Factors Influencing the Career Choice of Nursing Students

The people who choose nursing as a career should choose it consciously, should very well recognize it, and embrace it, and love it so that, this profession can develop and rise in social status. This was a descriptive type of study, aimed to determine the reasons why the students choose to study nursing

Determinaton of Nurse's Workplace Stress and Coping Methods in Artvin and Kars

Giriş: Hemşirelerin iş ortamı ile ilgili birçok stresörü bulunmakta ve bu stresörler karşısında çeşitli baş etme yöntemleri kullanılmaktadır.Amaç: Bu çalışma Kars ve Artvin illerinde hemşirelerin iş ortamıyla ilgili tanımladıkları stresörler ve kullandıkları stresle başetmeyöntemlerini incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Araştırmanın örneklemini Kars ve Artvin Devlet Hastanelerinde çalışan 119 hemşire oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarakStresle Başa Çıkma Tarzları Ölçeği (SBÇTÖ), literatür bilgisinden derlenen sosyodemografik özellikler soru formu ile hemşirelerde stresyaratan faktörleri gösteren Hemşire Stres Tanılama Formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde yüzde ve ortalama kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Çalışmada hemşirelerin en fazla kendine güvenli yaklaşımı ve sıklıkla problem odaklı başetme yöntemlerini kullandıklarısaptanmıştır. Hemşirelerde en fazla stres yaratan durumların mesleki riskler, iş yükü ve kalabalık servisler gibi yönetimsel kaynaklıolduğu,;kişiler arası ilişkilerden kaynaklanan stresörlerin ise en az stres yaratıcı faktörler olduğu belirlenmiştir. Data was analyzed by usingnumber, percentages, means.Sonuç: Hemşirelerin problem odaklı baş etme yöntemleri kullandığı ve yönetimsel kaynaklı stresörlerin en fazla olduğu belirlenmiştir.Yöneticilere hemşirelerin stres ve baş etme yöntemlerine duyarlı olmaları ve yönetimsel stresörlerin azaltılmasına yönelik sosyal destek vestresle baş etme grupları yapılması önerilmektedir. Background: There lots of stressful factors in the work place of the nurses and various coping techniques against these stressful factors areused.Objectives: This study has been carried out as a descriptive research to investigate the workplace stress and coping methods of nurses inArtvin and Kars .Methods: The sample of research was composed of 119 nurses who work in Artvin and Kars State Hospital. Data was collected by Style ofCoping With Stress Scale, a questionnaire consisting of socio demographic characteristics and an assessment of nurse stress form whichshows the factors causing stress on nurses. Data was analyzed by using percentages, means.Results: In the study, it was found that nurses used self-confident approach as the most frequent way coping with stress and besides this theyfrequently used problem focused methods for coping. It was found that, the factors which caused the most stres on nurses wereadministrational stressors and the factors which caused the least stress on nurses were stressors related to interpersonal relationships.Conclusion: It was found that nurses have used problem focused coping ways mostly. Nurses reported common sources of stresss to beadministrative such as occupational risks, workload and crowded clinics. Hence; it is recommended to administraters to pay attention tofactors which affect the stress and coping methods of nurses.For decreasing stress level, social support group and coping group can beplanned

EFFECTS OF A CREATIVE DRAMA ASSISTED PSYCHOLOGY COURSE ON STUDENTS’ SOCIAL ANXIETY, LEVEL OF EMPATHIC TENDENCY, COMMUNICATION AND ASSERTIVENESS SKILLS

