Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, Sep 1, 2013
In this paper, a public medical practitioner who: offered to the public will to treat the subject... more In this paper, a public medical practitioner who: offered to the public will to treat the subject of methods and prepared mixtures.
We aimed to determine the relationship between the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards ... more We aimed to determine the relationship between the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards futile treatment and their approach to death and terminally ill patients. We collected the data from nurses-physicians working in the intensive care unit, using the Nurses’ Attitudes towards Futile Treatment Scale (NAFTS) and Approach to Death and Dying Patients Attitude Scale (ADDPAS). Avoidant attitudes displayed towards death and terminally ill patients increase as futile treatment is administered more. Health workers who work in the intensive care unit and witness futile treatment more frequently in the clinic are of the opinion that futile treatment should not be performed.
Geleneksel uygulamalar konusunda ülkemiz, coğrafi konumu sebebiyle, birçok farklı kültüre ait uns... more Geleneksel uygulamalar konusunda ülkemiz, coğrafi konumu sebebiyle, birçok farklı kültüre ait unsurların kaynaştığı bir yapı sergilemektedir. Hastalıktan korunma ve hastalıkların iyileştirilmesi konusunda geçmişte sık tekrarlanan olaylar sonucunda kazanılan tecrübelerin kuşaktan kuşağa aktarılması halk hekimliğinin doğuşuna neden olmuştur. Ülkemizde yüzyıllar boyunca gerek bireylerin merakından, gerekse sağlık hizmetlerinin yetersizliğinden dolayı ortaya çıkmış geleneksel tıbbi uygulamalar bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada tarım ve hayvancılıkla uğraşmanın yanı sıra geleneksel yöntemlerle tedavi yapan halk tıbbı uygulayıcısı 64 yaşında bir kadınla görüşülmüştür. Yapmakta olduğu geleneksel uygulamaları, hayvancılıkla uğraşan babasından ve Kurtuluş Savaşı sürecinde sağlık bakım hizmeti sunmaya başlamış ve ailesinin yanında uzun süre yaşamış olan "Mezitlili yaşlı bir teyze"den öğrenmiştir. Bu uygulamaları küçük yaşlardan beri yakından incelemekte ve 20 yaşından beri yapmaktadır. Ça...
The aim of this study is to reveal the creativity and innovativeness attitudes of nursing student... more The aim of this study is to reveal the creativity and innovativeness attitudes of nursing students who receive vocational education, to determine the influencing factors and to increase their awareness of innovation and creativity in nursing. The research was conducted as a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 399 nursing students. To collect data “Personal Information Form”, “Individual Innovativeness Scale Adapted for Nursing”, “Individual Creativity Scale” were used. Descriptive values, Shapiro-Wilk, Chi square, Student’s-t, ANOVA, Tukey, Pearson Correlation test were used in the evaluation of the data. Ethics committee and institutional permission were obtained for the study. The average age of the participants is 20.82 ±1.69. The total score average of the participants is 59.19 for the Individual Innovativeness Scale and 55.58 for the Individual Creativity Scale. A significant relationship was found between genders, the place lived in the longest, the need for innovative ...
BACKGROUND Understanding cultural perception of pain and determining the methods used for pain ma... more BACKGROUND Understanding cultural perception of pain and determining the methods used for pain management contribute to the assessment of the pain experienced by nursing students. AIMS The aim of this study is to determine the effect of culture on nursing students' perception of pain and the modern, cultural, and traditional methods they use for pain self-management. DESIGN This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study. PARTICIPANTS/SUBJECTS This study was carried out with 319 nursing students between March 1 and May 1, 2020. METHODS For data collection, a questionnaire created by the researchers after literature review and the Pain Beliefs Scale were used. Data were evaluated using SPSS Statistics 20.0 program. RESULTS The type of pain experienced most often by nursing students is headache (56.7%). The pain they experienced negatively affected daily activities. The mean score of those who used cultural method of psychologic beliefs for reducing pain was statistically significant (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS Nursing students generally use massage, warm shower, and herbal tea drinking for pain management. The psychologic belief scores of those who applied these traditional methods of pain reduction were high.
Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, 2018
İnsanlık tarihi kadar eski olan geleneksel tıp uygulamaları insanın doğa ile olan mücadelesi sıra... more İnsanlık tarihi kadar eski olan geleneksel tıp uygulamaları insanın doğa ile olan mücadelesi sırasında kazandığı tecrübelerle hayat bulmuş, varlığını sürdürmüş ve bugünlere gelmiştir. Kırık-çıkık geleneksel tedavi müdahale biçimi açısından diğer şifa yöntemlerinden ayrılmaktadır. Ülkemizde halen travma sonrası geleneksel tedavi yöntemlerinden kırık-çıkıkçı/sınıkçıya başvurma günlük pratikte varlığını sürdürmektedir. Kadın sınıkçıya özgün iyileştirme pratiklerinin toplanması ve bu bilgilerin kayıt altına alınması halk tıbbı uygulamaları için önemlidir. Bu çalışmamızda Mersin'de yaşayan ve günümüzde de kırık-çıkık ve damar kaymalarıyla ilgili geleneksel tedavilerini uygulayan bir halk hekiminin yöntemleri incelenmiştir. Mersin ilinde yaşamakta olan, 86 yaşında bir kadın sınıkçı kaynak kişi olarak alındı. Araştırmacılar tarafından sınıkçının yaşamakta olduğu doğal ortamında iki kez ziyaret edildi. Bu çalışmaya konu olan halk hekimi/kadın sınıkçı, kırık, çıkık ve doku zedelenmesiyle ilgilenmenin yanı sıra bel kayması, kasık şişliği, yüğrük hastalığı gibi bazı faklı uygulamalar da yapmaktadır. Günümüzde tıbbi olarak güvenilmez ve çoğu kez zararlı olmasına rağmen, sınıkçılar hala alternatif tedavi sürecinde tercih edilmektedir. Sınıkçının yaptığı bazı uygulamaların tıbbi sakıncaları olabileceğini, modern tıp uygulanmasının gecikmesine neden olabileceğini söylemek mümkündür.
This study was planned with the aim of determining the usage of the Internet and social media amo... more This study was planned with the aim of determining the usage of the Internet and social media among the nurses at the Centre of Health Research and Practice at the University of Mersin, in addition to investigating its contribution to their professional development and evaluating the usage of social media in an ethical perspective. Nurses as an employee group work very closely with society and provide services to healthy and ill individuals. They have been increasingly using both Internet and social media sources while undertaking their roles. This study is a descriptive study. A questionnaire was supplied to 260 nurses who were on duty at the hospital while the data was being collected and who agreed to participate in the research. The data acquired was analyzed using the statistical methods of arithmetic averages, percentages, standard deviations (SD) and chi-square (X2). The results were evaluated using a confidence interval of 95%, with a level of significance of p<0.05. The ...
Protecting the health and safety of nurses and other health professionals taking an active role d... more Protecting the health and safety of nurses and other health professionals taking an active role during the COVID-19 pandemic is important. Risks not understood by health professionals and inadequate working conditions cause concern and lead to ethical problems. This qualitative research study was conducted to gain an understanding of the difficulties and emotions nurses experience, and their awareness of the ethical problems experienced while providing nursing care in the COVID-19 clinic. Data was collected by two different methods; deep conversation and semi-structured interview and evaluated by content analysis. Using an empirical phenomenological approach, data analysis concluded with two main themes and eight sub-themes. The average age of the nurses is 32.8±6.7, 91.1% are female, 73.3% have a bachelor's degree. Average weekly work hours before COVID-19 pandemic was 43.3± 4.6, after the pandemic 37.8± 5.5, 86.7% expressed that the care patients with COVID-19 received was ade...
