Beyond the physical realm: exploring the relationship between spiritual well-being and spiritual care competence.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between nurses' spiritual well-being and their competence in providing spiritual care, and to identify influencing factors among Turkish nurses.

Methods: A descriptive and correlative design was employed, involving 520 nurses from two hospitals in eastern Turkey. Data were collected online using Google Forms, which included a demographic questionnaire, the three-factor Spiritual Well-being Scale and the Spiritual Care Competence Scale.

The effects of education based on the Roy adaptation model on medication adherence and psychosocial adjustment in hypertensive patients.

Background And Aim: Patient education utilizing nursing theory can enhance patient adherence to treatment and potentially decrease mortality rates. The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of Roy's adaptation Model-focused education on medication adherence and psychosocial compliance in hypertensive patients.

Methods: This study was conducted in N = 60 hypertensive patients (n = 30 control group and n = 30 experimental group) based on a randomized controlled trial design.

Compassion in action: Exploring the relationship between nurse conscientious intelligence and palliative care.

Backgorund: Conscience is a concept that is the foundation of nursing, guiding nurses to ethical practices, and helping them to provide the best professional care possible. Conscience enables nurses to be understanding and careful in patient care.

Aim: The study had three aims: (1) to determine the level of conscientious intelligence and palliative care practice of intensive care nurses; (2) to determine the effect of sociodemographic and occupational variables on conscientious intelligence and palliative care practices; and (3) to examine the relationship between conscientious intelligence and palliative care practice.

Breathing better: A tech-monitored study of positive expiratory pressure and reading aloud for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Breathing exercises, such as diaphragmatic breathing and positive expiratory pressure (PEP), relieve breathlessness in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effects of breathing exercises with PEP and reading aloud on vital signs, fatigue level, severity of dyspnoea and respiratory function parameters in patients with COPD.

Design: The study followed a randomized controlled trial of COPD patients from a single hospital in eastern Turkey.

Experiences on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Individuals Diagnosed With COVID-19: A Content Analysis Study.

The aim of this study was to examine past experiences related to the use of the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) during the disease process by individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. Content analysis method was used for data analysis. The study consisted of 21 patients diagnosed with COVID-19, who applied to a family health center.

Feelings, Difficulties and Attitudes in relation to Fasting: A Qualitative Study on Spiritual Coping Among Turkish Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

This study aims to reveal the feelings, difficulties, attitudes, and spiritual coping status of Turkish patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus toward fasting during Ramadan. The sample of this descriptive qualitative study consists of 14 patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. We determined two main themes and relevant sub-themes.

The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Abdominal Pain and Distension in Colonoscopy Patients.

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on abdominal pain and distension in colonoscopy patients.

Design: A randomized controlled experimental design.

Methods: The experimental group was informed about progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) and an audio recording was provided.

The relationship between nurses' job satisfaction levels and quality of life.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between nurses' job satisfaction levels and quality of life.

Design And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 225 nurses working in a university hospital in Turkey. Nurse Information Form, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ), and The World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-WHOQOL-BREF (TR) were used to collect the data.

The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on sleep quality and fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial.

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of progressive muscle relaxation on sleep quality and fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted with 72 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who applied to the rheumatology outpatient clinic of a university hospital between January and May 2018. The data were collected using the Patient Information Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Fatigue Severity Scale.

A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Complementary and Alternative Medicine of Patients With IBS-C.

The aim of this study was to examine the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) experiences of patients with constipation irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C). This qualitative study consisted of a total of 30 patients, who were admitted to a university hospital in Turkey. Data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire and a semistructured interview.

Effect of organizational silence on the job satisfaction and performance levels of nurses.

Design And Method: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted with 671 nurses at 4 hospitals in a province of Turkey. The data were collected using a questionnaire form, the Organizational Silence Scale, the Performance Scale, and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire.

Findings: In this study, it was determined that staying silent affected the job satisfaction and performance of nurses.

The Effect of Social Isolation during COVID-19 Pandemic on Nutrition and Exercise Behaviors of Nursing Students.

This study aims to examine the effect of social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition and exercise behaviors of nursing students. This descriptive study was conducted with nursing students of a university in eastern Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of 1,011 nursing students.

The effect of breathing exercise on nausea, vomiting and functional status in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of breathing exercise on nausea, vomiting, and functional status in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with a total of 60 breast cancer patients in the ambulatory chemotherapy unit of a university hospital. The data were collected using Patient Information Form, Functional Living Index-Cancer (FLI-C), Visual Analog Scale, and Patient Diary.

A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Patients With IBS-C.

