Investigation of the relationship between rational drug use and healthy lifestyle behaviours of university students.

Aim: the aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between rational drug use and healthy lifestyle behaviours of university students.

Method: this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 1115 students from a university in the Southeast-East Anatolia Region in the autumn semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. In the collection of data, 'Student Introduction Form', 'The Rational Drug Use Scale' and 'The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II' were used.

Examining the perspectives of textile workers on organ donation and related factors.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine the perspectives of textile workers on organ donation and related factors.

Method: The sample of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of employees of a textile factory located in eastern Turkey (n = 166). The data were collected using the forms Personal Information and determining Knowledge, Awareness, and Willingness regarding Organ Donation and Transplantation.

Investigation of perceived fear of COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy in nursing students.

This study aims to investigate the perceived fear of COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy in nursing students. This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study with the participation of 1167 nursing students. Personal Information Form, Vaccine Hesitancy Scale and Fear of COVID-19 Scale were used for data collection.

Examining the relationship between nurses' fear levels and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between nurses' fear levels and their insomnia, influencing sociodemographic factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design And Methods: This study utilized cross-sectional methods and the data were collected between July 15 and August 15, 2020. In the data collection, "Socio-demographic question form," "Covid-19 Fear Scale," and "Bergen Insomnia Scale" tools were used.

Relationships Among Self-Care Agency, Health Perceptions, and Activities of Daily Living in Patients After Tracheostomy: A Cross-sectional Multisite Study.

Background: Patients who have undergone tracheostomy may feel weak, perceive a change in their health status, and have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADL) following hospital discharge.

Purpose: To investigate the relationships among self-care agency, health perception, and ADL in patients after tracheostomy.

Methods: A cross-sectional multisite descriptive study was conducted between December 31, 2019, and March 31, 2020.

Relationships Among Body Perception, Life Satisfaction, and Attitude Toward Seeking Psychological Help in Patients With a Tracheostomy After Discharge: A Descriptive and Cross-sectional Study.

Unlabelled: A patient with a tracheostomy may have impaired body perception, reduced life satisfaction, and a need for psychological help after discharge.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationships among body perception, life satisfaction, and attitude toward seeking psychological help in patients with a tracheostomy after discharge.

Methods: The data were collected between November 2019 and January 2020.

Caring for Patients With a Tracheostomy at Home: A Descriptive, Cross-sectional Study to Evaluate Health Care Practices and Caregiver Burden.

Unlabelled: In numerous countries, lay (family) caregivers are the primary providers of care for community-dwelling patients with a tracheostomy.

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine health care practices and the burden on family caregivers for patients with a tracheostomy living at home.

Methods: The research population included 50 caregivers (average age 55.

Tracheostomy care education and its effect on knowledge and burden of caregivers of elderly patients: a quasi-experimental study.

Introduction: Tracheostomy is defined as the surgical procedure for creating an opening at the 3rd or 4th cartilage ring in the anterior wall of the trachea to provide airway patency. It was known that tracheostomy is regarded as the oldest known life-saving method. Tracheostomy care involves a complex care process that requires knowledge and skills for elderly patients and their caregivers.

Effect of 'nursing terminologies and classifications' course on nursing students' perception of nursing diagnosis.

Purpose: To determine nursing students' perception of nursing diagnosis and the effect of 'nursing terminologies and classifications' course on this perception.

Methods: This study was carried out as a quasi-experimental, two group design. Data were collected through the Nursing Diagnosis Survey.

Chryseobacterium indolegenes infection in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Chryseobacterium indolegenes is a rare pathogen that causes a variety of infections in inviduals who are mostly hospitalized with severe underlying diseases. Here we present a case of C. indolegenes in a 69-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulonary disease (COPD) who was admitted to the chest disease outpatient clinic with symptoms like cough, fever and sputum production and followed up on a suspicion of pneumonia.

The Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance of Serum Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Levels in Patients with Colorectal Cancer.

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an inflammatory biomarker that is stored in neutrophil granules. Recent studies revealed that NGAL expression increases in tissue samples of patients with inflammatory gastrointestinal system diseases and cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic and predictive significance of plasma NGAL levels in various stages of adenoma-carcinoma sequence of colorectal cancer.

A retrospective analysis of early and late term complications in patients who underwent application of retention sutures for gastrointestinal tract malignancies.

Objective: Complications associated with wound healing after abdominal tumor operations continue to be a significant problem. This study aimed to determine the significance of retention sutures in preventing these complications. For this purpose, early and late term results of patients who underwent application of polydioxanone (PDS) and additional retention sutures for abdominal closure were retrospectively evaluated.

Amyloid goiter related with Crohn's disease: A rare association: Amyloid goiter secondary to Crohn's disease.

Introduction: Amyloid goiter (AG) is characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland as a result of extensive amyloid deposition in a bilateral and diffuse manner.

Presentation Of Case: A 58-year-old male patient was diagnosed of Crohn's Disease (CD). He was admitted to our clinic with complaint of respiratory distress and rapid growth swelling in the neck.

Prevalence of beta-thalassemia trait and abnormal hemoglobins in the province of Adıyaman, Turkey.

Background/aims: Thalassemia is one of the most common hereditary disorders in Turkey. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the beta-thalassemia trait and abnormal hemoglobins in the province of Adıyaman in Turkey.

Methods: The study included 3571 high school students of both sexes; aged 12-22 (mean 16.

Recurrent pneumothorax at an infant with miliary tuberculosis.

A seven-month-old girl with miliary tuberculosis (Tbc) admitted to hospital due to development of acute dyspnoea and cyanosis at the end of third month of anti-Tbc therapy. Pneumothorax was evident at right lung with the chest radiography. A chest tube placed under water seal was applied.