Experiences of Nurse Educators Using Virtual Games in Nursing Education: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Virtual games developed for educational purposes have an important place in the education of nursing students.

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the experiences of nurse educators regarding the use of virtual games in nursing education.

Methods: A descriptive qualitative design was used in this research, which was conducted between June and August 2022.

The Effect of Two Types of Subcutaneous Heparin Injections on Pain, Ecchymosis, Hematoma and Drug Absorption: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Background: Subcutaneous heparin injections sometimes cause pain, ecchymosis, and hematoma. The prevalence of complications depends on the injection site, technique, and drug absorption. This study investigated the effect of two types of subcutaneous heparin injections on pain, ecchymosis, and hematoma as well as drug absorption rates.

The effect of Mobile-Assisted training and counseling on nurses' ventrogluteal injections application of nursing: A mixed method study.

Background: Nurses often administer intramuscular (IM) injections. However, they do not use the ventrogluteal (VG) site, although it is highly recommended.

Aim: This study investigated whether a mobile-assisted training and counseling program (intervention) encouraged nurses to use the VG site to administer IM injections.

The Correlation Between Comfort Level and Quality of Life in Female Patients With Urinary Incontinence: Structural Equation Modeling Approach.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a model to determine the correlation between comfort level and quality of life in women with UI.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive correlational research design with causal modeling.

Subjects And Setting: The study was conducted in the urology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

The effect of simulation on auscultation skills, self-confidence and anxiety levels in nursing students: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: This study evaluated the effect of simulation on auscultation skills, self-confidence and anxiety levels.

Background: Auscultation is an essential topic in nursing education and patient care. Simulation is efficacious in improving auscultation skills and self-confidence and reducing anxiety levels.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the web-based chronic pain management training program developed for nursing students: Triple-blind randomized controlled trial.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based chronic pain management training program developed for nursing students.

Background: Web-based training is effective in increasing the knowledge and attitude levels of nursing students. In the literature, data on the effectiveness of web-based education on chronic pain management education of nursing students are limited.

Validity and reliability study in undergraduate healthcare students towards the solution of a neglected problem in working life: Attitude scale towards patients with chronic pain.

Background: Chronic pain is the type of pain that healthcare professionals frequently encounter. Health care students' attitudes towards pain management are not sufficient and this negatively affects their chronic pain management. When students cannot manage the chronic pain they will experience professional burnout, depersonalization, and a decrease in compassion and empathy in patient care.

The effect of interactive learning method on nursing students' learning of movement requirement: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Interactive learning is one of the active learning methods used to develop students' knowledge and skills.

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of the interactive learning method with questions prepared according to Bloom's taxonomy on nursing students' learning of the need for movement.

Design: It is a randomized controlled study conducted in May 2023.

The effect of virtual game simulation on students' perception of nursing diagnosis and clinical practice: Post-test only randomized controlled trial.

Background: The virtual game simulation was prepared for nursing diagnosis and goal setting.

Objectives: To determine the effect of virtual game simulation on nursing students' perception of nursing diagnosis and clinical practice.

Design: This study is a post-test randomized controlled trial only.

Gluteal muscle and subcutaneous tissue thicknesses in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nurses often administer intramuscular injections at the gluteal site. This study aimed to determine gluteal muscle and subcutaneous tissue thicknesses in adults.

Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

The effects of virtual gaming simulation on nursing students' diagnosis, goal setting, and diagnosis prioritization: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Virtual gaming simulation is a 2D computer game used to enhance the knowledge and skills of nursing students.

Objectives: This research was conducted to investigate the effects of virtual gaming simulation on the nursing diagnosis, goal setting and diagnosis prioritization of first-year nursing students.

Design: Randomized controlled trial conducted between March and April 2022.

The relationship between emotional labor level and moral distress.

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has implications for health professionals.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between emotional labor levels and moral distress in health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique.

Research Design: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was adopted.

The effect of flipped learning on blood pressure knowledge and self-directed learning skills of first-year nursing students: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: This study investigated the effect of flipped learning on first-year nursing students' blood pressure knowledge levels and self-directed learning skills.

Background: Flipped learning is an innovative approach that helps nursing students learn about blood pressure and how to measure how to measure blood pressure accurately. Flipped learning also promotes active and student-centered learning settings and encourages nursing students to develop self-directed skills.

Health Care Professionals' Attitudes Toward Patients with Chronic Pain: Scale Development Study.

Background: One of the obstacles in chronic pain management is the attitude of healthcare professionals. Although literature reports that the negative attitudes of healthcare professionals such as stigmatizing their patients with chronic pain and applying inadequate treatment cause failure in chronic pain management, there is no scale to measure the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards patients with chronic pain.

Purpose: This study aimed to develop a scale for identifying healthcare professionals' attitudes towards patients with chronic pain.

