Introduction: Technological developments have increased the usage of mobile equipment. Using a smartphone became a part of life and accentuated its usage day aftr day especially in adolescent groups.Aim: The study was aimed to examine the relationship between sleep quality and smartphone addiction of adolescents.Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 1192 high school students between March and June 2019. Data were collected with the Personal Information Form, Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, Smartphone Addiction Scale. The data were evaluated through percentile distributions, means, independent samples t-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analyses.Results: The mean age of adolescents was determined to be 15.79 ± 0.96, with the mean total score of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index was 6.05 ± 3.04 and the Smartphone Addiction Scale was 36.01 ± 10.82. Statistically signifiant diffrences were observed among adolescents concerning gender, grade, daily smartphone usage duration, internet accessibility, and the use of smartphones before bedtime, impacting both sleep quality and smartphone addiction (p lt; 0.05). A positive and meaningful correlation was found between sleep quality and smartphone addiction in adolescents (p lt; 0.05).Conclusion: As the smartphone addiction increases, sleep quality decreases. Adequate sleep is crucial during the growth spurt period. It is evaluated that early diagnosis and prevention of smartphone addiction in adolescents could make a signifiant contribution to the protection and promotion of adolescent health.

Amaç: Bu araştırma, COVID-19 salgını sürecinde sağlık çalışanı olan ve olmayan ebeveynlerin çocuklarıyla olan ilişkisinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte kesitsel ve karşılaştırmalı nitelikte olan bu araştırma, Kasım 2021-Şubat 2022 tarihleri arasında yapıldı. Araştırmanın evrenini, Türkiye’de yaşayan anne-babalar oluşturdu. Araştırma, 352 anne-baba ile yürütüldü. Verilerin toplanmasında, anket formu ve Çocuk-Anababa İlişki Ölçeği (ÇAİÖ) kullanıldı. Verilerin analizinde sayı, yüzde, ortalama, t test, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test ve Mann-Whitney U testi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Araştırma sonucunda, sağlık çalışanı olan ebeveynlerin ÇAİÖ toplam puan ortalaması 57.53±8.19 olarak, sağlık çalışanı olmayan ebeveynlerin ÇAİÖ toplam puan ortalaması 57.97±9.69 olarak belirlendi. Sağlık çalışanı olan ebeveynlerin gelir durumu ve yaşanılan yer ile ÇAİÖ toplam arasında anlamlı bir fark saptandı (p<0.05). Sağlık çalışanı olmayan ebeveynlerin ebeveyn durumu ve çocuk sayısı ile ÇAİÖ alt boyutlarından çatışma arasında anlamlı bir fark saptandı (p<0.05). Sonuç: COVID-19 salgını sürecinde ebeveynlerin çocukları ile olumlu ilişkiler yaşadıkları belirlendi. Ebeveynler çocuklarıyla olumlu ilişkilerini sürdürürken çatışma da yaşadıkları belirlendi. Ebeveyn-çocuk ilişkisinin belirli zamanlarda değerlendirilerek gidişatının gözlemlenmesi, çıkan sonuçlara göre destek programlarının düzenlenmesi önerilmektedir.

Backround: As constipation is a chronic and common disease, cost-effective therapies are needed. In addition, there is a limited number of studies on the aromatherapy massage and normal abdominal massage, which are the traditional and complementary applications included in the constipation management program in the literature.However, there is no study about each of these two applications being superior to the other. Method: The research was conducted as a quasi-experimental study between June 2018 and February 2020. The sample of the study was composed of a total of 69 infants and their parents including 23 in aromatherapy massage group, 23 in traditional massage group, and 23 in control group, who met the inclusion criteria. The data were assessed by using the personal information form, the intestinal functions assessment form, State Anxiety Inventory, and abdominal massage checklist. The data were assessed by Shapiro Wilk test, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal Wallis test, chi-square test, and generalized linear model. The significance level was taken as p

