Amaç: Bu çalışmada, COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde tip 1 diyabetli çocuğu olan ebeveynlerin sürekli ve durumluk kaygısının aile işlevleri üzerine etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem ve Gereçler: Tanımlayıcı, kesitsel ve ilişkisel tipteki bu çalışma rastgele örnekleme yöntemi ile karantina döneminde yapılmıştır. Çalışma, Türkiye’nin batısındaki bir hastanenin pediatrik endokrinoloji polikliniğine kayıtlı 134 tip 1 diyabetli çocuğun ebeveynleri ile tamamlanmıştır. Bulgular: Tip 1 diyabetli çocuğu olan ebeveynlerin aile işlevlerini sırasıyla en çok durumluk kaygı düzeyi ve sürekli kaygı düzeyi etkilediği saptanmıştır. Modelin genelinde aile işlevselliğini etkileyen faktörlerin %43’ünün ((F= 51.356, p

Environmental health problems are increasing day by day and threaten public health. In this study, it was aimed to determine the characteristics of nursing students on environmental literacy and environmental attitudes. In this descriptive study, data were collected from 388 nursing students between March and June 2021. Data were collected through The Environmental Literacy Scale for Adults and the Environmental Attitude Scale. Descriptive statistics, t-test, anova and regression analyzes were used to evaluate data. It was found that 47.9% of the students participating in the study were in the first grade and 96.6% of the students were not members of an environmental organization and 55.4% did not participate in any educational program related to the environment. A statistically significant difference was found between the mean scores of the total mean scores of scales in terms of the environmental education status of the students, the effect of university education on environmental awareness, and the effect of the pandemic process on environmental awareness (p

AIM The purpose of this study is to evaluate the opinions of nurses who completed the public health nursing internship program and are currently working in the clinic about the home care interventions they apply during nursing education and to evaluate the effects of these practices on the clinical studies. METHOD: The descriptive qualitative research was conducted in May-June 2016. The sample number determined by the criterion sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods, is 14 nurses. In the interviews, an introductory information form and an interview form consisting of open-ended questions were used. The data were collected via e-mail and evaluated by content analysis. The data were reported according to COREQ. Ethics committee approval was obtained. Results: Readiness to the profession was revealed with four themes including personal development, understanding the importance of home care practice, evidence-based and holistic care, and related sub-themes. Conclusion: Opinions of the graduates about the home care interventions they applied during their education and the effects of these practices on the clinical studies were multidimensional and positive.

PURPOSE:This study aims to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the HIV/AIDS-related Stigma Scale.DESIGN AND METHODS:The study has a methodological design. The sample included a total of 428 participants. of the participants, 198 were HIV/AIDS patients, 230 were HIV-negative individuals. The data were analyzed using the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.FINDINGS:The Turkish version of the HIV/AIDS-related Stigma Scale was found to be valid and reliable for the Turkish society. Cronbach's α was 0.93 for the community perspectives subscale and 0.89 for the patient perspectives subscale, and all the model fit indices were acceptable.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS:The level of stigmatization revealed by the scale helps gain an insight into the community and patient perspectives on HIV/AIDS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To identify final-year undergraduate students and new graduate nurses' behavioural intentions towards medication safety across four countries. BACKGROUND:Medication errors are a common and avoidable occurrence, being costly for not only patients but also for health systems and society. DESIGN:A multi-site cross-sectional study. METHODS:A self-administered survey was distributed to students and new graduate nurses in South Africa, India, Turkey and Australia. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all survey items. Multiple linear regressions were performed to predict behavioural intentions using the three Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs: attitudes, behavioural control and subjective norms. This study adheres to the STROBE guidelines. RESULTS:Data were analysed for 432 students and 576 new graduate nurses. Across all countries, new graduate nurses reported significantly higher scores on all the TPB variables compared with student nurses. Attitudes towards medication management were found significantly and positively related to intention to practice safe medication management for both student and new graduate nurses. Total perceived behavioural control was significantly and negatively related to intention to practice safe medication management for students. CONCLUSION:Student and new graduate nurses showed favourable attitude, subjective norm, perceived behaviour control and intention in practising medication safety. However, differences in countries require further exploration on the factors influencing attitudes towards medication safety among student nurses and new nurse graduates. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE:Understanding student and new graduate nurses' medication administration practices is important to inform strategies aimed at improving patient safety. The findings of this study highlight the need for an internationally coordinated approach to ensure safe medication administration by student and new graduate nurses.

