Metin, Zehra Gok, Izgu, Nur, Karadas, Canan, and Donmez, Ayse Arikan

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ALTERNATIVE medicine, AUDIOVISUAL materials, ONCOLOGY nursing, RESEARCH methodology, NURSES' attitudes, NURSING, QUESTIONNAIRES, SCALE analysis (Psychology), SURVEYS, CROSS-sectional method, DATA analysis software
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In Turkey, between 22.1% and 84.1% of patients with cancer use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). However, few CAM-related studies have focused on the perspective of oncology nurses. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Turkish oncology nurses regarding CAM. A descriptive cross-sectional survey of 127 participants was conducted in Ankara, Turkey. A semistructured questionnaire including characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oncology nurses toward CAM was administered to participants. We found that more than half of nurses (54.0%) surveyed had no information on CAM modalities. Most oncology nurses (81.1%) used audiovisual media sources to obtain CAM information. Many nurses (81.3%) reported not using any CAM in cancer care, and only 26.8% recommended CAM to patients. Most nurses used CAM to accelerate wound healing (19.7%) and to manage symptoms, including constipation and diarrhea (8.8%) and anxiety (7.9%). Music (52.8%), massage (49.6%), and exercise (48.8%) were stated to be beneficial. Important barriers to use CAM for patients with cancer involved a lack of knowledge (60.6%); needing physician approval to apply any CAM methods to patients (52.1%); legal and institutional issues (47.2%); and limited educational, training, or certificate programs (44.1%). There is a need for increased knowledge about CAM by oncology nurses, considering their vital role in symptom management of patients with cancer. This can be achieved through solving legal and institutional problems, structured and comprehensive education/training programs, and the integration of CAM therapy into cancer care guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2018
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