Çocuk Sağlığına Genel Bakış Zeynep Conk Zümrüt Başbakkal Figen Yardımcı Çocukluk Dönemlerinde Büyüme ve Gelişme Duygu Arıkan Ayda Çelebioğlu Fatma Güdücü Tüfekci Çocuk, Hastalık ve Hastane Ortamı Güler Cimete Sema Kuğuoğlu Nursan Dede Çınar Çocuklarda Sıvı-Elektrolit Dengesi ve Bozuklukları Münevver Kılıç Sevinç Polat Saniye Çimen Çocuklarda Beslenme Hatice Bal Yılmaz Bahire Bolışık Genetik Sorunu Olan Çocuklar ve Hemşirelik Yaklaşımı Dilek Beytut Yenidoğan Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Seher Sarıkaya Karabudak Sibel Ergün Çocuklarda Solunum Sistemi Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Ferda Yıldırım Emine Altun Yılmaz Özgür Alparslan Çocuklarda Dolaşım Sistemi Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Gülümser Dolgun Sevil İnal Gülçin Bozkurt Çocuklarda Hematolojik Sistem Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Filiz Arslan Hüsniye Çalışır Çocuklarda Endokrin Sistem Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Rana Yiğit Figen Işık Esenay Çocuklarda İmmün Sistem Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Meral Bayat Emine Erdem Çocuklarda Bağ (Kolajen) Doku Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Türkan Turan Dilek Ergin Bengü Çetinkaya Çocuklarda Üriner Sistem Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Rabia Ekti Genç Selmin Şenol Çocuklarda Sinir Sistemi Hastalıkları, Yaralanmaları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Emine Efe Ayşegül İşler Çocuklarda Gastrointestinal Sistem Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Suzan Yıldız Duygu Gözen Serap Balcı Çocuklarda Kas-İskelet Sistemi Hastalıkları, Yaralanmaları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Emine Geçkil Şenay Çetinkaya Demet Cabar Çocuklarda Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Hicran Çavuşoğlu Yurdagül Erdem Onkolojik Sorunu Olan Çocuk ve Hemşirelik Bakımı Firdevs Erdemir Fatma Taş Arslan Çocuklarda Uyum ve Davranış Sorunları ve Hemşirelik Yaklaşımı Ayşe Ferda Ocakçı Ayşe Karakoç Çocukluk Çağı Acil Sorunları ve Hemşirelik Yaklaşımı Candan Öztürk Murat Bektaş Engelli Çocukların Hemşirelik Bakımı Hatice Yıldırım Sarı Çocukluk Yaşlarında Ağrı ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Lale Büyükgönenç Ebru Kılıçarslan Törüner Kronik ve Yaşamı Tehdit Edici/Ölümcül Hastalığı Olan Çocuk ve Hemşirelik Yaklaşımı Bedriye Ak Hemşirelik Süreci Bedriye Ak Çocuklarda İlaç Uygulamaları Saniye Çimen

Aim: The study aims to determine the relationship between pediatric nurses' critical thinking tendencies and individual innovativeness characteristics. Method: The descriptive and correlation-seeking process was applied between April and June 2019. The study population consisted of all nurses working in pediatrics services in the government health research and application center located in Erzurum, Turkey. The sampling consisted of 75 nurses who were available and agreed to participate in the research. In the data collection, the 'Introductory Characteristics Form,' California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory,' and 'Individual Innovativeness Scale' were used. In the data analysis, frequency analysis, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H-test, and correlation analysis were used. Results: The nurses' overall critical thinking score was 195.68+-20.53, individual innovativeness total score was 62.81+-7.81, and individual innovativeness sub-scale scores were 25.42+-4.01 in the idea leadership sub-scale, 26.09+-4.64 in the resistance to change sub-scale, and 15.46+-2.27 in the risk-taking sub-scale. When the scores were evaluated, it was found that nurses have a low level of general critical thinking tendencies and have questioning characteristics in terms of individual innovativeness characteristics. There was a significant difference between the nurses' years in the profession and their individual innovativeness characteristics (p<0.05). It was found that there was a statistically positive and significant relationship between the individual innovativeness characteristics of the nurses and their general critical thinking tendencies. Conclusion: When we look at the individual innovativeness characteristics of the nurses, it was found that they had questioning characteristics and that their general critical thinking tendencies were low. It can be recommended to motivate nurses to think about innovation, conduct research on motivation, and provide them opportunity, adequate time, and resources.