Some areas of education place students at the centre of learning; for example, creative drama is one of these active learning methods. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a creative drama-supported psychology course on the levels of self-concept, social anxiety, empathic tendency, and communication/assertiveness skills of 2nd year AÇÜ Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing Department students. For this study, a quasi-experimental research model with a control group, pre-test, and post-test design was utilized. The teaching methods suggested by the current psychology curriculum were utilized with both the control and experimental groups, and for the experimental group the identical curriculum was also supported through the creative drama method. The study was conducted on sophomore students enrolled in sections A and B of the psychology course offered in the nursing department of Artvin Çoruh University. Also, the group which was enrolled to take the drama-supported psychology course was selected randomly. It was determined that students in the experimental and control groups were similar in terms of their age, gender, family type, place of residence, level of social anxiety, empathic tendency skills, communication skills, and level of assertiveness. At the outset of the study, the number of students constituting the research group totalled 63, with 28 in the experimental group considered Class A, and 35 as a control group considered Class B; however, due to attrition from students quitting the university, transferring universities, and not completing the necessary data collection tools the number of participates decreased to a total of 47 with 19 in the experimental group and 28 students in the control group. The lessons planned for the research study were two hours a week over a period of ten weeks. The study data were collected via a "Personal Information Form", "Social Anxiety Scale", "Empathic Tendency Scale", "Communication Skills Evaluation Scale" and “Rathus Assertiveness Inventory”. Data from the study were then analysed utilizing SPSS 17.0 through number, average, percentage, "Chi-square Compliance Test", "Mann-Whitney U test" and a "Willcoxon Signed Ranks Test". In addition, expert opinion was obtained regarding the validity and reliability of the study, as well as, the "Cronbach Alpha" was calculated. Furthermore, before beginning the study, an ethics committee approval from the university, written permission of the institution where the study was conducted, and informed consent of the participants were obtained. According to the findings from this study, it was determined that the creative drama-supported psychology course brought about positive increases in the levels of students’ self-concept. It was also observed that the social anxiety scores of students in the experimental group who attended creative drama decreased. Also, the scores relating to empathic tendency, communication and assertiveness skill increased for students from the experimental group. Importantly, there was no statistically significant change in the variables in the control group. Finally, the results of this study are considered to contribute knowledge and understanding to the field of creative drama and psychology in terms use of active learning and teaching methods.  Article visualizations

COVID-19 Salgını Erken Dönemlerinde Genel Popülasyonda Uyku Kalitesini Etkileyen Etmenlerin Belirlenmesi

Objective: This study aimed to determine the factors affecting sleep quality in the general population during the early phase of the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study and included 595 people who were surveyed online. The data were collected through the "socio-demographic characteristics form", "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index" and "Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale-7". Results: In this study, sleep quality among individuals was found to be poor, and as the level of generalised anxiety increased, sleep quality decreased. Sleep quality was found to be poor those living in urban areas and those with chronic diseases. Conclusion: The results of the study can be used to develop therapeutic strategies and implement social policies to support people with sleep difficulties.Amaç: Bu çalışma Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 (COVID-19) salgını erken dönemlerinde genel popülasyonda uyku kalitesini etkileyen etmenlerin belirlenmesi amacı ile planlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma kesitsel tipte olup “online survey” (çevrimiçi anket) ile ulaşılan 595 kişi ile tamamlanmıştır. Veriler ‘‘sosyodemografik özellikler formu”, “Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi indeksi”, “Yaygın Anksiyete Bozukluğu ölçeği-7” ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada bireylerin uyku kalitesi kötü olup, yaygın anksiyete düzeyi arttıkça uyku kalitesi azalmaktadır. Kentsel bölgede yaşayanlarda ve kronik hastalığı olanlarda uyku kalitesi kötü bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Sonuçlar, bu süreçte uyku güçlüğü çeken bireyleri desteklemek için terapötik stratejilerin geliştirilmesi ve sosyal politikaların uygulanması için kullanılabili

İSKEBE Kadına Yönelik Şiddet Tutum Ölçeği (İSKEBE Tutum Ölçeği) geliştirme çalışması

