Publications by authors named "Nihal TaSkiran"
Objective: Childhood vaccines are a vital procedure for preventing infectious diseases and are a regular component of a child's medical care. However, vaccines are among the first and most frequently encountered painful procedures that can cause indicators of anxiety in relation to immunizations. This study aimed to identify and assess the impact of the ShotBlocker and Buzzy approaches on pain, anxiety and satisfaction with the tetanus-diphtheria vaccine in school-aged children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intensive care units are directly associated with the competency level of nurses and are units where ethical problems are frequently experienced. This research aims to determine the relationship between intensive care nurses' ethical attitudes and holistic competence levels.
Methods: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional design using self-report questionnaires distributed to 131 intensive care nurses in Turkey.
Background: It is predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will transform nursing across all domains of nursing practice, including administration, clinical care, education, policy, and research.
Purpose: This study examined the impact of an AI course in the nursing curriculum on students' medical AI readiness.
Design And Methods: This comparative quasi-experimental study was conducted with a total of 300 3rd-year nursing students, 129 in the control group and 171 in the experimental group.
Aim: To determine the effectiveness of auscultatory, colorimetric capnometry and pH measurement methods for confirmation of correct nasogastric tube placement in critically ill patients.
Background: Incorrect nasogastric tube placement causes serious complications.
Design: This was a methodological and comparative study.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of nursing students' assessment of cases of medical error.
Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 145 nursing students in İzmir, Turkey. The epidemiology of the medical errors that the students witnessed during clinical practice was examined.
Purpose: Today, with an increasingly older population, it is essential to have well-educated and well-prepared nurses who can meet the health-related needs of geriatric patients but in some cases students have difficulty in understanding and empathizing with older persons. The impact of use of an aged simulation suit on the empathy and attitudes of nursing students towards older persons was investigated in this study.
Methods: A descriptive mixed-methods study was conducted, using the Basic Empathy Scale, The Kogan's Attitude towards Old People Scale, and semi-structured interviews.
Background: Medication administration via enteral tubes is a complex and key application for which nurses in intensive care units are responsible.
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate drug administrations via enteral tubes by nurses in intensive care units.
Methods: This research was conducted using a descriptive and cross-sectional research design.
Background: Intramuscular injection is important in the administration of parenteral medication and is a frequently-performed nursing responsibility.
Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the frequency of use of the ventrogluteal site and the level of nurses' knowledge of administering an intramuscular injection to this site.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted of nurses working in four hospitals (n=362).