Background: Reporting, investigating, and full disclosure of medication errors (MEs) is a fundamental component of patient safety. Therefore, determining nursing students' intention to report MEs is important. Purpose: This study examined the factors related to nursing students' intention to report MEs and the use of the Turkish version of the Theory of Planned Behavior Medication Safety Questionnaire (TPB-MSQ-T). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 227 undergraduate nursing students in Istanbul, Turkey. Students' intentions to report MEs were measured using an online TPB-MSQ-T. Quantitative analysis was conducted. Results: Attitudes and perceived behavioral control (PBC) were significant predictors of intention to report MEs (P = .05 and P = .01, respectively), but subjective norms did not predict it (P = .11). The Cronbach's a of the questionnaire was 0.88. Conclusions: Attitude and PBC are important determinants of nursing students' intention to report MEs. The TPB-MSQ-T can be used for identifying the main determinants of intention to report MEs.

Amaç: Çalışma sağlık bilimleri enstitüsünde doktora eğitimi

BACKGROUND:Professional practice environment is a concept comprising autonomy, teamwork and professional motivation.AIM:We aimed to validate and demonstrate the reliability of the Turkish version of the Revised Professional Practice Environment Scale in this study.METHODS:The study has a methodological design with a sample of 306 nurses working in university hospitals located in two different regions in Turkey. The data of the study were collected between July 2019 and January 2020 using introductory information form and the Revised Professional Practice Environment Scale. In the analysis of the data, Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient was employed using SPSS 22.0 and Amos 23.0, whereas exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and Pearson correlation analysis were applied to test the construct validity.RESULTS:The Cronbach alpha value obtained for the whole scale was 0.89, ranging between 0.68 and 0.86 for the subscales. RMSEA, SRMR, GFI and χ2 /df, which account for the fit indices of the 29-item and 6-factor structure of the scale, were at an acceptable level.CONCLUSION:We concluded that the Revised Professional Practice Environment Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool fit for use in Turkish environments.

Background Reporting, investigating, and full disclosure of medication errors (MEs) is a fundamental component of patient safety. Therefore, determining nursing students' intention to report MEs is important. Purpose This study examined the factors related to nursing students' intention to report MEs and the use of the Turkish version of the Theory of Planned Behavior Medication Safety Questionnaire (TPB-MSQ-T). Methods A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 227 undergraduate nursing students in Istanbul, Turkey. Students' intentions to report MEs were measured using an online TPB-MSQ-T. Quantitative analysis was conducted. Results Attitudes and perceived behavioral control (PBC) were significant predictors of intention to report MEs (P = .05 and P = .01, respectively), but subjective norms did not predict it (P = .11). The Cronbach's α of the questionnaire was 0.88. Conclusions Attitude and PBC are important determinants of nursing students' intention to report MEs. The TPB-MSQ-T can be used for identifying the main determinants of intention to report MEs.

Background: Reporting, investigating, and full disclosure ofmedication errors (MEs) is a fundamental component of patient safety. Therefore, determining nursing students' intention to report MEs is important. Purpose: This study examined the factors related to nursing students' intention to report MEs and the use of the Turkish version of the Theory of Planned Behavior Medication Safety Questionnaire (TPB-MSQ-T). Methods:A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 227 undergraduate nursing students in Istanbul, Turkey. Students' intentions to report MEs were measured using an online TPB-MSQ-T. Quantitative analysis was conducted. Results: Attitudes and perceived behavioral control (PBC) were significant predictors of intention to report MEs (P = .05 and P = .01, respectively), but subjective norms did not predict it (P = .11). The Cronbach's α of the questionnaire was 0.88. Conclusions: Attitude and PBC are important determinants of nursing students' intention to report MEs. The TPB-MSQ-T can be used for identifying the main determinants of intention to report MEs.