Objective: To develop an attitude scale in order to determine the attitudes of individuals towards violence against women. Methods: A question pool of 58 items was created as a result of the literature reviews, interviews with individuals and expert advice. The trial form prepared was applied to 949 people between the age of 15 and 65, who are at least primary school graduates. Results: The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value of the scale was found as 0.96, while the result of Bartlett's test was found to be 21972.02. As a result of the factor analysis, a scale consisting of two factors and 30 items was obtained. In this two-factor scale, it was determined that the first factor explains 38.2% of the total variance, the second factor explains 9.6% of the total variance, while these two factors together explain 47.9% of the total variance. In the determination of the internal validity of the scale, the upper and lower groups of 27% were assessed with the 't-test in independent groups', and it was concluded that the difference was significant. The Cronbach's alpha and the test-re-test reliability method were used for the reliability of the scale, the Cronbach's alpha value was determined as 0.86, and the test-retest correlation coefficient was determined as 0.81. Conclusion: The validity and reliability analyses performed showed that the scale can be applied to female and male individuals between the age of 15 and 65, who are at least primary school graduates.Bu çalışmanın amacı, bireylerin kadına yönelik şiddet tutumlarını belirlemek üzere bir tutum ölçeği geliştirmektir. Yöntem: Literatür taramaları, bireylerle görüşmeler ve uzman önerileri sonucu 58 maddelik soru havuzu oluşturulmuştur. Hazırlanan deneme formu en az ilkokul mezunu olan 15-65 yaşları arasındaki 949 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Ölçeğin Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) değeri 0.96, Barlett testi sonucu 21972.02 olarak bulunmuştur. Faktör analizi sonucu iki faktör ve 30 maddeden oluşan bir ölçek elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen iki faktörlü bu ölçekte, birinci faktörün toplam varyansın %38.2’sini, ikinci faktörün toplam varyansın %9.6’sını açıkladığı, bu iki faktörün birlikte toplam varyansın %47.9’unu açıkladığı belirlenmiştir. Ölçeğin iç geçerliliğinin belirlenmesinde %27’lik üst ve alt gruplar ‘bağımsız gruplarda t testi’ ile değerlendirilmiş ve farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ölçeğin güvenilirliği için Cronbach alfa ve test-tekrar test güvenilirliği yöntemi kullanılmış; Cronbach alfa değeri 0.86, test-tekrar test korelasyon katsayısı 0.81 olarak belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Yapılan geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik analizleri ölçeğin en az ilkokul mezunu olan 15-65 yaşları arasındaki kadın ve erkek bireylere uygulanabileceğini göstermiştir

Factors associated with current smoking in COPD patients: A cross-sectional study from the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey

INTRODUCTION Even though smoking is a major reason for the development and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-and quitting smoking is the only way to stop its progression-a significant number of smokers still continue to smoke after being diagnosed with COPD. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical and demographic characteristics of COPD patients who are current and former smokers and to find factors associated with their current smoking status. METHODS For this study, data were collected between June 2015 and August 2016; COPD patients who had been regularly visiting Hopa State Hospital’s outpatient clinic over the last year or longer were included. Their demographic, clinical and functional data were recorded. Patients completed a pulmonary function test, six-minute walk test (6-MWT), COPD assessment test (CAT), and modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale. Comparisons were then made according to their smoking status. RESULTS In total 100 patients were included in the study; with a mean age of 63.4±10.7 years and mostly males (94%). Regarding smoking status, 49% were current smokers and 51% were former smokers. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that current smoking was negatively associated with age (odds ratio, OR=0.93, 95% confidence interval, CI=0.88–0.96) and Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage (OR=0.32, 95% CI=0.13– 0.79), and was positively associated with six-minute walk distance (OR =1.005, 95% CI=1.001–1.009) and CAT score (OR=1.07, 95% CI=1.009–1.13). CONCLUSIONS Nearly half of the COPD patients in the study continued smoking even after having been diagnosed with COPD. The younger patients, with better lung function, better exercise capacity and poor quality of life were associated with current smoking

Examination of the relationship between critical thinking disposition and academic success of nursing students