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among patients with constipation irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C). This qualitative study consisted of a total of 30 patients who were admitted to a university hospital in Turkey. Data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire and a semistructured interview.

Validity and reliability of Turkish version of the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form for patients with chronic nonmalignant pain.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form for patients with chronic nonmalignant pain.

Methods: An analytical design was used. A total of 192 patients were included in the study.

Effect of inhaler drug education on fatigue, dyspnea severity, and respiratory function tests in patients with COPD.

Objective: This study was conducted to examine the effect of inhaler drug education on fatigue, dyspnea severity, and respiratory function tests in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted with a total of 85 patients treated at the chest diseases clinic and outpatient clinic of a state hospital. The data were collected using questionnaires, respiratory function tests, and the COPD and Asthma Fatigue Scale (CAFS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS-for dyspnea severity).

Effective of education on quality of life and constipation severity in patients with primary constipation.

Objective: This study was conducted to examine the effect of education on quality of life and constipation severity in patients with primary constipation.

Methods: This randomised controlled study was conducted with 80 patients who applied at the gastroenterology outpatient clinic of a university hospital. In the study, the Constipation Questionnaire, Constipation Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (PAC-QOL), and Constipation Severity Instrument (CSI) were used.

Attitudes of Nurses in Turkey Toward Care of Dying Individual and the Associated Religious and Cultural Factors.

The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of nurses working in two university hospitals located in the west and east of Turkey toward care of dying individual as well as religious and cultural factors that influence their attitudes. The descriptive and comparative study was conducted with a total of 189 nurses who were working in adult inpatient clinics of two university hospitals in western (101 nurses) and eastern (88 nurses) Turkey between July and November 2016. The data were obtained by using the questionnaire and Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale.

The Relationship Between Cultural Sensitivity and Assertiveness in Nursing Students from Turkey.

Background: As foreigners live in and visit Turkey for various reasons, it is essential to provide culturally appropriate health care.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between cultural sensitivity and assertiveness in university nursing students.

Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at two universities in the cities of Kilis and Elazığ, Turkey.

Spiritual Experiences of Muslim Critical Care Nurses.

The purpose of this study was to determine the experiences and perceptions of intensive care nurses (ICNs) about spirituality and spiritual care, as well as the effective factors, and increase the sensitivity to the subject. In this study, we examined spiritual experiences, using McSherry et al. (Int J Nurs Stud 39:723-734, 2002) Spirituality and spiritual care rating scale (SSCRS), among 145 ICNs.

Pain and fatigue in elderly cancer patients: Turkey example.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the pain and fatigue levels of elderly cancer patients and to examine whether pain is an independent variable in fatigue development. A total of 250 elderly cancer patients undergoing treatment in the outpatient chemotherapy units and internal medicine clinic at 2 hospitals were enrolled. A "Patient Information Form," the "McGill Melzack Pain Questionnaire," and the "Brief Fatigue Inventory" were used as data instruments.

Effect of baby oil on pruritus, sleep quality, and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: pretest-post-test model with control groups.

Aim: To assess the effect of baby oil on pruritus, sleep quality, and quality of life in hemodialysis (HD) patients.

Methods: This pretest-post-test model with control groups study was conducted in HD units in two different provinces in eastern Turkey. The study group consisted of a total of 70 patients receiving HD treatment who met the inclusion criteria, 35 being in the intervention group and 35 in the control group.

An analysis of the cultural problems encountered during caregiving by the nurses working in two different regions of Turkey.

The aim of this study was to identify the cultural problems encountered during caregiving by the nurses working in two university hospitals located in western and eastern Turkey. This descriptive, comparative study was conducted between July 2008 and October 2009 with 338 nurses who volunteered to take part in the study. The study data were collected using an individual description questionnaire consisting of 10 questions and another questionnaire consisting of 14 questions to identify the cultural problems encountered by nurses when giving care.

Malpractic in nursing: The experience in Turkey.

This cross-sectional study was conducted with 562 nurses to find out nurses' opinions and practices concerning medical errors and to measure their tendency to make medical mistakes. Data were collected using a questionnaire and Tendency for Medical Errors Scale and evaluated using Student's t and one-way ANOVA tests. The average total score of the participating nurses was 4.

Effect of music on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction in patients who present to the emergency department in Turkey.

Aim: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of music therapy on pain, anxiety, and patient satisfaction in patients who present to the emergency department in Turkey.

Methods: This controlled and experimental study was conducted in the emergency department of a hospital in Turkey between July and October 2012. The study sample consisted of 200 patients in total, 100 forming the intervention group and 100 being the control group, who fell under color code green in the triage system and came with complaints of pain due to nausea/vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain, headaches, and joint pain.