Effects of telephone nursing education and counselling on discharge satisfaction level and self-care strength of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of nursing education and counselling provided by telephone to individuals undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery on their discharge satisfaction levels and self-care power levels.

Method: The study was conducted using a randomized controlled experimental research model with a pre-test-post-test control group (30 individuals in the experiment group and 30 individuals in the control group). Routine nursing care was applied to the patients in the control group throughout their attendance, and no training or intervention was made after discharge.

The Effect of the Timing of Cold Application on Pain and Satisfaction in Patients With Fractures.

This experimental study used a repeated-measures design to examine the effect of the timing of cold application on pain and satisfaction in a sample of 60 patients who had fracture surgery. Cold was applied for 20 minutes each hour for four hours to patients assigned to the experimental group. Whereas cold was applied once to those in the control group: for 20 minutes during the first hour after surgery.

The effects of alarm fatigue on the tendency to make medical errors in nurses working in intensive care units.

Background: Alarm fatigue resulting from exposure to multiple alarms is an important problem that threatens patient safety. The fact that each device in intensive care units works with different alarm systems increases the number and variety of alarms.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of alarm fatigue on the tendency of nurses working in intensive care units to make medical errors.

Traumatic and Routine Stressors in Emergency Nurses: A Turkish Validity and Reliability Study.

Introduction: Emergency nurses face traumatic and stressful events of many different forms and severity. The aim of this study is to test the validity and reliability of the Traumatic and Routine Stressors Scale on Emergency Nurses in Turkey.

Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 195 nurses who had been working in the emergency service for at least six months and could be reached via an online questionnaire.

Physical problems and fatigue level of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the physical problems and fatigue levels experienced by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: A descriptive and correlational design was used. The study data were collected in a state and a university hospital in the center of this province between September and December 2020.

Body Image Perception and the Effect of Different Educational Programs on Embarrassment in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy.

Purpose: Colonoscopy is recognized as a safe and effective tool for detecting colorectal cancer. However, patients may experience discomfort and embarrassment arising from their body image, with the prejudice that health care professionals will have negative thoughts about their bodies. This study was carried out to determine the effect of the perception of body image and education given with different educational programs on the feeling of embarrassment in patients who were scheduled to undergo colonoscopy.