Role of job satisfaction and work environment on the organizational commitment of nurses: a cross-sectional study.

: Nursing shortage is a major global concern about healthcare. In this regard, nurses' organizational commitment is an important issue that should be focused on. Since limited data are available about the factors associated with nurse organizational commitment, further research is needed.

Efficacy of frequent blood pressure and heart rate monitoring for early identification of bleeding following percutaneous coronary intervention.

Monitoring of patients' vital signs is an important component of postpercutaneous coronary intervention (post-PCI) for bleeding early detection. This study was performed in order to identify the efficacy of frequent blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) monitoring for early identification of bleeding following PCI. The descriptive study was conducted at the cardiology unit of a university hospital with a study sample of 1292 patients.

Barriers to research utilisation by staff nurses in a university hospital.

Aim: To identify self-reported perceptions of the barriers to research utilisation by Turkish staff nurses working in a university hospital and to ascertain whether involvement in research-related activities influenced their perception of the barriers.

Background: Research utilisation in nursing has been a prominent concern for the last 30 years. While investigators in several countries have identified nurses' perception of barriers to research utilisation, this is the first study to investigate such barriers in Turkey.