DID THE EARTHQUAKE OF THE CENTURY AFFECT OUR PREPAREDNESS FOR DISASTERS: DETERMINING THE EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS OF STUDENTS IN TURKEY.

Disasters will always exist in human life. Therefore, societies must learn to live with disasters. This research was carried out to determine the disaster preparedness levels of nursing students after the earthquake of the century in Turkey.

Cancer Patients' Use of Apitherapy as Supportive Care: An Exploratory Study.

Background:  This study was conducted to determine the cancer patients' use of apitherapy as supportive care.

Methods:  This descriptive research was carried out between January 2019 and January 2020 at the oncology unit of a university hospital. Power analysis was used to determine the sample size of the study, and a total of 87 patients constituted the sample of the research with a CI of 85%.

Determining the effect of arteriovenous fistula care training on the self-care behaviors of hemodialysis patients.

Introduction: The aim was to determine the effect of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) care training given to hemodialysis (HD) patients on the self-care behaviors of patients.

Methods: The randomized controlled experimental study was conducted in the HD unit. The study was carried out with a total of 66 patients.

Determination of anxiety, depression, avoidance and obsessions experienced by hemodialysis patients during the COVID-19.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the levels of anxiety, despair, avoidance, and obsessions that hemodialysis patients dealt with during the pandemic.

Methods: The study was conducted with 139 hemodialysis patients. Research data "Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS)," "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD)," "COVID-19 Avoidance Scale" (AA-COVID-19) and "Coronavirus Obsession Scale (OCS).

Hemodialysis Patients' Knowledge of, Beliefs about, and Practices in Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Exploratory Study.

Context: Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are increasingly interested in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) due to their desire to access symptom-reducing interventions, the inability of most medical teams to devote enough time to their patients, and the cost of treatments.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of, beliefs about, and practices in using CAM of HD patients living in eastern Turkey.

Design: The research team performed a descriptive, cross-sectional study.

Determination the effects of lavender oil quality of sleep and fatigue of students.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effects of lavender oil on the quality of sleep and fatigue of students.

Design And Methods: This study is an experimental study conducted with the intervention and control groups (pretest/posttest). In the intervention group, the students were treated with aromatherapy for one week.

Determining the effect of yoga on job satisfaction and burnout of nurse academicians.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effect of yoga on burnout and job satisfaction of nursing academicians.

Design And Methods: The research is an experimental clinical trial conducted as pretest-posttest with control groups between March and August 2019 in a Nursing Faculty. Participants in the experimental group were given yoga practice (n = 33) twice a week for 8 weeks.

Complementary And Alternative Medicine Use In Turkish Patients With Epilepsy.

Context: Epilepsy is a condition characterized by abnormal and excessive electrical discharges of cortical neurons resulting sudden, repetitive, event-triggered seizures. Epilepsy is most common neurologic disorder during childhood and the second most common neurological disorder following cerebrovascular diseases in adults. Use of CAM in persons with epilepsy is high, even compared to individuals with other chronic health conditions.

Effect of Music Therapy on Sleep Quality.

Context: One of the important functions of nurses is to prepare a relaxing environment for patients, for whom they look after and fulfill sleep needs. Today, music therapy, one of nonpharmacological treatment approaches, can be used for enhancing the sleep quality of individuals. The increase of individuals' sleep quality by using music therapy will enable nurses to intervene in problems associated with sleep disorders and prevent insomnia and other relevant problems.

Determining the Moral Sensitivities of Intensive Care Nurses.

This article reports results from a descriptive study involving nurses working in intensive care units of hospitals in the province of Erzurum, eastern Turkey. A total of 110 nurses agreed to participate in the study. The Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire and a personal information form, which was developed by researchers in accordance with the relevant literature, were used for data collection.

An analysis of caregiver burden of patients with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

Since caregivers have roles and responsibilities in all phases from the diagnosis of the disease to discharge and homecare, their care burdens increase. The problems experienced by caregivers, whose care burden increase and accordingly whose life quality is deteriorated, complicate the treatment-receiving patient's adaptation to the disease. This study was performed to determine the burden to primary caregivers of patients undergoing dialysis.

Prevalence of uremic itching in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Uremic itching is a common problem with multifactorial etiology seen in hemodialysis patients. This study was carried out to determine the factors affecting and incidence of itching in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. The descriptive study was carried out in 130 patients who underwent hemodialysis treatment because of end-stage renal disease in Eastern Turkey between October 2014 and December 2014.

Burnout levels of hemodialysis nurses.

Background: Previous studies have found significant stressors experienced by nurses working in hemodialysis units. The purpose of this study was to determine the burnout levels of hemodialysis nurses working in hemodialysis units and their relation with some sociodemographic variables.

Methods: The study was conducted between July 2012 and Sept 2012 in hemodialysis units of four hospitals, including one university, one public and two private hospitals, in the province of Erzurum.