Amaç: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin eleştirel düşünme eğilimleri ile akademik başarıları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmanın evrenini sağlık yüksekokulu hemşirelik bölümü 1., 2., 3. ve 4. sınıflarda klasik modele dayalı öğrenim modeli ile öğrenim gören 281 öğrenci, örneklemini ise 249 öğrenci oluşturdu. Veri toplama aracı olarak California Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimi Ölçeği ve öğrenci transkriptleri kullanıldı. Değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla korelasyon, gruplar arasındaki farkın aranmasında ise varyans analizi yapıldı. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimi puan ortalamaları 261.95 puan olarak belirlendi. Öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimi puanları ile akademik başarıları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı (p>0.05). Bununla birlikte 1. ve 2. sınıf öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilim puanları 3. ve 4. sınıf öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilim puanlarından anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulundu (p<0.05). Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonucunda hemşirelik öğrencilerinin eleştirel düşünme eğilim puanlarının orta düzeyde olduğu, eleştirel düşünme eğilimi ile akademik başarı arasında ilişki bulunmadığı, 1. ve 2. sınıf öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme puanlarının 3. ve 4. sınıf öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi. Bu sonuçlardan yola çıkarak eleştirel düşünme becerisi daha yüksek öğrenciler yetiştirmek için müfredata eleştirel düşünmeyi geliştirici derslerin konulması ve öğrencilerin eleştirel düşünme eğilimlerindeki gelişmeyi belirlemeye yönelik uzunlamasına çalışmalar yapılması önerilir.Objectives: This study was conducted descriptively to examine the relationship between critical thinking disposition and academic achievement of nursing students. Methods: The universe of the study consisted of 281 nursing students in a four-year health high school who were educated with a conventional learning method, and the sampling consisted of 249 students. As data collection tools, the California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and transcripts of the students were used. In order to study the relationship between variables, correlation analysis was used, while analysis of variance was used to evaluate the difference between the groups. Results: The critical thinking disposition mean score of the nursing students was determined as 261.95 points. The relationship between critical thinking disposition scores of the students and their academic achievement was not statistically significant (p>0.05). However, critical thinking disposition scores of 1st and 2nd year students were significantly higher than the scores of 3rd and 4th year students (p<0.05). Conclusion: Critical thinking disposition scores of the nursing students were determined as moderate, no statistically significant relationship was found between critical thinking disposition and academic achievement, and finally, 1st and 2nd year nursing students were more successful than 3rd and 4th year students in terms of critical thinking. Based on these results, in an effort to graduate students with higher critical skills, it is suggested to supplement the current curricula with new courses aimed toward improving the critical thinking capabilities of the students. Furthermore, longitudinal studies to determine the development of the critical thinking disposition of the students should be conducte

Sigara bırakma polikliniğine başvuran bireylerin sigaraya başlama, sigara kullanma ve sigara bırakmayla ilgili özellikleri

The population of this study, which was conducted with people who applied to a smoking cessation clinic, consisted of the individuals who applied to Erzincan Binali Yildinm University Meng-ficelc Gazi Training and Research Hospital Smoking Cessation Clinic for smoking cessation. The sample of the study consisted of 126 individuals. In the study, an information form was used to obtain data from the sample. SPSS 23 packaged software was used to analyze the data, and nonparametric tests were preferred for data analysis. The number of factors that cause smoking cessation is more than twice the number of factors that cause smoking initiation. It was determined that health and economic reasons were effective among the reasons for smoking cessation, and being unable to cope with enthusiasm, curiosity, and stress were the most important reasons for smoking initiation. The desire of smokers to smoke is increasing, especially after meals, under stress. and while drinking tea or coffee. Even if individuals quit smoking, the success of smoking cessation decreases over time.Sigara bırakma polikliniğine başvuran kişilerle yürütülen bu araştırmanın evrenini Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Erzincan Mengücek Gazi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Sigara Bırakma Polikliniği’ne sigara bırakmak amacı ile başvuran kişiler oluşturmuştur. Çalışmanın örneklemi 126 kişiden oluşmuştur. Araştırmada, örneklemden veri elde etmek amacıyla bilgi formu kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 23 (Sosyal Bilimler İçin İstatistik Paket Programı) paket programı kullanılmış, veri çözümlemesi amacıyla nonparametrik testler tercih edilmiştir. Sigarayı bırakmayı istemeye neden olan faktör sayısı, sigaraya başlamayı istemeye neden olan faktör sayısının iki katından daha fazladır. Bireylerin sigaraya başlama nedenleri arasında özenti, merak ve stresle başedememe ilk sıralarda yer alırken sigara içmeyi bırakma sebeplerinde sağlık ve ekonomik sebeplerin etkili olduğu berlirlenmiştir. Sigara içen kişilerin özellikle; yemek sonrası, stres altındayken, çay veya kahve içerken sigara içme isteği artmaktadır. Bireyler sigarayı bırakmış olsa bile sigarayı bırakma başarısı zamanla azalma göstermektedir

