A descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to determine the inclination of nursing students towards ethical values and the effects of these values on care behaviours. The data for this study were collected from 466 students studying from May 13-24, 2019. The data were collected using a questionnaire on the sociodemographic characteristics of the students, Inclination to Ethical Values Scale (IEVS), and Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 (CBI-24).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study was conducted to examine the physical problems and fatigue levels experienced by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: A descriptive and correlational design was used. The study data were collected in a state and a university hospital in the center of this province between September and December 2020.
Perspect Psychiatr Care
October 2022
Background: Caring is a core value in nursing education and many of its features can be measured as specific behaviors. It is not clear how nurses' spirituality affects their caring behavior.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spirituality and spiritual care and nursing students' perceptions of care.
Aim: To determine intensive care nurses' awareness of identification of early sepsis findings.
Background: The incidence of sepsis is increasing in intensive care units, and if not identified early, it increases morbidity, mortality and cost of care. Intervention within one hour after the diagnosis of sepsis increases survival.
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of nurses' death anxiety on life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 411 nurses in Turkey. Data were collected online through Google Forms using a sociodemographic form, the Revised Death Anxiety Scale (RDAS), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs
May 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge and practices regarding pressure injury and identify relationships between these factors and professional nurse characteristics.
Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study.
Setting And Subjects: The sample comprised 347 nurses attending the 2013 and 2015 Wound Management Congresses.
Drug dosage calculation skill is critical for all nursing students to ensure patient safety, particularly during clinical practice. The study purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of Web-based instruction on improving nursing students' arithmetical and drug dosage calculation skills using a pretest-posttest design. A total of 63 nursing students participated.
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