Aims: This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) i... more Aims: This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) injection in three different areas (abdomen, leg, and upper arm) after coolant spray application on pain, hematoma, and ecchymosis formation. Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled study consisted of 50 patients that were administered SC LMWH once a day. The SC injection occurred after applying coolant spray to the arm, leg, or abdominal region. The sample of this randomized controlled study consisted of 50 patients that were administered SC LMWH once a day. The SC injection occurred after applying coolant spray to the arm, leg, or abdominal region. Results: The study determined that there was no statistically significant difference in pain severity, hematoma, and ecchymoses between the regions of SC injection after coolant spray was applied (p>0.05). However, the highest average pain intensity directly and 15 minutes after the SC injection was in the leg region. Conclusion: SC injection after coolant spray application in three different regions led to the biggest hematoma in the abdominal region, the biggest ecchymosis in the arm region, and the lowest pain severity in the abdominal and arm regions.
AIMS This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in... more AIMS This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) injection in three different areas (abdomen, leg, and upper arm) after coolant spray application on pain, hematoma, and ecchymosis formation. METHODS The sample of this randomized controlled study consisted of 50 patients that were administered SC LMWH once a day. The SC injection occurred after applying coolant spray to the arm, leg, or abdominal region. RESULTS The study determined that there was no statistically significant difference in pain severity, hematoma, and ecchymoses between the regions of SC injection after coolant spray was applied (p > 0.05). However, the highest average pain intensity directly and 15 min after the SC injection was in the leg region. CONCLUSION SC injection after coolant spray application in three different regions led to the biggest hematoma in the abdominal region, the biggest ecchymosis in the arm region, and the lowest pain severity in the abdominal and arm regions.
This study tried to determine the fear and tolerance of uncertainty levels of the parents of chil... more This study tried to determine the fear and tolerance of uncertainty levels of the parents of children hospitalized with COVID-19, and their satisfaction with the health care received during this time. Data were collected from 130 literate parents. A significant difference was found between the mean scores on the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12) and the age of the parents and the presence of COVID-19 in other family members and the IUS-12. Also, a significant correlation was found between parents' fear of COVID-19 and IUS-12 scores. Parents had good levels of satisfaction with health care received and moderate fear of COVID-19 and intolerance of uncertainty levels. As parents' fear of COVID-19 increased, intolerance of uncertainty increased. The demographic characteristics, levels of fear of COVID-19, and intolerance of uncertainty did not affect the satisfaction levels.
BACKGROUND There are many factors, which affect the bowel evacuation of neurosurgical intensive c... more BACKGROUND There are many factors, which affect the bowel evacuation of neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patients, resulting in constipation. AIM AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate effect of abdominal massage on bowel evacuation and the risk of constipation in NICU patients. DESIGN A prospective, randomized-controlled clinical trial. METHODS The sample of this study included 80 NICU patients. The patients were randomly assigned to abdominal massage and control groups. The constipation risk of all the patients was assessed with Constipation Risk Assessment Scale (CRAS). The patients in the abdominal massage group received a total of 30 minutes of massage, 15 minutes every morning and evening, until the first defecation. The bowel sounds of all patients in the abdominal massage and control groups were assessed on a daily basis. The days when bowel sounds were heard and the first defecation took place were recorded in a Bowel Evacuation Form. RESULTS The risk of constipation was higher in the patients in the abdominal massage (CRAS score 19.02 ± 1.81) and control groups (CRAS score 20.45 ± 2.61). The time of return of bowel sounds and the time of the first defecation were earlier in the abdominal massage group, compared to the control group (P < .05). In the control group, there was a weak correlation (P = .004) between the CRAS score and the time of return of bowel sounds, while there was a moderate correlation between the CRAS score and the time of the first defecation (P < .001). CONCLUSION Our study results show that the risk of constipation is high in NICU patients, and abdominal massage is an effective nursing intervention to shorten the time of return of bowel sounds and the time of the first defecation. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Nurses can safely apply abdominal massage to improve bowel evacuation in NICU patients.
Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care, 2017
The aim of this study was to identify the willingness of nurses working in surgical units to prov... more The aim of this study was to identify the willingness of nurses working in surgical units to provide care to obese surgical patients and related factors. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 250 nurses from surgical units of the 3 hospitals. Data analysis was performed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and chi-square test. Results: It was found that 85.6% of nurses were unwilling to provide care to obese surgical patients. The reasons of nurses' unwillingness to provide care included back/low-back pain, fears of dropping the patient, and inability to meet patients' care needs. It was determined that the intensive care nurses, who provided care to one to three patients a month, who were untrained in obese patient care, who worked with inadequate staff during nursing care procedures, and those who experienced emotional problems during care delivery were unwilling to provide caring. It was also found that most of the equipment required for obese patient care was unsuitable for caring. Conclusion: The findings of this study demonstrated that nurses were unwilling to provide care to obese surgical patients. The unwillingness was mostly caused by certain clinical features, nurses' emotional problems during care delivery, lack of necessary equipment, and inadequate staffing.
Özet: Son yıllarda tüm dünyada İnternet teknolojilerinin gelişimi ile birlikte sosyal medya ileti... more Özet: Son yıllarda tüm dünyada İnternet teknolojilerinin gelişimi ile birlikte sosyal medya iletişim açısından son derece önemli bir araç halini almıştır. "Dijitallik", "Hipermetinsellik", "Etkileşimsellik" ve "Kullanıcı türevli içerik" gibi özellikleriyle geleneksel kitle iletişim araçlarından farklı olan yeni medyanın sağlık iletişimi açısından da yeni bir dönem başlattığını söylemek mümkündür. Sosyal medyanın sağlık sektörünün önemli bir parçası olan hemşireler açısından önemi ve kullanımı da giderek artmaktadır. Hemşireler arasında sosyal medya kullanımının artması bu ortamların bireyler, gruplar ve kurumlar açısından yararlarına ve risklerine dair tartışmaları da beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu çalışma hemşireler arasında sosyal medya kullanımının yararlarını ve etik açıdan risklerini tartışarak; bu alandaki literatüre bir katkı sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda uluslararası literatür, politika ve rehber dokümanlar gözden geçirilerek yararlar ve riskler bağlamında bir çerçeve çizilmeye çalışılmış ve Türkiye'de yapılacak çalışmalara bir zemin hazırlamak amaçlanmıştır.
TEZ7851Tez (Doktora) -- Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana, 2010.Kaynakça (s. 72-79) var.x, 97 s. : res... more TEZ7851Tez (Doktora) -- Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana, 2010.Kaynakça (s. 72-79) var.x, 97 s. : res. ; 29 cm.The present study firstly aims to evaluate however pregnant women are informed about pregnancy and medical observation, secondly to determine the degree of expectation of being informed by the healthcare professionals and tendency of information that the healthcare professionals give, and also to give suggestions by evaluating this condition in the light of medical ethics and current medicine. One hundred two voluntary pregnant women included in this study who are first pregnancy and at the 36 and over gestational age, and are surveyed in different obstetrical centers in Mersin. A questionnaire with 63 questions is applied to them and also, the researcher had an interview with them face to face. Results that are nearly similar with literature demonstrate that healthcare professionals behave fastidiously on pregnant women about giving information that assists in their working wi...
Background: Technological advances in critical care contribute to patient survival, but healthcar... more Background: Technological advances in critical care contribute to patient survival, but healthcare professionals working in these units, which require technical expertise, experience highly challenging ethical decision-making processes. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of intensive care nurses toward ethical problems they face during clinical practice and the affecting factors. Method: The study included a total of 294 nurses working in the intensive care units at a city hospital. Data was collected using the Personal Information Form and Ethical Attitude Scale for Nursing Care. Findings: About 58.8% of the participants were females and 71.1% had undergraduate degrees. The total scale score was 56.48 ± 15.98. A statistically significant difference was found between participants' gender, weekly working hours, ethical definition status, and scale score averages. Conclusion: More than half experienced frequent ethical problems and tried to solve them on their own. Trainings aimed at developing ethical sensitivity and participation in symposiums/conferences that address ethical issues specific to intensive care are recommended.
Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, Sep 1, 2013
In this paper, a public medical practitioner who: offered to the public will to treat the subject... more In this paper, a public medical practitioner who: offered to the public will to treat the subject of methods and prepared mixtures.
We aimed to determine the relationship between the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards ... more We aimed to determine the relationship between the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards futile treatment and their approach to death and terminally ill patients. We collected the data from nurses-physicians working in the intensive care unit, using the Nurses’ Attitudes towards Futile Treatment Scale (NAFTS) and Approach to Death and Dying Patients Attitude Scale (ADDPAS). Avoidant attitudes displayed towards death and terminally ill patients increase as futile treatment is administered more. Health workers who work in the intensive care unit and witness futile treatment more frequently in the clinic are of the opinion that futile treatment should not be performed.
Geleneksel uygulamalar konusunda ülkemiz, coğrafi konumu sebebiyle, birçok farklı kültüre ait uns... more Geleneksel uygulamalar konusunda ülkemiz, coğrafi konumu sebebiyle, birçok farklı kültüre ait unsurların kaynaştığı bir yapı sergilemektedir. Hastalıktan korunma ve hastalıkların iyileştirilmesi konusunda geçmişte sık tekrarlanan olaylar sonucunda kazanılan tecrübelerin kuşaktan kuşağa aktarılması halk hekimliğinin doğuşuna neden olmuştur. Ülkemizde yüzyıllar boyunca gerek bireylerin merakından, gerekse sağlık hizmetlerinin yetersizliğinden dolayı ortaya çıkmış geleneksel tıbbi uygulamalar bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada tarım ve hayvancılıkla uğraşmanın yanı sıra geleneksel yöntemlerle tedavi yapan halk tıbbı uygulayıcısı 64 yaşında bir kadınla görüşülmüştür. Yapmakta olduğu geleneksel uygulamaları, hayvancılıkla uğraşan babasından ve Kurtuluş Savaşı sürecinde sağlık bakım hizmeti sunmaya başlamış ve ailesinin yanında uzun süre yaşamış olan "Mezitlili yaşlı bir teyze"den öğrenmiştir. Bu uygulamaları küçük yaşlardan beri yakından incelemekte ve 20 yaşından beri yapmaktadır. Ça...
The aim of this study is to reveal the creativity and innovativeness attitudes of nursing student... more The aim of this study is to reveal the creativity and innovativeness attitudes of nursing students who receive vocational education, to determine the influencing factors and to increase their awareness of innovation and creativity in nursing. The research was conducted as a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 399 nursing students. To collect data “Personal Information Form”, “Individual Innovativeness Scale Adapted for Nursing”, “Individual Creativity Scale” were used. Descriptive values, Shapiro-Wilk, Chi square, Student’s-t, ANOVA, Tukey, Pearson Correlation test were used in the evaluation of the data. Ethics committee and institutional permission were obtained for the study. The average age of the participants is 20.82 ±1.69. The total score average of the participants is 59.19 for the Individual Innovativeness Scale and 55.58 for the Individual Creativity Scale. A significant relationship was found between genders, the place lived in the longest, the need for innovative ...
BACKGROUND Understanding cultural perception of pain and determining the methods used for pain ma... more BACKGROUND Understanding cultural perception of pain and determining the methods used for pain management contribute to the assessment of the pain experienced by nursing students. AIMS The aim of this study is to determine the effect of culture on nursing students' perception of pain and the modern, cultural, and traditional methods they use for pain self-management. DESIGN This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study. PARTICIPANTS/SUBJECTS This study was carried out with 319 nursing students between March 1 and May 1, 2020. METHODS For data collection, a questionnaire created by the researchers after literature review and the Pain Beliefs Scale were used. Data were evaluated using SPSS Statistics 20.0 program. RESULTS The type of pain experienced most often by nursing students is headache (56.7%). The pain they experienced negatively affected daily activities. The mean score of those who used cultural method of psychologic beliefs for reducing pain was statistically significant (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS Nursing students generally use massage, warm shower, and herbal tea drinking for pain management. The psychologic belief scores of those who applied these traditional methods of pain reduction were high.
