Association between Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study within the Framework of the Erasmus Project.

Adherence to hand hygiene procedures is crucial for all populations, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented specific guidelines for infection control. Frequent and correct hand hygiene can prevent infections, but non-compliance with hand hygiene is pervasive. Nursing students address this issue from the beginning of their training.

The Effect of Radiation on Nurses Working in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography.

The ionizing radiation used during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can have harmful effects on patients and staff. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of radiation on nurses working in an ERCP unit. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was completed between June and August 2022 with the voluntary participation of 114 ERCP nurses.

[Rational Drug Usage Status of Nursing Students].

Aim: This study was conducted to determine nursing students' rational use of medicines.

Method: The population of this descriptive study was composed of 1177 students who were studying at a faculty of nursing in Istanbul. The study sample, on the other hand, consisted of 303 students who were selected from the population by the "stratified random sampling" method, a probabilistic sampling method.

Validity and reliability of the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised.

Assessment tools other than those currently available are needed to assess the technical and non-technical competencies of operating room nurses. In this study, a methodological design was applied to perform a Turkish adaptation of the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised and to conduct a psychometric analysis of the scale for its use in Turkish society. The study was conducted in two public medical faculty hospitals and three training and research hospitals located in Istanbul.

[The Opinions and Practices of Nursing Students About Preoperative Patient Safety].

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the opinions and practices of sophomore nursing students about preoperative patient safety.

Method: This descriptive study was conducted from November 2016 to April 2017 by attendance of 219 sophomore nursing students who are practicing in the surgery departments of two university hospitals and meet the criteria of the study. For collection of data, the data collection form was used, which has been developed by the researchers in line with the literature and includes two parts.