Aim: In this study, the dissertation research ethics as applied to experimental and quasi-experimental studies undertaken in the field of nursing in Turkey were examined. materials and Methods: It is a retrospective and descriptive study. The theses were accessed by browsing the “National Thesis Center” of the Higher Education Institution. For the research, the full texts of doctoral dissertations undertaken with an experimental / semi-experimental research design within the nursing field were studied. The theses were evaluated by using a questionnaire developed by the researchers in the light of the existing nursing literature. The data were evaluated as absolute numbers and percentages using the SPSS 21.0 software. findings: 720 doctoral theses that fell within the scope of the study were accessed from the nursing theses held in the national thesis center for 1985-2016; then 470 theses matching the criteria were examined closely. It was determined that 59.1%of the theses examined employed an informed consent form and were of experimental type, 90.2%of them had obtained institutional permission and 85.5%of them had been approved by an ethics committee. 89.6%of the theses do not indicate in the informed consent forms how the participants’ data were to be held; 51.8%contain a declaration that information will be kept confidential. Conclusions: It is noted that doctoral dissertations in the field of nursing undertaken with an experimental or semi-experimental design in Turkey are missing from internationally accepted publications and, in particular, from the framework of procedures for obtaining informed consent. It is recommended that new researchers be trained during their undergraduate and postgraduate education in how to conduct research and be instructed in the ethical standards and information that must be included in declarations, in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.

INTRODUCTION: Organizational commitment which is formed as the result of the organization-employee relationship is the power of the commitment that employees feel for the organization they work. It is a necessity to increase nurses' commitment to the health organization in which the majority of the workers are nurses. Nurses' commitment to their organization is not only important for themselves but it is also important for ill/healthy individuals and for the economy of the country.In this study, effects of certain socio-demographic characteristics of nurses who work in a university hospital on their organizational commitment levels were examined. METHODS: This research is a descriptive and involves all nurses who work at University Hospital. The data were collected by using "Socio-Demographic Characteristics Information Form" and 'Organizational Commitment Scale' translated into Turkish by Dagli, Elcicek and Zakir (2018). Results of the study were obtained by applying a survey to a total of 190 nurses between the dates of December 2018 and April 2019. SPSS 22.0 package program was used to evaluate the data. RESULTS: It was found that the level of organizational commitment of the nurses was moderate 3.13+-0.16. According to result of the logistic regression analysis, a significant difference was found between the nurses' level of organizational commitment and their ages, education levels, professional experience, income levels; while no significant difference was found between the nurses' level of organizational commitment and their genders and marital status. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As a result, in this study difference was found between the nurses' level of organizational commitment and socio demographic characteristics so executive nurses should focus on this issue.

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL™): The Family Impact Module. The sample of this methodological study included 201 parents whose children were diagnosed with diabetes in the endocrinology policlinics of two hospitals. The data were statistically analyzed based on frequency counts, percentages, and reliability/validity analyses. The internal consistency reliability coefficient of the scale was 0.926. The alpha coefficients of the sub-scales varied from 0.518 to 0.954. According to confirmatory factor analysis, the model fit indices of the scale were determined as follows: a goodness-of-fit index of 0.97 and a comparative fit index of 0.96. The findings indicate that the scale can be used as a valid and reliable tool to identify the difficulties that families of children with diabetes face.

