Publications by authors named "S Hale Karagozoglu"

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  • The study investigates the relationship between moral intelligence and compassion fatigue among nurses in intensive care units to assess the quality of healthcare services and patient outcomes.
  • A total of 114 out of 180 surveyed nurses participated, with data collected through various scales, finding that higher compassion fatigue correlated with lower levels of self-control and kindness in nurses.
  • The findings suggest that increased compassion fatigue negatively impacts nurses' moral intelligence, highlighting the importance of addressing compassion fatigue to maintain nurses' well-being and improve patient care.
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Context: The fact that the concept of quality in health care services has come to the fore and that evidence-based practices have become widespread made such concepts as patient satisfaction and comfort important and priority parameters in determining the quality of health services.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to determine the effects of using lavender oil in intramuscular injection on injection pain, comfort level, blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate.

Methods: The study was designed as a prospective, single-blind randomized controlled trial.

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Purpose: This study was conducted in order to determine the effects of web-based interactive nursing support program prepared in line with Health Promotion Model (HPM) on healthy lifestyle behaviors and self-efficacy of patients who regained weight following metabolic and bariatric surgery.

Materials And Methods: A total of 62 patients with a history of weight regain at least two years after metabolic and bariatric surgery were divided into intervention (n = 31) and control (n = 31) groups by stratified randomization. The intervention group was given a web-based interactive nurse support program based on HPM for 10 weeks and followed up by telephone 12 times (every two weeks) in 6 months.

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Aim And Objectives: The purpose of this study is to see how ShotBlocker® affects the pain and comfort level associated with short peripheral intravenous cannula (PIV) insertion.

Methods: The study was conducted on a single sample group using a pre-post design. Individuals in the sample group who underwent a brief PIV insertion procedure served as both the study's control and intervention groups.

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Objectives: This review aims to analyze the studies on cleaning practices and the efficiency of the cleaning carried out in environments that have a great risk of resistant microorganism infection, such as intensive care units.

Methods: In this study, a retrospective literature review was undertaken of the relevant publications between the years 2005 and 2020, using the keywords "Cross Infection, Infection Control, Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria, Intensive Care, Room Cleaning, Environmental Cleaning, Hospital-Associated Infection"; using the international databases Pubmed, CINAHL and EBSCO and domestic database ULAKBIM on search engines. Titles and abstracts of all relevant articles found on electronic searches were reviewed by the researchers independently.

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