During the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals had to spend much of their time working in hospitals, which may have caused psychological distress to their children. This study was in the form of a case study pattern, one of the qualitative research methods aimed to identify the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the primary school children of health professionals. Its sample consisted of health professionals (n = 60) and their children (n = 60), who were all at primary school. Data were collected from the parents using a questionnaire, and from the children by asking them to create drawings and explain them. Descriptive and content analysis were carried out. The findings were grouped under the headings of "Spatial and Social Effects on the Child's Daily Life," "Effects on the Child's Emotions," and "Effects on the Parent From the Child's Perspective." It is recommended that interventions to maintain the psychosocial well-being of children be planned.

Bu çalışma COVID-19 pandemi döneminde üniversite öğrencilerinin kaygı durumlarının umutsuzluk düzeylerine olan etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu çalışma bir vakıf üniversitesinde Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören 492 öğrenci ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Verilerin elde edilmesinde öğrencilerin demografik özelliklerinin sorgulandığı sorular, Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği ve Beck Umutsuzluk Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Veriler, sayı, ortalama, yüzdelik dağılımlar, standart sapma, One-Way ANOVA, t-test, Pearson korelasyon ve çoklu regresyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin ortalama durumluk kaygı puanı (X ̅=41,79±11,49) orta düzeyde, sürekli kaygı puanı (X ̅=42,71±10,59) ve umutsuzluk puanı (X ̅=4,99±5,07) hafif düzeyde bulunmuştur. Üniversite öğrencilerinin durumluk ve sürekli kaygı düzeyleri ile umutsuzluk düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönlü orta düzeyde bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür (p

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Thermal comfort is an important component of any work setting and can be difficult to achieve in the complex OR environment. This comparative descriptive study sought to identify factors affecting the thermal comfort of perioperative personnel in the OR (N = 68). Researchers used the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Thermal Sensation Scale and researcher-developed surveys to collect data. The mean reported thermal comfort level was -0.44 (standard deviation 1.3), which is within acceptable parameters. Factors affecting thermal comfort were gender, professional role, and wearing additional clothing. Additionally, participants who complained about temperature or ventilation were less likely to report thermal comfort levels in the normal range. Health care facility leaders should consider the comfort needs of perioperative personnel when making purchasing decisions about ventilation systems and surgical clothing; however, they also should consider other factors (eg, surgeon comfort, permeability of protective clothing to blood and other body fluids).

Amaç: Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin kendini ayarlama düzeyleri ile mental iyi oluş düzeyleri arasında bazı değişkenler açısından herhangi bir farklılığın olup olmadığını tespit etmek ve kendini ayarlama ile mental iyi oluş arasında bir ilişki bulunup bulunmadığını belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu çalışma, ilişkisel tarama modelindedir ve çalışmanın evrenini 2017-2018 akademik yılı, Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu 1 ve 2. sınıf öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Öğrenci sayısı 586'dır. Araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan öğrenci sayısı ise 563 olarak belirlenmiştir. Tamamlanmamış ölçekler ile yanlış doldurulan ölçekler değerlendirmeye alınmamış ve toplam 532 öğrenciyle çalışılmıştır. Araştırmada, 'Mental İyi Oluş Ölçeği' ile 'Kendini Ayarlama Ölçeği'nin' yanı sıra öğrencilerin demografik özelliklerini saptamak amacıyla araştırmacının hazırladığı cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi ve öğrenim görülen programı belirleyen kısa soru formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda ortaya çıkan veriler, SPSS 17.0 paket programı aracılığıyla değerlendirilmiştir. Verilerin analizi sürecinde güvenirlilik analizi, frekans tabloları yapılmış ve bağımsız örneklem t-testinin yanı sıra tek yönlü varyans analizi ile Tukey ve LSD testi yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucu ortaya çıkan veriler 0,05 anlamlılık düzeyi dikkate alınarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmanın sonucuna göre; öğrencilerin mental iyi oluşlarının cinsiyete göre farklılaşmadığı, sınıf düzeyine göre düşük düzeyde anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı, program türlerine göre ise mental iyi oluş düzeyinin bazı programlar açısından anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı tespit edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin kendini ayarlama düzeyinin cinsiyete göre, erkekler lehine orta düzeyde anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı, sınıf düzeyinde ise anlamlı bir farklılığın bulunmadığı görülmüştür. Program türüne göre ise kendini ayarlama düzeyleri arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı görülmüştür. Sonuç: Çalışmada, öğrencilerin kendini ayarlama düzeyleri ile mental iyi oluş düzeyleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin bulunmadığı (p>0,05) saptanmıştır.