BACKGROUND:Lymphedema is an important morbidity due to its physical and psychological restrictions and financial burden in women having breast cancer surgery. The study was performed to examine effects of Health Belief Model (HBM) based nursing interventions given at home visits on prevention of lymphedema in women having breast surgery.DESIGN:The study had an experimental design.METHODS:The study included 72 women receiving radiotherapy after breast surgery, of whom 37 formed the intervention group and 35 formed the control group. The sample was based on Consolidated Standard of Reporting Trials (CONSORT). Data were collected with a personal information questionnaire, Quick-Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score (Q-DASH), European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life for Breast Cancer 23 (EORTC QLQ-BR23), Strategies Used by Patients to Promote Health (SUPPH), Arm Circumference Form at three home visits at 3-month intervals.RESULTS:HBM based nursing interventions regularly offered at home visits were found to create positive changes in behaviour of lymphedema prevention and improve upper extremity functions, reduce side-effects, relieve arm and breast symptoms, enhance the quality of life, increase self-efficacy and lower the frequency of lymphedema and costs.CONCLUSION:The HBM based nursing interventions regularly offered at home visits can create positive changes in behaviour of lymphedema prevention and prevent lymphedema in women receiving radiotherapy after breast surgery. Considering costs of treatment for lymphedema, these interventions can be considered as cost-effective.RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE:Nursing interventions directed towards behaviour of preventing lymphedema and follow-ups in the long-term should be supported by home visits and reminders through phone calls. Nurses should perform HBM based interventions regularly at home visits to prevent lymphedema. These interventions were found to reduce financial burden and were cost-effective.

Amac: Bu calisma, Turkiye’de aile hemsireligi konusunda yapilmis doktora tezlerinin ozelliklerini ve konularina gore dagilimini belirlemek amaciyla gerceklestirilmistir. Calisma Plani: Tanimlayici tipte olan bu calismanin verileri geriye donuk olarak Yuksek Ogretim Kurulu Ulusal Tez Merkezi veri tabanindan kavram ve anabilim dali duzeyinde tarama yapilarak elde edilmistir. Kavram taramasinda, “aile, evde bakim”; anabilim dali taramasinda ise, “hemsirelik” kelimeleri kullanilmistir. Tezler arastirmacilar tarafindan gelistirilen 10 maddelik soru formu degerlendirilmistir. Bunlar tezin tamamlanma yili ve hangi anabilim dalinda yapildigi, orneklem grubu, arastirma tipi, arastirmanin yapildigi yer, arastirma konusu, model kullanilma durumudur. Verilerin analizinde sayi ve yuzdelikler kullanilmistir. Bulgular: Bu calismada tam metnine ulasilan 46 doktora tezi incelenmistir. Degerlendirme sonucunda aile hemsireligi alaninda yapilan tezlerin %65,2’sinin 2004–2016 yillari arasinda yapildigi saptanmistir. Tezlerin %54,3’unun orneklem grubunu hasta yakinlari olusturmakta olup, calismalarin yarisina yakini yari deneyseldir ve %52,2’si klinikte yapilmistir. Tezlerin sadece %10,9’unda model kullanilmistir. Sonuc: Aile, aile hemsireligi ve evde bakima yonelik yapilan doktora tezlerinin ozellikle 2000’li yillarda artis gosterdigi ve genellikle artan kronik hastaliklara bagli olarak bakim vericilere yonelik yapildigi gorulmektedir. Hemsirelerin temel fonksiyonlarinda birisi olan sagligin korunmasi ve gelistirilmesinde aile temelli yapilan calismalarin az olmasi bu alana daha fazla onem verilmesi gerektigini gostermektedir.

In recent years, the interest in the use of models in nursing research is gradually increasing. Nursing theories are important in the synthesis of the relationship between research process and nursing knowledge. In addition, improving and testing nursing knowledge and initiatives make it possible to present study results within a scientific framework. In this review, there are some doctoral theses made using theory. In recent years, the interest in the use of models in nursing research is gradually increasing. Nursing theories are important in the synthesis of the relationship between research process and nursing knowledge. In addition, improving and testing nursing knowledge and initiatives make it possible to present study results within a scientific framework. In this review, there are some doctoral theses made using theory.