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Koyuncu A, Elagöz İ, Yava A. Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on latex glove usage and latex allergy complaints among nurses: A descriptive study. Work 2024:WOR230235. [PMID: 38306080 DOI: 10.3233/wor-230235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a significant increase in the use of latex gloves among nurses. However, concerns about the rise in latex allergies and related complaints due to this increase remain uncertain.OBJECTİVE: This study aims to assess the rates of latex glove usage and allergy-related complaints among nurses working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS Between May 15 and June 15, 2021, ethical approvals were obtained for a cross-sectional study involving 448 volunteer nurses. Descriptive statistics were used to represent categorical values as counts (n) and percentages (%), while continuous values were represented as mean±standard deviation. The normal distribution of the data was assessed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests. Comparative analyses were conducted using paired sample t-test, Pearson's chi-squared (x2) test, McNemar's chi-squared (x2) test, and Spearman correlation analysis. RESULTS Before the pandemic, the average number of invasive procedures was 45.13±26.48, whereas during the pandemic, this rate increased to 50.23±29.14. The average glove usage duration went from 7.69±3.13 hours to 14.73±3.68 hours during the pandemic. Among nurses, the rate of allergic symptoms, which was previously at 31.5%, rose to 33.3% during the pandemic.CONCLUSİON: This study revealed a significant increase in daily invasive procedures and the use of latex gloves among nurses during the pandemic period. Simultaneously, the frequency of allergic symptoms also rose. These findings underscore the importance of awareness and preventive measures, particularly regarding latex allergies, in the healthcare field.
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- Aynur Koyuncu
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Yusuf Şerefoğlu Faculty of Health Sciences, Kilis 7Aralık University, Kilis, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Vukovic V, Banda A, Carneiro L, Dogan S, Knapp P, McMahon M, Milutinovic D, Soylar P, Sykes K, Tosun B, Yava A, Trajkovski V, Wells J, Cuypers M. The importance of cancer prevention policies to inform and guide preventative and screening measures for people with intellectual disabilities: The COST project "Cancer- Understanding Prevention in Intellectual Disabilities". J Intellect Disabil 2023:17446295231213752. [PMID: 37943033 DOI: 10.1177/17446295231213752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Cancer is a global public health problem, but its exact prevalence in people with intellectual disabilities is still uncertain. This population, with limited health skills and complex health needs, faces many challenges in cancer prevention, screening, timely diagnosis and treatment. Furthermore, they are often underrepresented in general cancer prevention and screening policies across Europe, leading to widened disparities in health outcomes and premature mortality. Thus, unified national and local policies are needed to reduce inequalities and promoting a pan-European inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Our goal is to raise public awareness of this issue, including the involvement of people with intellectual disabilities, and promote engagement from relevant stakeholders. The COST Action 'Cancer- Understanding Prevention in Intellectual Disabilities' (CUPID) project will address health inequalities faced by people with intellectual disabilities in relation to cancer, and support the development of policy recommendations specifically tailored to their unique cognitive and healthcare needs, having a positive long-term impact on quality of life.
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- Vladimir Vukovic
- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
- Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Serbia
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- Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- Physical Education Department, College of Education, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates
- Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, University of Maia, ISMAI, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Türkiye
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- Department of Health Sciences & the Hull York Medical School, University of York, United Kingdom
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery, The University of Dublin Trinity College, Ireland; Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability (TCAID), The University of Dublin Trinity College, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Ireland
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- Health science faculty, Fırat University, Türkiye
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- Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Türkiye
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- School of Health Sciences, South East Technological University, Ireland
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Leyva-Moral JM, Tosun B, Gómez-Ibáñez R, Navarrete L, Yava A, Aguayo-González M, Dirgar E, Checa-Jiménez C, Bernabeu-Tamayo MD. From a learning opportunity to a conscious multidimensional change: a metasynthesis of transcultural learning experiences among nursing students. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:356. [PMID: 37798717 PMCID: PMC10552190 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01521-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Several educational activities in nursing schools worldwide have been implemented to promote transcultural nursing and cultural competence. Despite the diversity of their experiences and outcomes, the available evidence has not been systematically reviewed and reinterpreted. This study aimed to review and reinterpret all rigorous qualitative evidence available, providing an opportunity to understand how students learn transcultural nursing and assisting faculties, researchers, managers, and practitioners in designing new interventions to improve transcultural training. METHODS A meta-synthesis was conducted to review and integrate qualitative studies of these phenomena. English, Spanish and Portuguese articles were searched in Pubmed and Scopus databases. Only peer-reviewed journals in which qualitative approaches were used were included. Quality was assessed using the CASP qualitative version checklist. The metasynthesis technique proposed by Noblit and Hare was used to analyse the data. RESULTS Twenty-nine studies were included in the analysis. Most studies used phenomenological approaches that were conducted in Australia and the United States of America, with international internships being the most popular learning method. The data revealed one central theme, "From learning opportunity to conscious multidimensional change," and six subthemes. The transcultural nursing learning experience is not a simple or linear process. Instead, it appears to be a complex process formed by the interaction between a) self-awareness, b) reflective thinking, c) Cultural Encounters, d) cultural skills, e) Cultural Desire, and f) Cultural Knowledge. CONCLUSIONS Transcultural nursing learning is a multifaceted process that arises from specific learning opportunities. This process is still to evolving. Therefore, specific educational strategies should be implemented to encourage attitudinal change and promote reflective thinking.