Mersin Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Lokman Hekim Tıp Tarihi ve Folklorik Tıp Dergisi, 2018
İnsanlık tarihi kadar eski olan geleneksel tıp uygulamaları insanın doğa ile olan mücadelesi sıra... more İnsanlık tarihi kadar eski olan geleneksel tıp uygulamaları insanın doğa ile olan mücadelesi sırasında kazandığı tecrübelerle hayat bulmuş, varlığını sürdürmüş ve bugünlere gelmiştir. Kırık-çıkık geleneksel tedavi müdahale biçimi açısından diğer şifa yöntemlerinden ayrılmaktadır. Ülkemizde halen travma sonrası geleneksel tedavi yöntemlerinden kırık-çıkıkçı/sınıkçıya başvurma günlük pratikte varlığını sürdürmektedir. Kadın sınıkçıya özgün iyileştirme pratiklerinin toplanması ve bu bilgilerin kayıt altına alınması halk tıbbı uygulamaları için önemlidir. Bu çalışmamızda Mersin'de yaşayan ve günümüzde de kırık-çıkık ve damar kaymalarıyla ilgili geleneksel tedavilerini uygulayan bir halk hekiminin yöntemleri incelenmiştir. Mersin ilinde yaşamakta olan, 86 yaşında bir kadın sınıkçı kaynak kişi olarak alındı. Araştırmacılar tarafından sınıkçının yaşamakta olduğu doğal ortamında iki kez ziyaret edildi. Bu çalışmaya konu olan halk hekimi/kadın sınıkçı, kırık, çıkık ve doku zedelenmesiyle ilgilenmenin yanı sıra bel kayması, kasık şişliği, yüğrük hastalığı gibi bazı faklı uygulamalar da yapmaktadır. Günümüzde tıbbi olarak güvenilmez ve çoğu kez zararlı olmasına rağmen, sınıkçılar hala alternatif tedavi sürecinde tercih edilmektedir. Sınıkçının yaptığı bazı uygulamaların tıbbi sakıncaları olabileceğini, modern tıp uygulanmasının gecikmesine neden olabileceğini söylemek mümkündür.
This study was planned with the aim of determining the usage of the Internet and social media amo... more This study was planned with the aim of determining the usage of the Internet and social media among the nurses at the Centre of Health Research and Practice at the University of Mersin, in addition to investigating its contribution to their professional development and evaluating the usage of social media in an ethical perspective. Nurses as an employee group work very closely with society and provide services to healthy and ill individuals. They have been increasingly using both Internet and social media sources while undertaking their roles. This study is a descriptive study. A questionnaire was supplied to 260 nurses who were on duty at the hospital while the data was being collected and who agreed to participate in the research. The data acquired was analyzed using the statistical methods of arithmetic averages, percentages, standard deviations (SD) and chi-square (X2). The results were evaluated using a confidence interval of 95%, with a level of significance of p<0.05. The ...
Protecting the health and safety of nurses and other health professionals taking an active role d... more Protecting the health and safety of nurses and other health professionals taking an active role during the COVID-19 pandemic is important. Risks not understood by health professionals and inadequate working conditions cause concern and lead to ethical problems. This qualitative research study was conducted to gain an understanding of the difficulties and emotions nurses experience, and their awareness of the ethical problems experienced while providing nursing care in the COVID-19 clinic. Data was collected by two different methods; deep conversation and semi-structured interview and evaluated by content analysis. Using an empirical phenomenological approach, data analysis concluded with two main themes and eight sub-themes. The average age of the nurses is 32.8±6.7, 91.1% are female, 73.3% have a bachelor's degree. Average weekly work hours before COVID-19 pandemic was 43.3± 4.6, after the pandemic 37.8± 5.5, 86.7% expressed that the care patients with COVID-19 received was ade...
