The Effect of Nurses' Leadership Behavior on the Quality of Nursing Care and Patient Outcomes.

Objective: The effect of nursing management styles on patient outcomes and the quality of nursing care (QNC) has recently become a topic of discussion. This review was conducted to examine the effects of leadership styles or behaviors on QNC and on patient outcomes.

Methods: 13 research studies published between 1 January 2010 and 31 May 2016 which conformed to the inclusion criteria were reviewed.

Validity and reliability study for the Turkish version of global pain scale.

Introduction: To investigate the validity and reliability of the "Global Pain Scale" for Turkish population .

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Algology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in Izmir, Turkey, between March and December 2015, and comprised patients with chronic pain aged at least 18 years. Linguistic equivalence, content validity and construct validity were used for establishing the validity of the Global Pain Scale, while the Content Validity Index was used for the assessment of expert views.

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire.

Background: Pain acceptance is the process of giving up the struggle with pain and learning to live a worthwhile life despite it. In assessing patients with chronic pain in Turkey, making a diagnosis and tracking the effectiveness of treatment is done with scales that have been translated into Turkish. However, there is as yet no valid and reliable scale in Turkish to assess the acceptance of pain.

Practices in Human Dignity in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study.

Respecting and valuing an individual's existential dignity forms the basis of nursing and medical practice and of nursing care. The objective of the study was to determine the approach to human dignity that nurses and physicians have while providing palliative care. This qualitative study was performed using a phenomenological research design.

Effects of Reflexology on Pain in Patients With Fibromyalgia.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of reflexology on pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia, using an experimental repeated-measures design, and a convenience sample of 30 fibromyalgia inpatients. Thirty patients aged 18 to 70 years with fibromyalgia and hospitalized in the algology clinic were taken as a convenience sample. Patients received a total of 12 60-minute sessions of reflexology over a period of 6 consecutive weeks.

Health related quality of life and care dependency among elderly hospital patients: an international comparison.

Many countries in Europe and the world have to cope with an aging population. Although health policy in many countries aims at increasing disability-free life expectancy, elderly patients represent a significant proportion of all patients admitted to different hospital departments. The aim of the research was to investigate the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and the care dependency status among elderly hospital patients.

Effect of music on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction in patients who present to the emergency department in Turkey.

Aim: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of music therapy on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction in patients who present to the emergency department in Turkey.

Methods: This controlled and experimental study was conducted in the emergency department of a hospital in Turkey between July and October 2012. The study sample consisted of 200 patients in total, 100 forming the intervention group and 100 being the control group, who fell under color code green in the triage system and came with complaints of pain due to nausea/vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain, headaches, and joint pain.

Examination of ethical dilemmas experienced by adult intensive care unit nurses in physical restraint practices.

Nurses are more likely to face the dilemma of whether to resort to physical restraints or not and have a hard time making that decision. This is a descriptive study. A total of 55 nurses participated in the research.

Knowledge levels of intensive care nurses on prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia constitutes a significant concern for ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.

Aim: This study was planned to evaluate the knowledge of nurses working in general intensive care units concerning evidence-based measures for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Method: This study design is cross-sectional.

Geriatric patient profile in the cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit.

Objectives: To determine hospitalization durations and mortalities of elderly in the Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted in a Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit in Turkey and comprised patient records from January 1 to December 31, 2011. Computerized epicrisis reports of 255, who had undergone a cardiac surgery were collected.

Reflexology: its effects on physiological anxiety signs and sedation needs.

To investigate whether reflexology has an effect on the physiological signs of anxiety and level of sedation in patients receiving mechanically ventilated support, a single blinded, randomized controlled design with repeated measures was used in the intensive care unit of a university hospital in Turkey. Patients (n = 60) aged between 18 and 70 years and were hospitalized in the intensive care unit and receiving mechanically ventilated support. Participants were randomized to a control group or an intervention group.

Examination of pain experiences of cancer patients in western Turkey: a phenomenological study.

This study aims to explore the individual experience of living with cancer pain. This qualitative study was performed by using a phenomenological research design. In-depth and open interviews with participants were conducted to collect the data and a qualitative Colaizzi method of analysis was performed.

Nursing diagnoses determined by first year students: a vignette study.

Purpose: The study aimed to determine the ability of first year students in identifying nursing diagnoses.

Methods: In a descriptive evaluation study, an expert-validated vignette containing 18 nursing diagnoses was used.

Results: The students determined 15 nursing diagnoses.

The effect of nail polish on pulse oximetry readings.

Introduction: Pulse oximeters utilise the pulsatile nature of arterial blood flow to distinguish it from venous flow and estimate oxygen saturation in arterial blood. Pulse oximetry is primarily used in hospital wards, emergency rooms, intensive care units, operating rooms and home care.

Aim: The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of nail polish of various colours have an effect on oximeter readings of oxygen saturation value.

Factors affecting experiences of intensive care patients in Turkey: patient outcomes in critical care setting.

Objectives: To determine the factors affecting a patient's intensive care experience.

Methods: The descriptive study was conducted at an intensive care unit in the Aegean Region of Turkey, and comprised 158 patients who spent at least 48 hours at the unit between June and November 2009. A questionnaire form and the Intensive Care Experience Scale were used as data collection tools.

The effects of music therapy on pain in patients with neuropathic pain.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of relaxing music on pain intensity in patients with neuropathic pain. A quasi-experimental study, repeated measures design was used. Thirty patients, aged 18-70 years, with neuropathic pain and hospitalized in an Algology clinic were identified as a convenience sample.

The care dependency scale for measuring basic human needs: an international comparison.

Aim: To report a study conducted to compare the utility of the care dependency scale across four countries.

Background: The care dependency scale provides a framework for assessing the needs of institutionalized patients for nursing care. Henderson's components of nursing care have been used to specify the variable aspects of the concept of care dependency and to develop the care dependency scale items.

[The effect of music therapy on pain and anxiety in intensive care patients].

In recent years, intensive care units have been using advanced technology that provides significantly improved results in clinical treatment and care practices. However, this results in intensive care patients experiencing pain and anxiety. This pain and anxiety is generally brought under control with various pharmacological preparations.

Comparison of oxygen saturation values and measurement times by pulse oximetry in various parts of the body.

The aim of this study, which included 40 patients, was to compare the values pulse oximetry and the measurement times in various regions of the body. Data were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficient test and paired-sample test. The confidence power value was found to be .

The effect of music therapy on physiological signs of anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate if relaxing music is an effective method of reducing the physiological signs of anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.

Background: Few studies have focused on the effect of music on physiological signs of anxiety in patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.

Design: A study-case-control, experimental repeated measures design was used.

Comparison of oxygen saturation values obtained from fingers on physically restrained or unrestrained sides of the body.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare semiexperimentally the pulse oximetry values obtained from a finger on restrained or unrestrained sides of the body.

Background: The pulse oximeter provides a noninvasive measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in arterial blood. One of the procedures most frequently applied to patients in intensive care units is the application of physical restraint.