Written by Suhas K Thazha
Published On Vol 4, 2023
Physical restraints used by the medical staff are one of the measures to prevent patients from harming themselves and their caregivers in times of agitation. Considering the special sensitivity of the nursing job, the degree of preparation of nursing students for the proper utilization of physical restraints is very important. Therefore, the current study was done to investigate the attitude and knowledge of nursing students about physical restraint use in patients. The current study is descript
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Written by Georgios Savva
Published On Vol 4, 2023
Considering the ever-increasing population of the elderly, the nurses' and nursing students' attitudes toward the elderly and how to care for them are very important. The current study aimed to investigate the nurses' and nursing students' attitudes toward the elderly. In the current study, which was of a descriptive-analytical type, a total of 160 nurses and nursing students were selected based on purpose-based sampling and investigated. The data collection tool was a two-part q
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Written by Merve Ağaçkıran
Published On Vol 4, 2023
Nurses are exposed to various types of violence due to direct contact with patients and exposure to multiple tensions. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the frequency of violence against nurses and the factors affecting it among the personnel working in hospitals. This study was a descriptive-cross-sectional study whose population consisted of 340 nursing personnel. The data collection tool included a Workplace Violence and Demographic Questionnaire in the Health Sector Q
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Among the variables affected by the presence of a disabled child in the family is the internal stigma that can cause or intensify depression in the mother of a cerebral palsy child. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between depression and internal stigma in mothers of children with cerebral palsy. This study was cross-sectional descriptive research that was conducted on 185 mothers of children with cerebral palsy. A demographic profile form, Beck depression questionnaire, an
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Critical thinking and the clinical decision-making power of nurses are among the factors to amend the quality of health care. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between clinical decision-making and critical thinking in the quality of nursing care in nurses. This descriptive-analytical study was done with the participation of 226 nurses working in internal surgical departments. Data were collected through California critical thinking skills questionnaires, clinical decision-making,
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Written by Vildan Apaydin Cirik
Published On Vol 4, 2023
Gender role attitudes show people's attitudes about appropriate role activities for women and men. Many family-related factors, including parents' beliefs and behavior, can affect how people view gender roles. Nurses as health care providers can play a role in helping to form health values and behaviors at different levels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the attitude toward gender roles of parents and the quality of parent-child relationships in wor
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It seems that male nurses do not pay much attention to their occupational health because of the many professional concerns including shift work tensions and longer presence in the workplace, which causes a decrease in the quality of work life, decrease in job satisfaction, and become stressed and depressed. Thus, the current study was done to specify job satisfaction and its related factors in male nurses. The current study was of descriptive and analytical type and 108 nurses were included in t
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Written by Julie Attenborough
Published On Vol 4, 2023
Work-based learning is one of the best learning methods to ensure professional competence during nurses' careers. In the strategic goals of healthcare organizations to achieve success, awareness of the importance and value of this learning method is essential. The purpose of this study was to investigate the operational barriers to work-based learning in clinical environments. In this descriptive-analytical research, 220 clinical nurses and nursing managers were included in the study using a
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Self-compassion is one of the variables that promote well-being and life satisfaction in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the attitude towards old age and self-compassion in middle-aged people. This research was a descriptive-correlation cross-sectional study. The number of 113 participants who were selected by stratified sampling method with allocation proportional to the number of clients to the respective centers. The data collection tool was
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This study aims to measure the role, awareness, and knowledge level of nurses working in the neonatal intensive care unit in terms of retinopathy of prematurity. The study was planned in a descriptive type and was carried out in the neonatal intensive care unit of 5 different hospitals. A total of 190 nurses constituted the population of the research, the study was completed with 139 nurses. Data were collected using the “Personal Information Form” and the “Retinopathy of Prematurity Information
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Considering the high prevalence of breast cancer and its effect on the life quality of affected people, the current study was done to investigate the role of palliative care education in improving the life quality of women with breast cancer. In this clinical trial, 46 breast cancer patients were randomly selected and placed in two intervention and control groups. The control group of routine care and the intervention group additionally received 4 weeks of designed training care. The Missoula qu
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