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- Juan M Leyva-Moral
- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Avda. Can Domènech s/n, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hasan Kalyoncu, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Avda. Can Domènech s/n, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Avda. Can Domènech s/n, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Consorci Corporació Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Hasan Kalyoncu, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Avda. Can Domènech s/n, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Avda. Can Domènech s/n, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Avda. Can Domènech s/n, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Yava A, Tosun B, Papp K, Tóthová V, Şahin E, Yılmaz EB, Dirgar E, Hellerová V, Tricas-Sauras S, Prosen M, Ličen S, Karnjus I, Tamayo MDB, Leyva-Moral JM. Developing the better and effective nursing education for improving transcultural nursing skills cultural competence and cultural sensitivity assessment tool (BENEFITS-CCCSAT). BMC Nurs 2023; 22:331. [PMID: 37752481 PMCID: PMC10523685 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01476-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A clear need for the development of new comprehensive, reliable, sensitive and valid measurement tools to adequately asses the cultural competence and cultural sensitivity of nursing students exists. This study aimed to develop a new measurement tool to assess the nursing students' cultural competence and sensitivity. METHODS This cross-sectional, instrument development study's first phase included postgraduate nursing students (n = 60) for the piloting study, and the second one included undergraduate nursing students (n = 459) for the main survey. This study used two data collection forms: The Student Descriptive Information Form and the Better and Effective Nursing Education for Improving Transcultural Nursing Skills Cultural Competence and Cultural Sensitivity Assessment Tool (BENEFITS-CCCSAT) draft. The content validity index was calculated using the Davis method. Cronbach's α coefficient and the item total correlation were calculated during the reliability analysis. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) coefficient test, Bartlett significance test, and explanatory factor analysis (EFA) were used to evaluate the validity of the assessment tool. RESULTS Scale validity and reliability analyses showed that the BENEFITS-CCCSAT included 26 items and five sub-dimensions: respect for cultural diversity; culturally sensitive communication; achieving cultural competence; challenges and barriers in providing culturally competent care; and perceived meaning of cultural care. CONCLUSION The BENEFITS-CCCSAT appears to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring the cultural sensitivity and cultural competence of nursing students. This can be of great use, especially before attending clinical areas, and can offer both students and faculty reliable information to promote reflective and critical thinking, especially in areas where improvement is needed.
