The effect of nocturnal patient care interventions on patient sleep and satisfaction with nursing care in neurosurgery intensive care unit.

Background: Sleep disturbance in an intensive care unit is a common problem. One of the main factors causing sleep disturbances in an intensive care unit is nocturnal patient care interventions.

Aims And Objectives: This study aims to determine the impact of patient care interventions performed at night in a neurosurgical intensive care unit on patients' sleep and their nursing care satisfaction.

The effects of open and closed endotracheal suctioning on intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure: a crossover, single-blind clinical trial.

Although endotracheal suctioning is a routine nursing intervention, this procedure can lead to an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP). This study was planned to determine the appropriate suctioning technique (open system suctioning [OS] and closed system suctioning [CS]) to minimize variability of ICP and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) in neurologically impaired patients. The study, which was designed as a crossover, single-blind clinical trial, consisted of 32 neurosurgical patients who underwent ICP monitoring, intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring, and endotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit.

The nurse's role in providing information to surgical patients and family members in Turkey: a descriptive study.

In 2008, we conducted a nonexperimental, cross-sectional, descriptive study in the surgical services department of a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, with the aim of determining how much information was required by perioperative patients and their family members, the extent to which this information was provided, and the role that nurses play in this process. We included a total of 394 outpatients and inpatients and their family members (ie, 197 patients, 197 family members) and 30 nurses in the study. We collected the research data by using one questionnaire for patients, a second for family members of patients, and a third for nurses.

The effect of analgesic education on pain in patients undergoing breast surgery: within 24 hours after the operation.

Aim: The goal of this study was to assess the effect of patient information about the analgesics used after breast surgery, on patient's level of pain and mobilisation ability.

Background: Pain needs to be managed efficiently; in particular, for surgical cases, postoperative pain must be effectively controlled. Information about analgesic helped reduce the severity of pain.

Identification of risk factors for breast cancer for women in istanbul.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer type seen in women, accounts for 18% of all cancer types in women and the risk of a woman to get breast cancer during her life is 11%. These notified rates enable breast cancer to be defined as a preventable and if pre-diagnosed, a treatable cancer type, despite it was regarded as a terrifying type of cancer in the past.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the lifestyle pattern of women without breast cancer in Istanbul.

Nursing role on preventing secondary brain injury.

Secondary brain injury is a complicated, multifactorial process that results from hypoxemia, hypercapnia or hypocapnia, and increased ICP. Implementation of a traumatic brain injury protocol for patients with head injury including hemodynamic management, pulmonary care, maintenance of body temperature, control of the environment, positioning of patients, and seizure prophylaxis provides critical care nurses a proactive means to prevent or minimize the development of secondary brain injury in the emergency department.