Psychometrics of the Attitude Scale towards the use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Nursing.

Background: It is clear that nursing practice is directly affected by artificial intelligence (AI), and in this regard, a need is felt for more information on the knowledge and attitudes of nurses to the use of AI technology in nursing care practice. However, no inclusive measurement instrument tested for validity and reliability evaluating the attitudes of nurses to the use of AI technology was found. The aim of this research was to develop and test the validity of the Attitude Scale Towards the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Nursing (ASUAITIN) in the Turkish language.

Cultural Viewpoints of Nursing Students on Patient Privacy: A Qualitative Study.

The purpose of this study was to determine the feelings, thoughts, perceptions and cultural standpoint of nursing students concerning patient privacy. This study was conducted as a qualitative descriptive design. The homogeneous sampling method, purposive sampling method for qualitative research samples, was used to determine the study group.

The effect of duration of pressure on bruising and pain in the subcutaneous heparin injection site.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effect on pain and bruising of pressure applied for different durations after subcutaneous heparin injection.

Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study. The research was performed with 60 patients.

Evaluation of Bachelor's Degree Nursing Program Assessment by Nurses Working at A University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey.

The aim of this study was to examine the evaluation of integrated program, traditional and problem based programs in nursing by nurses working in a university hospital. The population of the study consisted of the 288 nurses. In the collection of research data, use was made of a Nurses' Description Form and the Bachelor's Degree Nursing Program Assessment Scale (BNPAS).

Investigation of the effect of the virtual reality application on experimental pain severity in healthy.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of virtual reality application on experimental ischemic pain created with a blood pressure instrument in healthy volunteers.

Methods: The research sample consisted of 172 volunteer adult students who conformed to the inclusion criteria. These individuals were assigned into an experimental (n=86) and a control group (n=86) by a simple randomization method.

Predictors of foot care behaviours in patients with diabetes in Turkey.

Background: The management of diabetic foot complications is challenging, time-consuming and costly. Such complications frequently recur, and the feet of individuals with diabetes can be easily infected. The variables that predict foot care behaviours must be identified to improve foot care attitudes and behaviours.

Ethical values of academic nurses: A pilot study.

Background: While academics contribute to the development of society through all the subjects that they work on, they also have other important tasks to fulfill, such as being role models for their students and society. Therefore, the place of academic ethical values is a significant topic for academic nurses.

Objective: The main objective of this research was to examine the attitudes of academic nurses toward academic ethics.

Thesis survey results in the field of nursing regarding the use of complementary and alternative medical treatments in Turkey.

This descriptive literature review was planned to identify the prevalence of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) usage, frequency of usage, types/fields of use in master's theses and PhD dissertations based on the CAM methods, which are commonly used in nursing practice in Turkey. Data was collected in Turkey from February to March 2014 through a review of the National Thesis Centre (NTC) Archives at the Chairmanship of the Council of Higher Education and by obtaining the nursing theses/dissertations on CAM done between 1996 and 2013. Data were analysed by distribution of frequencies and percentages for publication year, number in sampling, method, case group, CAM type, and purpose of use/effectiveness.

The Level of Professionalism of Nurses Working in a Hospital in Turkey.

Introduction: Professionalism is characterized by the degree of dedication displayed by individuals regarding the values and behavioral attributes of a specific career identity. Professionalism indicates attitudes that represent high levels of identification with and commitment to a specific profession. In the process of the professional development of nursing, various factors affect these obstacles which may impede the professional development of nurses and their professional behaviors.

The effect of air-lock technique on pain at the site of intramuscular injection.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of air-lock technique (ALT) on pain of intramuscular (IM) injection delivered to the ventrogluteal and dorsogluteal site (DS).

Methods: A randomized controlled trial design was used to assess the pain intensity associated with IM injections administered using 2 different methods and injection sites. Recruitment of patients was carried out between April and August 2013 at the Department of Brain Surgery, Cekirge State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.