Smoking among Nurses in Turkey: Comparison with Other Countries

The purpose of this study was to obtain baseline information on smoking among nurses. An attempt was made to contact, in person, all 301 nurses working for the university hospital in Sivas, Turkey, and when contacted they were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire. Each unit of the hospital was visited three times, and 239 (79%) nurses were reached who all completed the questionnaire. Of the 239 respondents, 107 (45%) were current smokers, reflecting a substantially higher prevalence compared to that among the adult female population. The quit ratio was 22.5%. Of 127 ever-smoker nurses who responded to the related item, 90% started smoking during or after nursing education. This pattern of smoking initiation was different from the pattern in developed countries where nurses had already started smoking before beginning that training. Nurses with a high school education had a significantly higher prevalence of ever-smoking. Most respondents frequently or sometimes saw doctors smoking in rooms for nurses and in rooms for doctors in inpatient services. In-depth qualitative studies are needed to determine the reasons for the different smoking-initiation pattern

Effect of an Educational Program on Care Burden and Quality of Life for Caregivers of Patients Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease

Purpose: This study was undertaken to determine the effect of planned education upon the quality of life and care burden for caregivers of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Materials and Methods: This study, a planned pre-test post-test model with semi-experimental design, was undertaken with the caregivers for 60 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Data were collected using Information Request Form, Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Scales. Caregivers were divided into groups of 10 participants each and a 45–60 minute planned educational program on caring for Alzheimer’s patients was provided to each group in 5 sessions. ZBI and Quality of Life Scales were again administered to the caregivers in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd months following completion of the education. Results: Results were assessed using percentage distributions, Chi-square test, and Pearson Correlation analysis. Care burden of caregivers for Alzheimer’s patients decreased following the planned education and there was a significant and negative correlation between care burden and quality of life. As care burden decreased, quality of life increased (p<0.05). Conclusion: A planned educational program reduced the care burden experienced by caregivers for Alzheimer’s patients and affected their quality of life positively. It is recommended that planned education programs be reinforced with continuous counseling services in order to minimize the care burden experienced by these caregivers and to maximize their quality of life.Keywords: Alzheimer disease; Caregiver; Care burden; Quality of lifeDOI: 10.7176/JHMN/75-0

Solution Focused Approach and Usage of Nursing

"Problem talk creates problems; solution talk creates solutions " Steve de Shazer In recent years, concern for solution-oriented approach has increased in nursing practice. In this review it is aimed to give information about nursing application of solution-oriented approach whose efficacy has been proved with many studies. In addition, solution-oriented approach is what how it turned out, the answer to the question of principle, and that is what the management strategy and what the nursing relationship will be sought. [JCBPR 2016; 5(3.000): 145-152

A Solution Proposal to the Interval Fractional Transportation Problem

In real world applications, frequently may be faced up with the fractional transportation problem that these cost and preference parameters of the fractional objective may not be known in precise manner which are changed in the interval each other. In this study, fractional transportation problem with interval coefficient is transformed to a classical transportation problem by expanding the order 1st Taylor polynomial series with multi variables

A REVIEW OF 43 CASES OF TETANUS NEONATORUM

Forty-three patients with neonatal tetanus admitted to the infectious Diseases Ward of the istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Children's Hospital at Capa from 1982-1989 are presented. Thirty-two (74.4%) of the subjects were boys

A Case Report; Purulent Meningitis Due to Serotype 2 of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Children under 2 years of age suffer from some of the highest rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in the world. (Turkey) Rates of IPD had a decline after statewide introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in zoos. Introduction of PCV7, PCV10 and PCV13 vaccines resulted in elimination of IPD caused by vaccine serotypes, but was followed by increasing rates of IPD caused by nonvaccine serotypes. Although the heptavalent vaccine has demonstrated its ability to reduce the incidence of pneumococcal disease, its efficacy is limited due to the restricted number of serotypes included. We report a case involving a 3 -month old girl who developed meningitis with Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 2 despite the use of heptavalent conjugate vaccine

Cross-Cultural Adaptation And Psychometric Assessment Of The Turkish Version Of The Vulnerability To Abuse Screening Scale

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS). Materials and methods: This was a methodological study. The sample included 140 elderly individuals. Data were collected by using a questionnaire form, the VASS, and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The Cronbach alpha value was calculated and test-retest reliability was tested for the reliability analyses. Results: The Cronbach alpha value calculated for the VASS (12 items) was 0.819. There was no difference between test and retest mean scores of the VASS. A statistically significantly positive and strong relationship was found between the test and retest scores of the individuals. A statistically significantly positive and moderate relationship was found between the VASS and GDS scores. Factor analysis revealed that a total of four factors accounted for 63.66% of the total variance with an eigenvalue of >1. These results show that the Turkish version of the VASS is a valid and reliable scale. Conclusion: This study showed that the adoption of the translated VASS in Turkey is reliable and valid to evaluate the risk of abuse in adults over the age of 65.WoSScopu

Skin punch biopsy sectioning: before or after tissue processing?

BALCI, Serdar/0000-0002-7852-3851; TATLI DOGAN, Hayriye/0000-0003-4318-2775WOS: 000386779400009PubMed: 27513982BackgroundWe intended to study whether there is a meaningful difference in microscopic examination between dividing a biopsy section into two equal parts before tissue processing (first method) or after (second method). MethodsA total of 400 cases were included in the study. Punch biopsies (PB) were cut into two pieces using the first method in 200 cases and just before paraffin embedding in another 200 cases using the second method. We microscopically evaluated the epidermal mesh view, the presence of a cross-cut hair follicle and bow shape because of epidermal angling, the presence of two pieces on the slide and if there was a difference of >2 mm between the parts, and the number of new sections and new slides. ResultsCross-cut hair follicle (p = 0.018), epidermal mesh view (p = 0.036), difference of >2 mm between the parts (p = 0.008), the number of new sections (p < 0.001) and new slides (p < 0.001) were considerably higher when the first method was used compared with the second method. The presence of two pieces was less (p < 0.001) when using the first method. ConclusionsWe noted a meaningful difference in the quality of microscopic evaluation between the first and second methods. Better sections were obtained with the second method. In addition, the decrease in the number of new slides will reduce workload, archival work and cost

Predictive factor for first wheezing episode.

The aim of study was to evaluate various risk in patients who were hospitalized with moderate to severe virus-induced wheezing. Infants hospitalized with virus-induced wheezing were enrolled in the study. Respiratory viruses were detected in nasopharyngeal swab and total IgE levels and skin prick tests were performed in all patients. The mean age of the patients was 11.2 +/- 9 months. The most common detected viral agents were Respiratory Syncytial Virus, (33.6%), Influenza virus (16.3.%). Children with positive family history of atopy had their first virus-induced wheezing at an earlier age (9.0 +/- 7.8 months) than the others (14.2 +/- 10.8 months), (p=0.007). Atopy and viral etiology did not significantly influence clinical severity of the disease. Although children with positive parental history of atopy experience first virus-induced wheezing at an earlier age, personal atopy was not found as a risk factor for predicting the severity of the first virus-induced wheezy episode