Amaç: Bu araştırmada, kronik hastalığı olan ve olmayan adölesanlarda kaygı ve otonomi ilişkisini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Karşılaştırmalı tanımlayıcı ve ilişkisel türde gerçekleştirilen araştırmanın kapsamına kronik hastalığı (n=79) olan ve olmayan (n=79) toplam 158 adölesan alındı. Araştırma verileri, Erzurum’da bir eğitim-araştırma hastanesi çocuk polikliniğine başvuran kronik hastalığı olan ve olmayan adölesanlara; Adölesan Bilgi Formu, Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği ve Sosyotropi-Otonomi Ölçeği uygulanarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde frekans, yüzde, ki-kare, bağımsız gruplar t testi ve korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan, kronik hastalığı olan adölesanların yaş ortalaması 13.9±2.28, kronik hastalığı olmayan adölesanların yaş ortalaması 14.6±2.06’dır. Adölesanların %41.8’inin endokrin hastalığı, %12.7’sinin gastrointestinal sistem hastalığı olduğu belirlendi. Kronik hastalığı olan adölesanlarda Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 51.0±7.01, kronik hastalığı olmayan adölesanlarda 51.11±8.36 olarak bulundu. Kronik hastalığı olan adölesanların Otonomi Ölçeği ortalama toplam puanı 82.98±13.53, kronik hastalığı olmayan adölesanlarda ise bu puan 76.68±18.20 olarak belirlendi. Kronik hastalığı olan ve olmayan adölesanların kaygı ve otonomi kişilik özellikleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki belirlenmedi (r=0.14; p=0.19). Sonuç: Araştırmaya katılan kronik hastalığı olan ve olmayan adölesanların orta düzeyde kaygıya sahip olduğu belirlendi. Kronik hastalığı olan adölesanların otonomisinin olmayanlara göre daha yüksek olduğu tespit edildi. Kronik hastalığı olan ve olmayan adölesanların kaygı ve otonomi puanları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the application skills, self-efficacy, and anxiety levels of the mothers whose children receive nebulized inhalation treatment and to examine the relationship between them.Method: This research was a descriptive clinical study. The study was conducted with 300 mothers. Data were evaluated by Pearson correlation and nonparametric tests.Results: Of the mothers, 78.3% were determined to get a moderate score on “The Nebulized Inhalation Application Checklist”. The total Situational Anxiety score of the mothers was calculated to be 37.07±4.95 and the total mean Self-Efficacy score 79.60±15.23. No correlation was found between Self-Efficacy and Situational Anxiety levels of mothers (p>0.05).Conclusion: Nurses can contribute to treatment by supporting them to develop training programs to increase self-efficacy and reduce the anxiety of mothers whose children receive inhalation treatment.

The aim of this research was to establish the relationship between the perceptions of social support and the psychological well-being among adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This research, which includes descriptive and relative features, was conducted from December 15, 2020 to January 31, 2021. There were 378 participants, all of whom were adolescents aged from 13 to 18 years who were living in Turkey. Either the adolescents themselves or their parents used social media tools or sites such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, etc., and they had all agreed to participate voluntarily. The adolescents had given their permission to the ethics committee through oral or written statements before the data were collected. The data collection process involved completing a questionnaire form, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and the Psychological Well-being Scale for Adolescents (PVSA). The Analysis of the data included numbers, percentages, means, the independent samples t test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), the Kruskal-Wallis H test, multiple regression analysis and correlations between these. Of the 378 participants who were admitted to the study, the mean age was 14.66 +/- 1.65, and 52.1% were female. The total mean for the perceived social support among adolescents was established as being 54.39 +/- 17.13. The mean level for psychological well-being was determined as being 91.13 +/- 12.34. A significant difference was detected between gender and levels of social support and psychological well-being of adolescents (p < 0.05). As a result of multiple regression analysis, the overall score of gender and PVSA has been found to have a statistically meaningful effect on the MSPSS overall score (p < 0.05). However, the difference in relation to the classes, the parents' jobs, the income levels, the family types and the places of residence of the adolescents in terms of social support and psychological well-being was not statistically significant. There was a statistically positive and strong correlation between the scores for social support and psychological well-being. The present study, which occurred during the outbreak of COVID-19, found that the levels of social support perceived by the adolescents and their psychological well-being were decent. In addition, the study showed that as the levels of perceived social support among the adolescents rose, their psychological well-being also increased positively.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the maternal attachment, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and perceived insufficient milk supply of mothers of babies placed in a NICU in the face of restrictions in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Desing and methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted at the NICU of a public hospital in eastern Turkey. The sample consisted of 292 mothers of term babies treated in the NICU. Data were collected using a sociodemographic characteristics questionnaire, the Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI), the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES-SF), and the Perception of Insufficient Milk (PIM) questionnaire.Results: Participants had a mean MAI, BSES-SF, and PIM score of 61.80±14.60, 43.88±11.52, and 24.53±13.61, respectively. A multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the effect of breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived insufficient milk on maternal attachment. The results showed that the regression model accounted for 22% of the MAI score. While the BSES-SF score was a significant explanatory variable that increased the MAI score, the PIM score was a significant explanatory variable that decreased it (p<0.05). Participants who had tested positive for COVID-19 had a lower mean MAI score than those who had never tested positive for COVID-19. Participants separated from their babies and believed they could'nt breastfeed them sufficiently during the pandemic had a lower mean PIM score, suggesting that they perceived their milk supply as insufficient (p<0.05).Conclusion: Pandemic restrictions have an adverse impact on maternal attachment. Breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived insufficient milk are effective variables that explain maternal attachment.

Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between eating behaviors and stress level in adolescents undergoing endoscopy. Method: This descriptive study was conducted in the endoscopy unit in the pediatric minor clinics of a university hospital in Erzurum between April and July 2019. The sample of the study was composed of 43 adolescents who came for endoscopy in the specified dates, were literate and had cognitive ability to express themselves and were voluntary to participate in the study. The data of the study were collected using “Descriptive Information Form”, “Scale of Eating Behaviors”, and “Perceived Stress Scale”. Results: It was determined that 76.7% were in the age group of 15-18 years and 79.1% were female. Mean score of the adolescents was 304.53±53.55 for the scale of eating behaviors and was 31.39±5.35 for perceived stress scale. It was found that the number of siblings and family income status were effective in the mean score of eating behaviors scale. Place of residence, family type and mother’s education level were effective in the mean score of perceived stress scale (p<0.05). A statistically positive and highly significant correlation was found between the eating behaviors and stress levels of the adolescents undergoing endoscopy (r: 0.877, p<0.001). Conclusion: Adolescents' eating behaviors were evaluated as good because the mean score of the scale was between 291 and 435. High perceived stress scale mean score of the adolescents indicated that they were stressed. In addition, it was found that some variables were effective on eating behaviors and stress levels of the adolescents undergoing endoscopy.

PURPOSE:This study was conducted to determine the relationship between the levels of loneliness adolescents feel during the pandemic, and their respective levels of internet addiction. DESIGN AND METHODS:The sample of the study consists of 482 adolescents who volunteered to participate in the study. All participants had the cognitive competence to express themselves, and had access to the Internet. Participants filled out a Google Docs form including the "Descriptive Information Form", "ULS-SF" and "IASA", which were used to collect data. RESULTS:As a result of the multiple regression analysis, it was found that family income, mothers' education status, fathers' education status, the duration of Internet use before and during the pandemic, and the total score of ULS-SF had statistically significant effects on the total score of IASA (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:It was concluded that adolescents' internet addiction increases with the increasing level of loneliness. Adolescents who reported feeling moderately lonely had a low level of Internet addiction. There were certain variables that were also found to be influential on adolescents' average levels of loneliness and Internet addiction during the Covid-19 pandemic. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS:Protecting adolescents' mental health during the pandemic is dependent on taking measures to reduce the risks, while strengthening the protective factors. These protective factors include providing adolescents the access to the appropriate information resources and encouraging the rational use of the Internet, which will support the individual and the individual's social development.

