Development and Psychometric Testing of Task and Contextual Performance Scales for Clinical Nurses.

This study aims to develop a task performance scale and a contextual performance scale for clinical nurses and to test the scales psychometrically. This study was carried out in two phases in a private hospital group. During the first phase, the initial scales were developed, and then the validity and reliability of the scales were analyzed; 154 nurses participated in the second phase.

A Comparison Between Rome III and Rome IV Criteria in Children with Chronic Abdominal Pain: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Background: The Rome IV includes a redefinition of functional gastrointestinal disorders and diagnostic criteria. The present study aimed to compare the Rome III and Rome IV classification results and to reveal their differences in children with chronic abdominal pain.

Methods: The present study is a prospective observational cohort study.

Determining Factors That Influence Nurses' Perceptions of Quality Implementations Conducted in Hospitals in Turkey.

Background: Quality management program implementations in health services are team endeavors that involve all health service personnel. Because they are direct providers of care, nurses are best able to evaluate the influence of quality management program implementations on the health services and quality of care provided by hospitals.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop an instrument to determine how nurses perceive the implementation of quality management programs in hospitals.

Behaviours of healthcare professionals towards difficult patients: A structural equation modelling study.

Background: Some patients are stigmatised as difficult patients by healthcare professionals. This phenomenon has great many negative consequences. The behaviours of healthcare professionals towards difficult patients are important.

Intravenous Immunoglobulin: A Good Choice for Acute Cerebellar Ataxia Associated with Varicella.

Postinfectious cerebellar ataxia is the most common cause of acute ataxia in childhood. The most frequently associated viral agent is varicella. Acute cerebellar ataxia is considered benign, and its symptoms usually diminish within several weeks.