Aims: This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) i... more Aims: This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) injection in three different areas (abdomen, leg, and upper arm) after coolant spray application on pain, hematoma, and ecchymosis formation. Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled study consisted of 50 patients that were administered SC LMWH once a day. The SC injection occurred after applying coolant spray to the arm, leg, or abdominal region. The sample of this randomized controlled study consisted of 50 patients that were administered SC LMWH once a day. The SC injection occurred after applying coolant spray to the arm, leg, or abdominal region. Results: The study determined that there was no statistically significant difference in pain severity, hematoma, and ecchymoses between the regions of SC injection after coolant spray was applied (p>0.05). However, the highest average pain intensity directly and 15 minutes after the SC injection was in the leg region. Conclusion: SC injection after coolant spray application in three different regions led to the biggest hematoma in the abdominal region, the biggest ecchymosis in the arm region, and the lowest pain severity in the abdominal and arm regions.
AIMS This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in... more AIMS This study determined the effect of subcutaneous (SC) low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) injection in three different areas (abdomen, leg, and upper arm) after coolant spray application on pain, hematoma, and ecchymosis formation. METHODS The sample of this randomized controlled study consisted of 50 patients that were administered SC LMWH once a day. The SC injection occurred after applying coolant spray to the arm, leg, or abdominal region. RESULTS The study determined that there was no statistically significant difference in pain severity, hematoma, and ecchymoses between the regions of SC injection after coolant spray was applied (p > 0.05). However, the highest average pain intensity directly and 15 min after the SC injection was in the leg region. CONCLUSION SC injection after coolant spray application in three different regions led to the biggest hematoma in the abdominal region, the biggest ecchymosis in the arm region, and the lowest pain severity in the abdominal and arm regions.
This study tried to determine the fear and tolerance of uncertainty levels of the parents of chil... more This study tried to determine the fear and tolerance of uncertainty levels of the parents of children hospitalized with COVID-19, and their satisfaction with the health care received during this time. Data were collected from 130 literate parents. A significant difference was found between the mean scores on the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12) and the age of the parents and the presence of COVID-19 in other family members and the IUS-12. Also, a significant correlation was found between parents' fear of COVID-19 and IUS-12 scores. Parents had good levels of satisfaction with health care received and moderate fear of COVID-19 and intolerance of uncertainty levels. As parents' fear of COVID-19 increased, intolerance of uncertainty increased. The demographic characteristics, levels of fear of COVID-19, and intolerance of uncertainty did not affect the satisfaction levels.
BACKGROUND There are many factors, which affect the bowel evacuation of neurosurgical intensive c... more BACKGROUND There are many factors, which affect the bowel evacuation of neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patients, resulting in constipation. AIM AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate effect of abdominal massage on bowel evacuation and the risk of constipation in NICU patients. DESIGN A prospective, randomized-controlled clinical trial. METHODS The sample of this study included 80 NICU patients. The patients were randomly assigned to abdominal massage and control groups. The constipation risk of all the patients was assessed with Constipation Risk Assessment Scale (CRAS). The patients in the abdominal massage group received a total of 30 minutes of massage, 15 minutes every morning and evening, until the first defecation. The bowel sounds of all patients in the abdominal massage and control groups were assessed on a daily basis. The days when bowel sounds were heard and the first defecation took place were recorded in a Bowel Evacuation Form. RESULTS The risk of constipation was higher in the patients in the abdominal massage (CRAS score 19.02 ± 1.81) and control groups (CRAS score 20.45 ± 2.61). The time of return of bowel sounds and the time of the first defecation were earlier in the abdominal massage group, compared to the control group (P < .05). In the control group, there was a weak correlation (P = .004) between the CRAS score and the time of return of bowel sounds, while there was a moderate correlation between the CRAS score and the time of the first defecation (P < .001). CONCLUSION Our study results show that the risk of constipation is high in NICU patients, and abdominal massage is an effective nursing intervention to shorten the time of return of bowel sounds and the time of the first defecation. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Nurses can safely apply abdominal massage to improve bowel evacuation in NICU patients.
Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care, 2017
The aim of this study was to identify the willingness of nurses working in surgical units to prov... more The aim of this study was to identify the willingness of nurses working in surgical units to provide care to obese surgical patients and related factors. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 250 nurses from surgical units of the 3 hospitals. Data analysis was performed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and chi-square test. Results: It was found that 85.6% of nurses were unwilling to provide care to obese surgical patients. The reasons of nurses' unwillingness to provide care included back/low-back pain, fears of dropping the patient, and inability to meet patients' care needs. It was determined that the intensive care nurses, who provided care to one to three patients a month, who were untrained in obese patient care, who worked with inadequate staff during nursing care procedures, and those who experienced emotional problems during care delivery were unwilling to provide caring. It was also found that most of the equipment required for obese patient care was unsuitable for caring. Conclusion: The findings of this study demonstrated that nurses were unwilling to provide care to obese surgical patients. The unwillingness was mostly caused by certain clinical features, nurses' emotional problems during care delivery, lack of necessary equipment, and inadequate staffing.
Özet: Son yıllarda tüm dünyada İnternet teknolojilerinin gelişimi ile birlikte sosyal medya ileti... more Özet: Son yıllarda tüm dünyada İnternet teknolojilerinin gelişimi ile birlikte sosyal medya iletişim açısından son derece önemli bir araç halini almıştır. "Dijitallik", "Hipermetinsellik", "Etkileşimsellik" ve "Kullanıcı türevli içerik" gibi özellikleriyle geleneksel kitle iletişim araçlarından farklı olan yeni medyanın sağlık iletişimi açısından da yeni bir dönem başlattığını söylemek mümkündür. Sosyal medyanın sağlık sektörünün önemli bir parçası olan hemşireler açısından önemi ve kullanımı da giderek artmaktadır. Hemşireler arasında sosyal medya kullanımının artması bu ortamların bireyler, gruplar ve kurumlar açısından yararlarına ve risklerine dair tartışmaları da beraberinde getirmiştir. Bu çalışma hemşireler arasında sosyal medya kullanımının yararlarını ve etik açıdan risklerini tartışarak; bu alandaki literatüre bir katkı sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda uluslararası literatür, politika ve rehber dokümanlar gözden geçirilerek yararlar ve riskler bağlamında bir çerçeve çizilmeye çalışılmış ve Türkiye'de yapılacak çalışmalara bir zemin hazırlamak amaçlanmıştır.
TEZ7851Tez (Doktora) -- Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana, 2010.Kaynakça (s. 72-79) var.x, 97 s. : res... more TEZ7851Tez (Doktora) -- Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana, 2010.Kaynakça (s. 72-79) var.x, 97 s. : res. ; 29 cm.The present study firstly aims to evaluate however pregnant women are informed about pregnancy and medical observation, secondly to determine the degree of expectation of being informed by the healthcare professionals and tendency of information that the healthcare professionals give, and also to give suggestions by evaluating this condition in the light of medical ethics and current medicine. One hundred two voluntary pregnant women included in this study who are first pregnancy and at the 36 and over gestational age, and are surveyed in different obstetrical centers in Mersin. A questionnaire with 63 questions is applied to them and also, the researcher had an interview with them face to face. Results that are nearly similar with literature demonstrate that healthcare professionals behave fastidiously on pregnant women about giving information that assists in their working wi...
Background: Technological advances in critical care contribute to patient survival, but healthcar... more Background: Technological advances in critical care contribute to patient survival, but healthcare professionals working in these units, which require technical expertise, experience highly challenging ethical decision-making processes. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of intensive care nurses toward ethical problems they face during clinical practice and the affecting factors. Method: The study included a total of 294 nurses working in the intensive care units at a city hospital. Data was collected using the Personal Information Form and Ethical Attitude Scale for Nursing Care. Findings: About 58.8% of the participants were females and 71.1% had undergraduate degrees. The total scale score was 56.48 ± 15.98. A statistically significant difference was found between participants' gender, weekly working hours, ethical definition status, and scale score averages. Conclusion: More than half experienced frequent ethical problems and tried to solve them on their own. Trainings aimed at developing ethical sensitivity and participation in symposiums/conferences that address ethical issues specific to intensive care are recommended.
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