Objective: This study was carried out to examine the effects of education on “Non-Functional Practices and Prevention of Early Childhood Diarrhea” on non-functional practices of mothers for child care and maternal self-efficacy in preventing early childhood diarrhea. Materials-Methods: The research was carried out as a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental model with a control group. The sample of the study consisted of mothers who met the research criteria and had at least one child between the ages of 0-5 who applied to 5 Family Health Centers in the city center of Erzincan in Turkey between the dates of the research. The study was completed with a total of 128 mothers (64 in the control group, 64 in the experimental group). Results: It was found that mothers' mean scores from the maternal self-efficacy scale for preventing early childhood diarrhea after training were higher than before training. After the training given, it was determined that there was a general decrease in the non-functional practices of mothers for child care. Conclusions: It was concluded that the education given reduced the non-functional practices for child care and increased maternal self-efficacy for prevent early childhood diarrhea.

Amac: Bu calismanin amaci hemsirelik ogrencilerinin lisansustu egitime ve kariyer planlamaya yonelik goruslerinin belirlenmesidir. Yontem: Tanimlayici, kesitsel tasarimda olan arastirmanin evrenini, Erzurum’da kamuya ait bir hemsirelik fakultesinde 2018-2019 egitim ve ogretim yilinda dorduncu sinifta ogrenim goren ve arastirmaya katilmayi kabul eden 201 ogrenci olusturdu. Arastirma verilerinin toplanmasinda ogrencilerin sosyo-demografik ozelliklerini ve lisansustu egitim hakkindaki bilgilerini belirlemeye yonelik hazirlanan Anket Formu ve Kariyer Gelecegi Olcegi kullanilmistir. Arastirmadan elde edilen veriler SPSS 21 paket programinda tanimlayici testler kullanilarak analiz edilmistir. Bulgular: Arastirmaya katilan ogrencilerin yas ortalamasi 22.22±1.20 yildir. Ogrencilerin %83.1’i kadin, %74.6’si Anadolu Lisesi mezunudur ve %77.1’i lisansustu egitim almayi dusunmektedir. Ancak ogrencilerin buyuk bir cogunlugunun lisansustu egitim ile ilgili sureclerde yeterli bilgiye sahip degildir. Ogrencilerin Kariyer Gelecegi Olcegi puanlari; Kariyer Uyumlulugu: 38.86±6.71, Kariyer Iyimserligi: 37.99±5.86, is piyasalarina iliskin Algilanan Bilgi: 9.31±2.06 ve olcek toplam puani: 86.16±12.19 olarak saptanmistir. Sonuc: Arastirma soncunda hemsirelik ogrencilerinin buyuk bir kisminin lisansustu egitim almayi dusundugu ancak lisansustu egitim ile ilgili basvuru sureclerde yeterince bilgi sahibi olmadigi ve ogrencilerin kariyer gelecegi olcegi puan ortalamalarinin yuksek oldugu saptanmistir.

Introduction. While expecting a healthy child, having a child with a disability can be quite traumatic for all family members, especially parents. The objective of the research was to evaluate affiliate stigma, hopelessness, and life satisfaction in parents of children with intellectual disability. Materials and Methods. The descriptive research included 203 parents of children with intellectual disabilities, who met the research inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Affiliate Stigma Scale, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Results. The mean age of parents included in the study was 40.74 ± 7.22 years, with 67.5% of caregiving mothers. The levels of affiliate stigma and hopelessness among parents were low, and they were satisfied with their lives. In case of increasing parental affiliate stigma, their hopelessness was found to increase, while life satisfaction was found to decrease. Conclusions. In order to increase public acceptance of people with disabilities by society, it is recommended to provide trainings and raise awareness against individuals with disabilities and their families.

Purpose: This study was conducted for the purpose of investigating the correlation between the perceptions of nursing students on spirituality and spiritual care and their professional values in the process of the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: The study was carried out with nursing students at the School of Health at a state university in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey between 1 and 14 July 2020. The sample consisted of 279 students. The question forms for the data were prepared on Google Forms, and the data were collected by connection addresses sent to the students. In data collection, a"Personal Information Form", the "Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS)" and the "Nurses Professional Values ScaleRevised (NPVS-R)" were used. Results: The students' mean total score in the "NPVS-R" was 102.22±24.34, while their mean total score in the "SSCRS" was 3.79±0.61. There was a significant, positive and weak correlation between the total score and subscale scores of the "NPVS-R" and the score of the "SSCRS". Conclusion: This study concluded that the perceptions of the nursing students regarding spirituality and spiritual care and their professional values in the COVID-19 pandemic process were on a good level, and as their professional values increased, their spirituality and spiritual care perceptions increased.

