Spiritual Well-Being and Hopelessness Levels in Individuals Who Have Experienced Myocardial Infarction in Turkey.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being and hopelessness levels in individuals who have experienced myocardial infarction. The study, which was descriptive and exploratory, was conducted on patients who had experienced myocardial infarction and undergone angiography in the coronary intensive care unit and cardiology ward of Ağrı Education and Research Hospital. The population of the study consisted of 151 patients who had experienced myocardial infarction and undergone angiography between December 2022 and February 2023.

The road to collaboration: The transformative effects of interprofessional education on students' interprofessional attitudes and readiness, socialisation and valuing in medical and nursing students.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the impact of interprofessional education on first-year medical and nursing students' attitudes, readiness to learn and interprofessional socialization using a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Interprofessional collaboration is crucial in healthcare to enhance patient safety and outcomes. Interprofessional education (IPE) promotes teamwork, communication and understanding of professional roles among healthcare professionals.

Development and psychometric validation of the comfort scale for injection.

Background: Patients' comfort level during the injection procedure affects the quality of care. However, the literature does not provide a valid, reliable, and specific measurement tool to measure this level.

Objective: The present study aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine patients' comfort levels during the injection procedure.

Harnessing the power of social media: transforming nursing education for unmatched academic success.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of social media-supported learning on the academic achievement of nursing students and their social media usage levels in nursing education.

Background: Using social media in nursing education enables students to experience interactive learning, strengthening learning outcomes and creating an enriched learning environment with up-to-date information.

Method: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled study.

Health Perception and Healthy Life Awareness during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Turkey Profile Study.

Background: The perception of health, which is the combination of personal feelings, thoughts, prejudices, and expectations regarding the individual's health, is closely related to healthy life awareness.

Objectives: This research examines the relationship between health perception and healthy life awareness of individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic and the influencing factors.

Materials And Methods: The study has been carried out in Turkey from July to October 2020.

Turkish Adaptation of Social Media Questionnaire for Nursing Training.

The use of social media in education has many effects such as rapid dissemination of information, crowdsourced information sharing, learning, and social interaction. In the study, it was aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Social Media Questionnaire for Nursing Training (SMQNT), which can be used to determine the effect of social media in nursing education. The data of this methodological study were obtained from 262 nursing students.

What are the thoughts of postgraduate nursing students regarding the 'Applied Scientific Research' course? A qualitative study on achievements, benefits, challenges, and suggested solutions.

Objective: This research aimed to examine students' emotions, opinions, and suggestions regarding the "Applied Scientific Research" course.

Method: The study was conducted in a province in eastern Turkey between June and July 2023. Data were collected from 9 postgraduate students attending the "Scientific Research" course at a university's Institute of Health Sciences using a 'Descriptive Information Form' and a 'Semi-Structured Questionnaire'.

The relationship between the psychological resilience and general health levels of earthquake survivor nursing students in Kahramanmaras earthquakes, the disaster of the century.

The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between the psychological resilience of earthquake survivor students and their general health status. This descriptive and correlational study was conducted at a state university in Turkey in June 2023 with the nursing department students of a university that experienced two major earthquakes in Turkey on February 6, 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 287 students.

A study of health literacy and social media use of the students on vaccine preferences during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Background: It is unknown if health-care literacy and social media use of the students affect vaccine preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives: The aim of the present research was to detect whether health-care literacy and social media use of the students affect vaccine preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials And Methods: The universe of the sample consisted of the students of a university in Mus Alparslan University.

Missed nursing care: A cross-sectional and multi-centric study from Turkey.

Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the extent of missed nursing care in Turkey and identify its predictors.

Design: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional, multicentre study.

Methods: A total of 477 nurses working in seven public hospitals participated in this study from March to July 2019.

Relationship between perceived social support and post-traumatic growth in coronavirus disease 2019 patients discharged from the hospital.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected mental health and physical health negatively in some individuals. Examining perceived social support and post-traumatic growth (PTG) in COVID-19 patients could facilitate our understanding of how patients maintain their mental health.

Aim: To examine the relationship between the level of perceived social support and PTG in COVID-19 patients discharged from the hospital.

Development of the Thirst Discomfort Scale: A Validity and Reliability Study.

Background: Thirst is a sensation associated with a dry mouth and the desire or craving to drink water. Surgical patients are among those hospitalized individuals who are at high risk of developing both osmotic and hypovolemic thirst.

