The Effect of Preoperative Tele-nursing Counseling on Anxiety and Patient Satisfaction in Day Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative tele-nursing counseling on anxiety and patient satisfaction in day surgery.

Design: Randomized controlled study design was employed.

Methods: The study was conducted in a city hospital and a university hospital in Istanbul between July 2022 and May 2023 with patients who met the study criteria.

The Effect of Running Water Sound Listened to Patients During Urodynamics on Anxiety and Urodynamic Parameters.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of listening to the sound of running water during urodynamics on the patient's anxiety and parameters in the pressure-flow study.

Methods: The population of the study, which was planned in the nonrandomized experimental study design, consisted of patients who will undergo urodynamics in the Urology Department of a city hospital in Istanbul between September 2022 and January 2023, and the sample consisted of 60 patients, 30 of which were in the experimental group and 30 in the control group. During the pressure-flow study, the patients in the experimental group listened to the sound of running water from a smartphone, while the patients in the control group did not undergo any intervention during urodynamics.

Comparison of postoperative pain, anxiety, and sleep quality in robotic-assisted and manual total knee replacement surgery.

This study aimed to comparatively evaluate postoperative pain, anxiety, and sleep quality in patients after robotic-assisted and manual total knee replacement surgery. Patients who underwent either robotic or manual total knee replacement (TKR) surgery were analyzed in this cross-sectional observational study. Volunteers who were conscious, mentally healthy, without primary sleep disorders, without chronic uncontrolled diseases, 18 years of age or older, able to understand verbal warnings, and who agreed to participate in the study after being informed about the purpose of the study were included in the study.

Evaluation of Thirst in the Early Postoperative Period in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery.

Background: Thirst, is a subjective symptom that has a high incidence in the early postoperative period and causes patients to experience intense discomfort.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine thirst and the factors affecting thirst in the early postoperative period in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.

Design: The research was carried out as a descriptive-cross sectional study with 177 patients between September 2021 and January 2022.

Adaptation of the pain management self-efficacy questionnaire into Turkish.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the Turkish validity and reliability of the Pain Management Self-Efficacy Ques-tionnaire (PMSEQ).

Methods: The study was carried out descriptively and methodologically between September and December 2018 with 214 nurses and 248 nursing students. The data were collected using the descriptive characteristics form and the PMSEQ.

Evaluation of wound healing in patients with hip prosthesis according to nursing outcome classification.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to perform Turkish adaptation and validation of NOC (1102) Wound Healing: Primary Intent and examine wound healing in patients with hip prosthesis diagnosed with impaired tissue integrity.

Method: The study was carried out in methodological and descriptive design, and the sample of the study consisted of 55 patients. Introductory Characteristics Form and Wound Healing: Primary Intention NOC Form were used for data collection.

The Effect on Pain and Anxiety of Hot Pad Applied to Patients During Transrectal Prostate Biopsy.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of the application of a heating pad on the sacral region on pain and anxiety during a transrectal prostate biopsy.

Design: This was a quasi-experimental study.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted in the Urology Outpatient Clinic of a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul.

The Effect of Reflexology on Low Back Pain in Operating Room Nurses.

Operating room nurses often face acute or chronic back and low back pains, shoulder and neck injuries. In recent years, the use of complementary and alternative treatment methods has been increasing due to the fact that pharmacological treatment cannot control the pain in general, and its various side effects and cost. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of foot reflexology on low back pain of operating room nurses.

The Effect of Gum Chewing on Abdominal Pain and Nausea Caused by Polyethylene Glycol Solution Used for Intestinal Cleansing Before Colonoscopy: An Endoscopist-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial.

Gum chewing is known to have a positive effect on intestinal motility. Most studies have examined its effect on ileus, but there has been no discussion of the effects of polyethylene glycol used in preparation for colonoscopy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of gum chewing on abdominal pain and nausea caused by polyethylene glycol solution used for intestinal cleansing before colonoscopy.

Analysis of the YouTube videos on pelvic floor muscle exercise training in terms of their reliability and quality.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the content, reliability and quality of YouTube videos related to pelvic floor muscle exercise training.

Method: This study was carried out on the descriptive model in order to evaluate the content, reliability and quality of the videos on YouTube related to pelvic floor muscle exercise training. "Pelvic floor muscle exercise" was searched on YouTube in English in March 2020, and a total of 107 videos were watched.

[The Opinions and Practices of Nursing Students About Preoperative Patient Safety].

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the opinions and practices of sophomore nursing students about preoperative patient safety.

Method: This descriptive study was conducted from November 2016 to April 2017 by attendance of 219 sophomore nursing students who are practicing in the surgery departments of two university hospitals and meet the criteria of the study. For collection of data, the data collection form was used, which has been developed by the researchers in line with the literature and includes two parts.

Determining the incidence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients who undergo orthopaedic surgical interventions in Turkey.

Objective: To determine the incidence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients having undergone orthopaedic surgical interventions.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the traumatology clinic of GATA Haydarpasa Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, from April 2014 to April 2015 and comprised patients who underwent orthopaedic surgical interventions. The subjects included were aged >65 years, had no mental disorders, no acute cerebrovascular disease, no known history of delirium and/or dementia.

The effect of education of nurses on preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in patients who undergo hip fracture surgery.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of educating nurses on preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in patients who undergo hip fracture surgery.

Background: Urinary tract infections after hip fracture surgery are observed at a rate of 12% to 61%, and the most important risk factor associated with urinary tract infection is considered to be the presence of urinary catheters. Nurse education about the use and management of urinary catheters is important to decrease the risk of urinary tract infections.