Effects of Creative Arts Intervention on Anxiety, Depression and Sleep Quality Among Bone Marrow Transplantation Patients During Protective Isolation.

Background: Protective isolation remains part of the standard of care for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant in many places of the world. The consequences of protective isolation include increased anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of creative interventions performed during the protective isolation period on anxiety, depression symptoms, and sleep quality of patients who underwent bone marrow transplantation (BMT).

The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Shortened Xerostomia Inventory in hemodialysis patients.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to translate, linguistically validate, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Shortened Xerostomia Inventory (SXI) among Turkish patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD).

Methods: The study was conducted with 81 chronic HD patients in the HD units of two state hospitals between June and August 2020. Explanatory factor analysis was implemented to test the construct validity.

The effect of nurses' occupational safety perceptions on job satisfaction: A research study conducted in Turkey.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of nurses' occupational safety perceptions on the level of job satisfaction.

Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Acibadem Healthcare Group hospitals in Turkey from January 15 to February 15, 2018, and comprised of professional nurses. Data was collected using the Job Satisfaction Scale and the Occupational Health and Safety Culture Scale.

The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the postdialysis fatigue scale.

Aim: Haemodialysis (HD) commonly leads to postdialysis fatigue (PDF) and, thus, worsens the quality of life and the clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to translate, linguistically validate and determine the psychometric properties of the "Postdialysis Fatigue" Scale for Turkish patients with HD.

Study Design: A methodological study.

Effectiveness of simulation-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation training programs on fourth-year nursing students.

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for nursing students is important. The aim of study is to examine the effectiveness of a simulation-based CPR training program on the knowledge, practices, satisfaction, and self-confidence of nursing students.

Methods: The study was conducted with a mixed-method design.

Example of a Simulation Design in Nursing Education: Safe Chemotherapy Administration.

Chemotherapy is one of the treatment methods increasingly used in cancer. In this article, we aimed to share our simulation experiences within the scope of the elective course of Cancer Nursing in the Nursing Internship (4 year) program in the process of teaching safe chemotherapy administration methods. Simulation-based experience should be designed to attain specified educational goals and expected results as best as possible.

Effect of Emotional State of Nurses Working in Intensive Care on Their Attitudes Toward Death.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the emotional state of the nurses working in intensive care unit on their attitudes toward death. The study was conducted with the participation of 100 nurses working in intensive care units between July and December 2017. A positive statistically significant correlation was found between the nurses' status of approaching emotions and subscales of Death Attitude Profile ( < .

Examining the effect of simulation based learning on self-efficacy and performance of first-year nursing students.

Background: Self-efficacy is an individual's belief in oneself and in one's own judgment and ability to be successful in a task. Strong self-efficacy allows for the achievement of success, well-being, personal development and the diversification of skills. An individual's perception of his/her self-efficacy plays a key role in adopting behaviors and initiating and sustaining change.

Use of simulation from high fidelity to low fidelity in teaching of safe-medication practices.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of simulation techniques on learning outcomes in the teaching of safe drug applications to first year nursing students.

Methods: The semi-experimental study was conducted from February to April 2017, and comprised nursing students of Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University. This student satisfaction and selfconfidence in learning scale, medication practice via oral route checklist, and pre- and post-test for safe drug application knowledge Assessment were used for data collection.

Integrating simulation based learning into nursing education programs: Hybrid simulation.

Background: Hybrid simulation can be developed with mannequins of any fidelity and tabletop simulators with a standardized patient to create a complex, high-level learning activity.

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of a hybrid simulation technique used with nursing students in a scenario about the emergency setting.

Methods: This one-group pre-test post-test model quasi-experimental study was carried out with 39 students in Ankara, Turkey, from October 2014 to July 2015.

The reliability and validity of three questionnaires: The Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale, Simulation Design Scale, and Educational Practices Questionnaire.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to adapt the "Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale" (SCLS), "Simulation Design Scale" (SDS), and "Educational Practices Questionnaire" (EPQ) developed by Jeffries and Rizzolo into Turkish and establish the reliability and the validity of these translated scales.

