A comparison of watching cartoons versus playing games as a distraction method on pain and fear of pain during peripheral intravenous cannula placement in children aged 6-9 years: A randomized experimental study.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of watching cartoons and playing games as a distraction method during peripheral intravenous cannula insertion on pain and fear of pain in children aged 6-9 years.

Design & Methods: This RCT with a parallel-group randomized experimental design was conducted between May and July 2024 in the pediatric unit of a university hospital with a tertiary referral centre. Sixty-eight children aged 6-9 years were assigned to two different groups using block randomization method (Cartoon Group = CG; n = 34, Gaming Group = GG; n = 34).

Turkish Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Family Care Ability Assessment Scale for Pediatric Oncology Caregivers.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the "Caring Ability of Family Caregivers of Patients with Cancer Scale" in parents of children with cancer".

Methods: The current study has a methodological design. The study group consisted of 493 parents of children with oncological problems who were followed in the pediatric hematology-oncology departments of three university hospitals.

Effect of combining oral glucose solutions with supportive positions on pain during heel puncture blood sampling in premature infants: A randomized quadruple-blinded experimental study.

Purpose: The trial aimed to assess the impact on pain scores of the administration of oral glucose solutions at different concentrations and in combination with supportive positions during heel puncture procedures.

Design & Methods: This trial was structured as a quadruple-blinded experimental study conducted at a single center - a Level II and IVa NICU between June 2022-2023. Included in the study were 128 premature infants born with a gestational age of between 33 and 36 weeks and a postnatal age of <7 days.

Turkish mothers' perceptions of their children's weight.

Purpose: This study was designed to determine mothers' perceptions and concerns about their preschool children's weight.

Design And Method: This descriptive survey was carried out with mothers of 4- to 6-year-old children attending preschool.

Results: The prevalence of overweight among preschool children was 25.

The effect of kangaroo care on pain in premature infants during invasive procedures.

A total of 50 premature infants (25 in KC group, 25 in control group) were included in this comparative, randomized, controlled study. Gestational and postnatal ages of the infants were between 26-36 weeks and 0-28 days, respectively. Infants with congenital abnormalities or sepsis and those who needed mechanical ventilation or surgical intervention were not included in the study.

Nurses' approaches towards sexuality of adolescent patients in Turkey.

Aims And Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the approaches regarding sexuality of nurses caring for adolescent patients in Turkey.

Method: The sample includes nurses caring for adolescent patients in hospitals located in major cities of Turkey. There were 571 responses from the 783 nurses who were given the questionnaire.

Profile of nurses with baccalaureate degrees in Turkey.

This study presents a profile of nurses with baccalaureate degrees in Turkey and focuses on their personal, social, economic, and professional characteristics. In this study, 1,170 nurses with a baccalaureate degree who have been working at hospitals in major cities in Turkey comprised the possible sample. Of these, 870 were given a questionnaire and 417 (47.