Owing to the number and severity of concomitant factors, pressure ulcers remain a significant problem. A retrospective study of data from adult patients with a pressure ulcer was conducted to identify factors that may affect their healing. Data from patients who were hospitalized between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015, in a private Turkish university hospital who had a Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, or unstageable pressure ulcer that was assessed using the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) were abstracted. The following variables were examined: demographic characteristics (gender, age, hospital unit, duration of hospitalization), health status and disease data (vital signs, mobility, nutrition, diagnosis, chronic diseases, medication), laboratory values (albumin, hemoglobin, blood glucose), and pressure ulcer characteristics (stage, location, healing status, duration) and pressure ulcer risk status as determined by patient Braden Scale score. Seventy-eight (78) patient records were identified. Patient mean age was 70.8 ± 13.47 years, and length of hospitalization was on average 32.52 ± 27.2 days. Most ulcers (62; 79.5%) were Stage 2 and located in the sacral area (59; 75.6%). Thirty-four (34) patients (43.6%) were discharged and 44 (56.4%) died. At the time of discharge or death, 65.4% of the ulcers had not healed. Patients whose wounds were healed were significantly more likely to have higher hemoglobin and mean arterial pressure, better mobility, received oral nutrition, and discharged from the hospital than patients whose ulcers did not heal. The results suggest that these variables, including Braden Scale and BWAT scores, might be considered when developing a treatment plan of care. Additional studies examining risk factors for nonhealing pressure ulcers, including studies with large samples to facilitate multivariate analyses, are needed.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to determine the humor styles and general mental health of health services students in a vocational school in Turkey. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Turkey in 2013. A total of 354 of health services students from vocational schools agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected from students using a descriptive form, a humor styles questionnaire and a General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 12). Data were analyzed using SPSS 17.0. Descriptive and Pearson tests were used to analyze the study data. Results: Students' mean ages was 21.01 +/- 2.26, most participants were women (64.5%), of a moderate socio-economic status (61.9%) and non-smokers (63.8%). The students mean scores for the humor sub-scales are as follows: Affiliative humor 39.63 +/- 8.18, self-enhancing humor 33.64 +/- 9,44, aggressive humor 23.29 +/- 7.67 and self-defecting humor 26.51 +/- 7.87. Most of the students' GHQ scores suggested that participants were at risk of having a mental health disorder (20.6%), while 27.1%were found to be at high risk of having a mental health disorder. A low negative significant correlation between the students self-enhancing humor and general health risk was found. Conclusion: The study found that students have positive humor styles. Nearly half of the student partisans were found to be at a low risk regarding the development of psychiatric disorders.

