Effect of moral sensitivity on professional values of undergraduate nursing students: Mediating effect of empathic tendency.

Background: The development of professional values in nursing students is an important issue for the nursing profession. However, the research on nursing students' professional values and its related factors is very limited.

Purpose: This cross-sectional and correlational study aimed to examine the mediating effect of empathy between moral sensitivity and professional values.

Effects of platelet-rich plasma on the clinical outcomes and cartilage thickness in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Background: The interest in biological treatments that have the potential to modify cartilage biology has gradually increased in recent years.

Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (IA-PRP) injections on the femoral cartilage thickness, pain, functional status, and quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Methods: A total of 71 patients (109 knees) with knee osteoarthritis who were administered IA-PRP injections twice with two-week intervals were included in this study.

Comparison of the efficacy of lidocaine and betamethasone dipropionate in carpal tunnel syndrome injection.

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a commonly seen peripheral nerve mononeuropathy. Corticosteroid injection within the carpal tunnel is among the conservative treatment options. The exact mechanism of action of steroids is not fully clear; decreased inflammation surrounding nerves or tendons is thought to be the main effect.