The Relationship of Evidence-Based Nursing Attitudes of Nurses Working in Surgical Wards With Patient-Centered Care Competencies

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the evidence-based nursing attitudes of nurses working in surgical wards and their patient-centered care competencies. Design: This was a prospective, correlational, and cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample for this study included 209 surgical nurses working in the surgical clinics of a research hospital. Data were collected between March and July 2020 using the Nurses' Descriptive Characteristics form, Evidence-Based Attitude Toward Nursing Scale (EATNS) and the patient-centered care competency of the nurses, Patient-Centered Care Competency Scale (PCCS). Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were conducted to analyze the data. Findings: The mean total EATNS was moderate (53.93 ± 7.18, out of 75), and their approach to patient-centered care behaviors was high (69.46 ± 8.64, out of 85). Conclusions: We found a medium level of positive correlation and a significant relationship between the attitudes toward evidence-based nursing and patient-centered care competencies of the nurses participating in the study (r = 0.507, P < .05). © 2023 American Society of PeriAnesthesia NursesFunding: None to report

Quality of life in coronary artery bypass surgery: comparison of preoperatively, 6 months and a year after

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Determination of self-incompatibility status of some clementine (Citrus clementina) genotypes by histological analysis

Clementine mandarins, is a very important fruit group due the production of high quality fruits that can be seedless as consequence to their sexual self-incompatibility. In this study, the self-compatible/incompatible status of 40 clementine mandarins provided by the Cukurova University collection was determined by histological analysis. For this purpose, self-pollinations were performed and pistil samples were taken 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 20 days after pollination. All samples were fixed in FPA70 solution and stored at 4°C. Pistil samples were stained with aniline blue and observed by fluorescence microscope following the staining and squashing. All pollen tubes of the genotypes arrested growth in the upper or middle part of style and none reached the base of the style. As a result, all the 40 clementine cultivars tested have been identified as self-incompatible