Objective: To determine “the status of use of surgical safety check list SSCL and opinions of nurses”. Surgical safety check list that is developed by World Health Organization helps the surgical team to decrease the number of patient safety related adverse incidents. Methods: The study was performed at a private university hospital between August-September 2013 and included all intensive care units, clinics, and operating rooms where adult patients who underwent surgical procedure received care. The design of the first part of the research was retrospective and 383 patient files were examined for SSCL. The second part was cross sectional and descriptive and 105 69% nurses participated in the study. Results: Patient files were examined and it was found that 20.1% of the nurses completely filled all of the corresponding parts in the SSCL; while the ratios were 2.3% and 42.0% in surgical doctors and anesthetists, respectively. Most of the nurses 92.4% used SSCL, and according to 78.1% of the nurses, SSCL was effective in the prevention of medical errors. Conclusions: Although nurses used the surgical safety check list effectively, it was determined that there were problems in the application of surgical safety check list; hence, development of programs to increase the effective use of surgical safety check list was suggested

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the awareness about skin cancer, prevention, and early detection among university students. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 404 students in a university located in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. A 35-item questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: Less than half of the students (37.9%) had knowledge about skin cancer mostly through the internet (24.5%) and media (24.1%). Half of them aware of the risk factors; mostly as avoiding direct exposure to the Sun between 10 am and 4 pm (45.3%); smoking and alcohol (38.4%); having fair skin color (34.9%); and ultraviolet light exposure (25.7%). Only one-third of them (32.9%) are knowledgeable about skin cancer signs and symptoms, such as a change in color and appearance of the nevus/moles (24%). The majority of the responders (77.3%) did not know about screening tests for skin cancer and only 18 (4.5%) students were practicing skin self-examination. Conclusions: This study showed a lack of knowledge about skin cancer, prevention, and early detection among university students and reported the need for educational interventions to raise awareness in this target group.

BACKGROUND: Families, especially mothers, experience problems providing home care after their child's surgery for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).PURPOSE: To assess the problems experienced by parents providing postoperative home care to their child after DDH surgery.METHODS: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 33 parents. Data were collected through a survey conducted at the hospital following the child's surgery and by telephone 4-6 weeks after surgery. Frequencies, means, percentages, and chi-square tests were used to analyze the data.RESULTS: The parents (93.9% women) provided postoperative care for approximately 3 months. Nearly all of the parents (97%) had physical (96.9%), psychological (65.6%), and social (75.0%) problems in addition to child care problems.CONCLUSIONS: We recommend preparing a comprehensive discharge-training package for parents after their child's DDH surgery, supplementing home care instructions with visual training materials, and providing telephone counseling to parents after discharge.

Nurses have important role about the processes of protection, development and improvement of the public and individuals health. Determining students' learning styles can be improved to the quality of education, to increase professional success and students can be satisfied with the education they receive. In t his study, it is aimed to determine the nursing student's learning style . Method: The research is completed by 148 students accepting to attend. To carry out the research, it is gotten permission from Başkent University Social and Humanities Research Institution. To collect the data, BIG16 Learning Styles Inventory was used to decide the learning styles of the students. Finding: Average of age of the students is 22,01. It is stated that %58,8 of the students choose the Nursing Programme in their 1-5 choice. Most of the students say that they choose this programme because of the guarantee of finding a job. It is stated that dominant learning styles of the students is visual. Second styles of them is auditory. Third style of them is physical. Conclusion: According to this study, it is planned that educators and students should be informed of learning styles. It is suggested that educators should arrange the education environment, choose and use consciously the approaches, learning strategies, methods, techniques and equipments by taking into consideration of learning styles of the students.

This study was conducted between August 15 and September 20, 2013, to determine the effects of workload and working conditions on operating room (OR) nurses and technicians. The study sample included 74 OR nurses and technicians working in a private university’s six hospitals. The Individual Workload Perception Scale and a questionnaire that collected data on risk and environmental factors were used. The mean age of study participants was 29.3 ± 6.7 years, and 62.2% of the participants were female. More than 90% of the nurses and technicians had experienced spills or splashing of blood or other body fluids; anesthetic gases and radiation had affected 63.5% and 71.6% of nurses and technicians, respectively; 63.5% reported lumbar pain; and 46.6% defined the work environment as very stressful. The average workload scale score was 32.4 ± 6.2 (min = 11, max = 55). OR nurses and technicians are exposed to many occupational risks.