Effect of Fist Clenching on Vein Visibility and Palpability: An Observational Descriptive Study.

No information exists on the minimum number of times that fist clenching should be performed to increase vein visibility and palpability. In this study, the researchers aimed to determine the average number and duration of fist clenching to increase vein visibility and palpability before peripheral intravenous catheter insertion. This observational study included 207 healthy individuals.

The impact of a web-based mind map learning technique on students' nursing knowledge of the nursing process.

Objective: This research aims to investigate the effects of web-based mind map learning techniques in the nursing process on students' ability to investigate the nursing diagnosis, descriptive characteristics, and the etiological and risk factors.

Design: In this experimental study, 91 nursing students enrolled in a state university in a city in Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year were included.

Methods: Data were collected using a test for determining the level of knowledge about the nursing diagnosis and the factors affecting the diagnosis, case sample, and care plan.

The Challenges of Nurses Who Care for COVID-19 Patients: A Qualitative Study.

This study, which had a qualitative research design, was conducted to identify the challenges experienced by nurses who care for patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The nurses providing one-to-one care to patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in various hospitals in Turkey constituted the population of this study. The maximum variation sampling method was used to determine the sample in the research.

Effect of Acupressure and Abdominal Massage on Constipation in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Study.

This study was a randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effects of acupressure and abdominal massage on constipation development for patients with TKA. The patients were randomly assigned to each group: control group ( = 31), acupressure group ( = 30), and abdominal massage group ( = 30). The finding showed that the severity of constipation and straining stool consistency of the groups in which acupressure and abdominal massage was applied are significantly better than the control group ( < .

The Development and Effectiveness of a Care Protocol Using the Stevens Star Model of Knowledge Transformation in Female Patients With Stress Incontinence: An Experimental Study.

Background: Nurse-led pelvic floor muscle exercise and lifestyle education programs are effective first-line interventions for women with stress incontinence (SI).

Purpose: To develop an evidence-based stress incontinence care protocol (SICP) using the Stevens Star Model of Knowledge Transformation and evaluate its effect on the frequency and quantity of urinary incontinence, quality of life, pelvic muscle self-efficacy levels, and lifestyle variables of women with SI.

Methods: An SICP was developed on the basis of the Star model.

Effect of a Vein Imaging Device and of Fist Clenching on Determination of an Appropriate Vein and on Catheter Placement Time in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: As the vein structure gets damaged in patients receiving chemotherapy treatment, placement of peripheral intravenous catheter becomes difficult. To increase the success of peripheral intravenous catheter placement, a vein imaging device and fist clenching can be used.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of using a vein imaging device or fist clenching on the determination of an appropriate vein and successful catheter placement time in adult patients receiving chemotherapy.

The Effect of Preoperative Video Based Pain Training on Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Use in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Non-randomized Control Group Intervention Study.

This non-randomized control group intervention study was conducted to determine the effect of preoperative video based pain training on postoperative pain and analgesic use in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. During the study, the patients in the control ( = 40) received routine care and the patients in the intervention group ( = 40) received video based pain training. İt was determined that the mean postoperative pain scores of the intervention group were significantly lower and their pain management was better compared to the control group ( < .

Effect of music therapy on nursing students' first objective structured clinical exams, anxiety levels and vital signs: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Music is a tool that can be used to reduce stress and anxiety, maintain vital signs at normal levels, and increase exam success.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of music therapy on nursing students' first objective structured clinical exam success, anxiety levels, and vital signs, and to reveal their views about music therapy in the context of an exam.

Design: Mixed-pattern single-blind randomized controlled qualitative study.

Effect of Storytelling Technique on the Attitudes of Nursing Students Toward Death.

This study was conducted to determine the effect of the storytelling technique on the attitudes of nursing students toward death as a mixed research design. The study sample consisted of 94 senior students attending the nursing department of a university in Turkey. Quantitative data were collected by using the introductory characteristics form and the Death Attitude Profile-Revised, while qualitative data were collected through focus group interviews with the semistructured interview form.

Obstacles to Providing Urinary Incontinence Care Among Nurses in Turkey: A Descriptive Study.

Unlabelled: Nurses play an important role in identifying, evaluating, monitoring, and managing patients with urinary incontinence (UI).

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine nurses' knowledge, attitudes, practices, and obstacles to managing patients' UI.

Methods: A descriptive study was conducted between September 2017 and February 2018 at 2 university hospitals, 2 private hospitals, and 4 state hospitals in a metropolitan city in Turkey.

Effect of a game-based virtual reality phone application on tracheostomy care education for nursing students: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: A game-based virtual reality phone application is used as a simulation to teach psychomotor skills in nursing education.

Objective: This study aims at determining the effect of a game-based virtual reality phone application on tracheostomy care education for nursing students.

Design: Single-blind randomized controlled trial conducted from March-April 2017.