Preparing individuals with extremity loss due to earthquake through early rehabilitation program for the future.

Purpose: To mitigate future health risks and improve body image coping strategies among individuals who experienced amputation due to the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake, through an early rehabilitation program.

Methods: A semi-experimental prospective study was conducted with 18 individuals who experienced amputation due to the earthquake. Data were collected using the "Individual Identification Form" "Amputee Body Image Scale" and "Body Image Coping Strategies Scale".

Investigation of the relationship between the self-efficacy levels in clinical practice and coping behaviors with stress among international nursing students.

Background: In this era of rapid globalization, our knowledge regarding the clinical performance perceptions and stress coping behaviors of international students in nursing education is quite limited. The unexplored nature of this topic has the potential to manifest as future clinical challenges.

Objective: To examine the relationship between international nursing students' perceived self-efficacy in clinical applications and their coping behaviors with stress.

Exploring the relationship between spiritual care and patient advocacy of nurses from generations X, Y and Z working in intensive care clinics: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: To determine the relationship between spiritual care and patient advocacy across three generations of nurses working in intensive care units.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Methods: Data collection took place from July to August 2022 with 120 nurses in Turkey.

The relationship between spiritual well-being and surgical fear in elderly patients with gonarthrosis.

Background: Gonarthrosis is a chronic degenerative joint disease characterised by prolonged pain, affecting ~10% of men and 18% of women aged 60 and older worldwide. Surgical interventions are commonly employed in patients with gonarthrosis to minimise disability, alleviate pain, and improve overall quality of life. However, surgical treatment remains a feared experience.

Relationships between sleep, quality of life and anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries.

Objective: the objective of this study is to examine the relationships between sleep, quality of life and anxiety in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries during the preoperative period, at discharge, two weeks after discharge and three months after discharge.

Method: this study had a prospective, descriptive and correlational design and was conducted in a single center. The sample consisted of 68 patients who had undergone cardiac surgeries.

The effects of ergonomic sleep mask use on sleep quality and comfort in intensive care patients.

This study was conducted to determine the effects of the use of ergonomic sleep mask on sleep quality and comfort in intensive care patients. This randomised controlled experimental study was completed with 128 surgical intensive care patients (control = 64, experimental = 64). During the second night of their stay in the unit, ergonomic sleep masks were given to the patients in the experimental group, and earplugs and eye masks were given to the patients in the control group.

Traumatic and Routine Stressors in Emergency Nurses: A Turkish Validity and Reliability Study.

Introduction: Emergency nurses face traumatic and stressful events of many different forms and severity. The aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the Traumatic and Routine Stressors Scale on Emergency Nurses in Turkey.

Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 195 nurses who had been working in the emergency service for at least six months and could be reached via an online questionnaire.

The prevalence of facial pressure injuries among nurses during COVID-19 pandemic and its relationship to COVID-19 infection.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of facial pressure injuries related to personal protective equipment use in nurses and the relationship with getting COVID-19 infection.

Design: The study used descriptive and correlational online survey design.

Methods: Nurses in Turkey were recruited via an electronic link sent to their social media platforms (e.

Evaluation of pressure ulcer risk and development in operating rooms.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the risk and development of pressure ulcers in operating rooms.

Materials And Methods: The sample of the study included a total of 250 patients. In the study, the risk of pressure ulcers was assessed before the operation, and the development of pressure ulcers was evaluated within 24 h after the operation.