Objectives: To develop a new measurement tool for evaluating the thirst-related discomfort of surgical patients and to assess its validity and reliability.

The relationship between nursing students' compassion competencies and perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care.

Objectives: The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between nursing students' compassion competencies and their perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care.

Methods: The population of the study consisted of nursing students over the age of 18 years who were educated at the nursing faculty of a state university in Turkey between May and June 2022. The study was completed with 263 student nurses.

Hospital-acquired insomnia scale: A validity and reliability study.

Background: Sleep breathing, one of the basic human needs, is a physiological need that affects cardiac functions, body temperature, daily vitality, muscle tone, hormone secretion, blood pressure, and many more. In the international literature, studies reported that patients have had sleep problems in the hospital since the 1990s, but no measurement tool has been developed to determine the causes of hospital-acquired insomnia in individuals. These findings suggest that sleep remains in the background compared to activities such as nutrition and breathing.

The Turkish version of the Nurses' Occupational Stressor Scale: A validity and reliability study.

Purpose: The study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the "Nurses' Occupational Stressor Scale," which was developed to determine the occupational stressors that nurses experience during work.

Design And Methods: "Nurses' Introductory Form" and "Nurses' Occupational Stressor Scale" were used to collect the research data.

Findings: The factor loading values of the scale items varied between 0.

The transformative power of pain and posttraumatic growth in nurses with Covid-19 PCR positive.

Purpose: This study aims to examine the relationship between the transformative power of pain and posttraumatic growth in nurses with positive Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.

Design And Method: "Sociodemographics Form," "Transformative Power of Pain Scale," and "Post-Traumatic Growth Scale" were used to collect the data of the study.

Findings: In the study, posttraumatic growth increased as the level of the transformative power of pain increased for nurses.

A psychometric assessment on patient education: Developing a satisfaction scale.

Purpose: The research aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement instrument to determine patient satisfaction with patient education.

Design And Methods: Data were collected by the researchers with the "Patient Information Form" and the "Patient Education Satisfaction Scale (PESS)."

Findings: The factor load values of the scale items range from 0.

How important is altruism to nursing students?

Objective: The objective of this study is to identify the altruism levels of nursing students and the affecting factors.

Background: Altruism is important for nursing students who are at the beginning of their careers as it is characterized by other-oriented feelings such as compassion and empathy.

Methods: The study was carried out as descriptive research.

Adaptation of the compassion competence scale to Turkish.

Purpose: In this study, we examined the validity and reliability of the Compassion Competence Scale (CCS) by adapting it to Turkish.

Desing And Methods: The data of the methodological research were obtained from 180 nursing students in the 3rd and 4th grades of the nursing department of a public university.

Findings: CCS Cronbach alpha coefficient was determined as 0.

Examining the correlation between intercultural sensitivity and individualized care perception of nursing students.

Background: Intercultural sensitivity is accepting the existence of cultural differences and similarities between individuals without attributing a value to them. In order to provide individualized nursing care, it is required to train nurses who can respond to cultural needs of society, have cultural knowledge and skills regarding society and show a high intercultural sensitivity.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between intercultural sensitivity and individualized care perception of nursing students, who will become a member of professional health discipline.

Comparison of the effect of reinforcement with question-answer and kahoot method on the success and motivation levels of nursing students: A quasi-experimental review.

Objective: This study aims to compare the effect of question-answer and Kahoot method reinforcement on nursing students' success and motivation levels.

Materials And Methods: This quasi-experiment study was carried out with 65 students studying at the nursing department at a state university in Turkey. The research data were obtained between November 2019 and February 2020.

Analysis of anxiety levels and attitudes of nursing students toward the nursing profession during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the anxiety levels and attitudes of nursing students for the nursing profession during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Data collection forms were sent online to nursing students of three different state or foundation universities in Turkey. In all, 456 individuals who answered the data collection forms were included in the study.

Effect of social support on the treatment adherence of hypertension patients.

This descriptive study was conducted to determine the effect of social support on drug treatment adherence in patients with hypertension. The sample of this study consisted of 259 patients who met the research criteria, agreed to participate in the research, and admitted to the cardiology clinic of a university hospital in Turkey between January and June 2017. Data were collected by "Patient Information Form", "Adherence to Drug Treatment Self-Efficacy Scale", and "Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale".