Comparison of the Effects of Surgical Smoke on the Air Quality and on the Physical Symptoms of Operating Room Staff.

Background: Surgical smoke can be a hazard because e it contains toxic gases with carcinogenic effects that may threaten health. This study aims to determine the effect of surgical smoke containing toxic chemicals on indoor air quality and examine employees' physical symptoms in the operating room.

Method: The study was conducted in the operating room between June 2020 and July 2020.

Effect of "An Innovative Technology" Active Warming and Passive Warming on Unplanned Hypothermia During Perioperative Period: A Clinical Trial.

Patients are at risk for unplanned hypothermia during the perioperative period due to many reasons, including anesthesia, low room temperature, cold intravenous fluid, and blood transfusion. This study was conducted to examine the effect of active and passive warming methods applied in patients during the perioperative period on unplanned hypothermia. This study is a case-control type study.

Knowledge and Protective Behaviors About Skin Cancer Among Nursing Students in the West Black Sea Region of Turkey.

Skin cancer is an important health problem worldwide among cancer types and results in death at a minimum level in the case of early diagnosis. Therefore, the application of prevention programs is vital. Nurses by definition take responsibility for programs in prevention, early diagnosis, and screening for cancer.

The examination of problems experienced by nurses and doctors associated with exposure to surgical smoke and the necessary precautions.

Aims And Objectives: This study aims to investigate the problems experienced by nurses and doctors as a result of exposure to surgical smoke and the precautions that need to be taken.

Background: Electrosurgery is carried out in almost all operating rooms, and all of those who work in these rooms are exposed to surgical smoke, especially doctors and nurses. A review of the literature reveals that there are very few studies that have been carried out on surgical smoke, and there are no studies researched on the problems experienced by those working in operating rooms.

The effect of a career activity on the students' perception of the nursing profession and their career plan: A single-group experimental study.

Background: Students' conceptualizations of nursing and their reasons for choosing the profession motivate them and affect their education, work performance and career plans. Nursing educators should support them to plan their careers consciously during their education.

Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the effect of career-planning event for nursing students on their conceptualizations of the nursing profession and their career plans.

Information needs of patients with meningiomas.

The aim of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to determine information requirements of patients with typical meningiomas after surgery. The study sample consisted of 20 patients who underwent surgery for brain tumours in neurosurgery clinics of a university hospital. Permission to conduct research was obtained from all patients and from the hospital.

[Analysis of the knowledge and practices of health care workers in Emergency Departments regarding the protection and preservation of evidence in forensic cases].

Background: The frequency of violent incidents is increasing. This increase has made the role of Emergency Department (ED) staff more important in the collection, recording, protection, and storage of the evidence until the arrival of the responsible people concerned with the issue. Therefore, this study was designed to analyze the knowledge and practices of the nursing staff working in the EDs with respect to the protection and preservation of the evidence in forensic cases.

The quality and suitability of written educational materials for patients*.

Aim: In this study, the quality and suitability of written educational materials being used for the education of patients in surgical departments of hospitals were studied.

Background: In the literature, it is stated that most of the educational materials for patients are not suitable from the aspects of contents, structure, design, composition and language.

Method: In this descriptive type study, which was carried out between March and May 2006, 59 examples of written educational material used for patient education at 138 surgical clinics were evaluated for quality and suitability.