Objevtive: This study aimed to detect nursing students’ drug medication errors in pediatric patients. Methods: The study used a comparative descriptive research design and was carried out after the necessary ethical and official permissions had been obtained. The universe of the research consisted of the students of Faculty of Nursing. The sample of the study included 94 students (third year n=47 and fourth year n=47). A laboratory of the Faculty of Nursing was simulated as a room where a nurse provides treatment. The students who participated in the study with the determined drug order were asked to prepare the drugs with the most appropriate technique, and they were observed by the researchers. Data were collected one by one by the researchers using a drug medication errors checklist prepared by the researchers. Results: The third year students did not consider dry powder dosage and obtained the lowest score (X̄=0.68). The fourth year students did not attach the right label on the drug taken and received the lowest score (X̄=0.42). The third year students were more successful in attaching the right label on the remaining drug (p=0.20) and the fourth year students were more successful in observing aseptic rules (p=0.03). Students in both groups ignored dry powder dosage of the drug in total and earned the lowest score from this practice (X̄=0.64). Conclusion: Drug medication errors committed by the students in both groups were high, and the students did not consider dry powder dosage when reconstituting the drug.

PURPOSE:The research aim was to investigate the effects of therapeutic clowning on pain and fear during the process of venous blood sampling in children.DESIGN AND METHODS:This study was conducted in a randomised controlled trial from January to March 2020. The study population consisted of children from 7 to 12 years of age who came to the research centre for blood sampling. The research sample consisted of 166 children (83 in the intervention group and 83 in the control group) who met the research criteria and came to the research centre on a specific date through probable sampling. For the data collection, a questionnaire form, the Visual Analogue Scale and the Children's Fear Scale were used. Therapeutic clowning was used in this process for the intervention group. There was no intervention for children who were in the control group. The calculation of percentage distribution and means, χ2 test, analysis of variance analysis in repeated measures and least significant difference and independent t-test were used to analyse the data.RESULTS:The results of the research indicated that children in the intervention group had significantly lower pain and fear than children in the control group (p < .001). Therapeutic clowning seems to effectively reduce pain and fear during venous blood sampling for children from 7 to 12 years of age. Our results support using therapeutic clowns which is an inexpensive, safe, and effective method for lowering children's pain and fear during venous blood sampling.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS:The use of therapeutic clowns could become the standard of care in blood sampling for children from 7 to 12 years of age in hospitals. Therapeutic clowning, which is an easy-to-use, low-cost and practical method to provide better communication and cooperation with the family and the child, can be used as a complementary therapy in all nursing areas, especially in the field of paediatrics. Nurses could be encouraged to be trained on the use of therapeutic humour based upon a standardised approach and offered guidance on how to apply entertaining methods such as clowns. Therapeutic clowning can be examined in other applications in nursing care in light of these results.

Objectives: The measures taken by governments to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have changed millions of people’s daily lives. This study analyzes parents’ perceived stress and parent–child relationship while staying home due to lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The sample for this descriptive and cross-sectional study comprised 521 parents with children aged 4–18 years. Data were collected online using a Personal Information Form, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4), and Child Parent Relationship Scale (CPRS) between 2 and 27 April 2020 in Turkey. Findings: The mean age of the study participants was 38.98±6.578 years, and 53.2% of participants were female. The parents’ mean PSS-4 and CPRS scores were 8.45±2.37 and 53.62±11.71, respectively. Of the parents, 44.0% stated that the days spent in the “Staying Home” period strengthened their relationships with their children, and 56.4% thought that it had provided them with the opportunity to take better care of their child. Mothers’ mean CPRS conflict scores were significantly higher than those of the fathers, and a negative relationship was found between the PSS-4 and CPRS positive-relationship sub-dimensions. Conclusion: Psychosocially supporting interventions should be planned for parents, especially mothers, who hold the most responsibility concerning housework and childcare during situations affecting the life adversely. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(5) 2021 p.97-107