An assessment of communication skills of nursing students

Çalışma iletişim becerileri ve etkileyen etmenlerin değerlendirilmesi amacı ile 2018- 2019 eğitim öğretim yılı bahar yarıyılında, üniversite 1.(n:79) ve 4.(n:56) sınıf öğrencilerinde, iletişim beceri gelişimini irdelemek amacı ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler, “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ve “İletişim Becerilerini Değerlendirme Ölçeği (İBDÖ)” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Çalışmada non-parametrik testler kullanılmıştır. 1. sınıfların İBDÖ puanları ortalaması 101.2 ± 1.286 puan iken, 4. sınıfların ortalaması 98.8 ± 1.414 puan olarak hesaplanmıştır. Örneklemin genelinde ise İBDÖ puanı 68 ile 123 arasında değişmekte olup örneklem ortalaması 100.2 ± .956 puandır. Öğrencilerin İBDÖ puan ortalamaları sınıfa göre farklılık göstermemektedir. Kız öğrencilerin iletişim becerisi erkeklerden anlamlı düzeyde yüksek bulunmuştur. Yaş, aile tipi, anne eğitimi, baba eğitimi ve yaşanılan yer gibi değişkenlerin iletişim becerisi üzerinde etkisiz olduğu belirlenmiştir.The study was conducted in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 academic year with the aim of evaluating the communication skills and the factors affecting the communication skills development in the 1 st and 4 th grade students of the university. Data were collected using “Personal Information Form” and “Communication Skills Assessment Scale”. 1. The mean scores of the classes were 101.2 ± 1.286 and 98.8 ± 1.414, respectively. In the whole sample, the SANS score ranged between 68 and 123, with a mean of 100.2 ± .956.The communication skills of female students were found to be significantly higher than the male students. The variables such as age, type, mother education, father education and place of residence were found to be ineffective on communication skills

Investigating the Factors Affecting Depression By Using Structural Equation Modeling

The objective of the research was to study the factors affecting depression in general population. Materials and Methods. A total of 1,291 individuals at the age of 15-68 years participated in this cross-sectional study. The Demographic Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale were used as data collection tools. The data obtained were evaluated in the SPSS 23 package program. Missing data were validated for extreme values, and, then, tested for normality and homogeneity. Testing for the research model was implemented by structural equation modeling using the AMOS program. Results. The following goodness-of-fit values were determined for the revised model predicting the factors influencing depression: χ2 = 535.62, χ2/df = 4.74, the normed fit index = 0.95, the Tucker-Lewis index = 0.95, the comparative fit index = 0.96, the goodness-of-fit index = 0.95, the adjusted goodness-of-fit index = 0.94, the root-mean-square error of approximation = 0.05, the root mean square residual = 0.12, which were within acceptable limits. According to our model, the generalized anxiety disorder-7 (t = 15.923; p &lt; 0.001), gender (t = -5.866; p &lt; 0.001), age (t = -8.193; p &lt; 0.001) and marital status (t = -6.107; p &lt; 0.001) had a significant effect on depression. However, there was no significant relationship between depression score and educational status, place of residence, family type, and smoking. Conclusions. In this model of our study, generalized anxiety disorder was found to have the greatest effect on depression, followed by age, marital status, and gender, respectively