Methods: A sample of 87 nursing students participated in this study. These scales were cross-culturally adapted through a process including translation, comparison with original version, back translation, and pretesting.

The effects of music on the cardiac resuscitation education of nursing students.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of music on the appropriate performance of the rate and depth of chest compression for nursing students.

Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted in the School of Nursing in Turkey between November 2014 and January 2015. The study's participants were second-year nursing school students with no previous formal cardiac resuscitation training (n=77).

Care Burden and Self-Efficacy Levels of Family Caregivers of Elderly People in Turkey.

The aim of this research was to determine the level of burden and self-efficacy among family caregivers of elderly people in Turkey. This study is descriptive and cross-sectional. A total of 658 family caregivers of elderly people were included in the study.

Turkish Senior Nursing Students' Communication Experience With English-Speaking Patients.

Background: Simulation has been widely accepted as a valuable learning method in nursing education programs so that nursing students can learn and develop communication skills. The aim of this study was to evaluate nursing students' communication experience with an English-speaking standardized patient in the context of the Rational Administration of Medicines course.

Method: Involving both quantitative and qualitative research designs, this descriptive study was conducted with 104 nursing students in Ankara, Turkey, from September 2012 to July 2013.

Effectiveness of the training material in drug-dose calculation skills.

Aim: The aim of study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the training material based on low-level environmental fidelity simulation in drug-dose calculation skills in senior nursing students.

Methods: A quasi-experimental design with one group. The sample included senior nursing students attending a nursing school in Turkey in the period December 2012-January 2013.

Beginning and advanced students' perceptions of the use of low- and high-fidelity mannequins in nursing simulation.

Background: There is little research evidence that demonstrates the difference between the use of low- and high-fidelity mannequins in assisting students to acquire their skills when students are at different points in their nursing education experience.

Objectives: Our study examined differences between the use of low- and high-fidelity mannequins on student outcomes with both beginner and advanced students.

Design: A quasi-experimental investigation.

Activities of daily living and self-care agency in patients with multiple sclerosis for the first 10 years.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to present the effects of the disease and analyze the relationship between activities of daily living (ADL) and self-care in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who have had the disease for the first 10 years.

Design: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Methods: A total of 67 patients who fit the inclusion criteria of the study and volunteered to participate were included in the sample.

An analysis of the factors affecting the transition period to professional roles for newly graduated nurses in Turkey.

Background: For the majority of newly graduated nurses, the transition to professional roles in their lives may be stressful. Common reasons for this include feelings of insufficiency with regard to clinical skills, fears of making mistakes, increased responsibilities and insufficient guidance.

Aim: To identify the factors affecting the transition period of newly graduated nurses.

An evaluation of a course on the rational use of medication in nursing from the perspective of the students.

Background: The objectives of educational instruction on the rational use of medication are to teach students about frequent pharmaceutical applications, dosage calculations, observation of adverse side effects and patient training. A simulation project was used in nursing education/medical staff education to effectively gain knowledge and skills.

Objectives: In this study, our first aim was to investigate the effect of using a simulated patient as a teaching method on the performance of students in medication administration.

Medication errors: perspectives of newly graduated and experienced nurses.

Unlabelled: This study investigated the perspectives of newly graduated and experienced nurses concerning medication errors. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a military education and research hospital in Turkey, which was performed between July and August 2009. Totally, 169 nurses were involved in this study: 87 were new graduates and 82 were experienced nurses.

The frequency and causes of occupational injuries among nursing students in Turkey.

The aim of this study is to determine the number and causes of occupational incidents that occurred in nursing students. This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional study performed at a military nursing school in Turkey in June 2009 with 218 nursing students as subjects. A data collection form for identifying the characteristics of the students and their exposure to incidents was used.