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- Ayla Yava
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Debrecen, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
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- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Care, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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- Gaziantep University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Emergency Care, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Healthcare, Design and Technology, Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Social Approaches to Health Research Centre, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Primorska, Polje 42, Izola, 6310, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Primorska, Polje 42, Izola, 6310, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Primorska, Polje 42, Izola, 6310, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Tosun B, Dirgar E, Pehlivan K, Atay E, Yava A, Leyva-Moral JM. Examination of individualised care behaviours and ethnocentrism of nurses caring for refugees: A descriptive and exploratory study. J Clin Nurs 2023. [PMID: 37245069 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Qualified individualised nursing care should be provided to all communities and ethnic groups with free of ethnocentrism. AIMS To evaluate nurses' individualised care behaviours and ethnocentric attitudes and predict the relationship between their individualised care behaviours and ethnocentric attitudes. DESIGN A descriptive and exploratory study. METHODS This study was conducted with 250 nurses working in a public and two private hospitals in a city, an area with many refugees. Data were collected using the Ethnocentrism Scale and Individualised Care Behaviours Scale. Structural equation model analysis to test hypothetical model and descriptive statistics were used. RESULTS Nurses working in the private hospitals had a higher individualised care decision control mean score. Those nurses who enjoyed spending time with people from different cultures had lower mean ethnocentrism scale scores, higher individualised care clinical status, personal life and decision control status subscales mean scores compared to other nurses. Mean scores of the individualised care personal life and decision control status subscales of the nurses who followed the literature on transcultural nursing was higher. A significant relationship between the ethnocentrism levels and individualised care behaviours was identified. Accordingly, the ethnocentric attitudes of the nurses negatively affected their individualised care behaviours, and the model established between the two concepts is statistically appropriate. CONCLUSIONS Nurses who work in private hospitals, receive intercultural nursing education and enjoy spending time with different cultures have higher individualised care behaviours and lower ethnocentrism levels. Ethnocentric attitudes of the nurses negatively affected their individualised care behaviours. Care strategies should be developed that consider the factors that will maximize individualised care practices that minimize ethnocentric behaviours among nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION Increasing awareness on individualised care behaviours, ethnocentric attitudes and effected factors will contribute to improve of nursing care quality of nurses while giving care to individuals from different cultures.
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- Betül Tosun
- Department of Nursing, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Midwifery, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Koyuncu A, Güngör S, Yava A, Yava A. Knowledge and Practices of Surgical Nurses on Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia. Florence Nightingale Hemsire Derg 2023; 31:18-25. [PMID: 36751713 PMCID: PMC10081081 DOI: 10.5152/fnjn.2022.21324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIM This study aimed to determine surgical nurses' knowledge of the risk factors and complications of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia and the practices preferred to prevent inadvertent perioperative hypothermia and to provide normothermia. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted on 122 volunteer nurses working in the surgical clinics of a state and a private hospital between August 1 and September 15, 2019. The data collection form included questions to determine the characteristics of nurses and the risk factors, complications, and preventive practices of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. The data forms were distributed by visiting the nurses one by one and were retrieved after an appropriate time. For statistical analyses, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 22.0 software was used. RESULTS The most known risk factors for IPH were "excessive blood loss" (75.4%), "anemia" (73.0%), and "inadequate covering of the patient/ not enough clothing" (72.9%). The most known complications of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia were "increased oxygen consumption and need" (65.6%), "hypoxemia" (61.5%), and "hypoxia" (49.4%). The most preferred method to provide normothermia in the perioperative period was "covering the patient with a blanket" (80.3%). CONCLUSION In this study, nurses did not have enough information about the risk factors and complications of Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. In addition, it was determined that most of the nurses did not use the methods in the guidelines to prevent inadvertend perioperative hypothermia.
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- Aynur Koyuncu
- Department of Nursing, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Osmaniye, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Akcoban S, Yava A, Koyuncu A, Tosun B. Evaluation of the relationship between individual workload perception and compliance with isolation measures of emergency and critical care nurses. Work 2023:WOR220118. [PMID: 36641723 DOI: 10.3233/wor-220118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND As a result of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, compliance with isolation measures has become challenging. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the individual workload perception and compliance with isolation measures of nurses working in the emergency service and critical care unit during the COVID-19 outbreak. METHODS This descriptive correlational study was carried out in the emergency service and critical care unit of a public hospital between April 20 and May 20, 2021. A total of 153 nurses working in the emergency service and critical care unit who agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. RESULTS Nurses from a state hospital's emergency department and critical care unit (n = 153) were included in the study sample. The impression of overall individual workload by nurses and compliance with isolation (r = 0.153; p < 0.05) had a positive, weak, and significant relationship. The Isolation Measures Compliance Scale resulted in a mean score of 70.70±5.35. The mean score on the Individual Workload Scale for nurses was moderate (3.22±0.54). CONCLUSION The low perception of individual workload of nurses working in the emergency service and critical care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the compliance with isolation measures.
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- Sumeyye Akcoban
- Health Services Department, Kırıkhan Vocational School, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Tosun B, Unal N, Gungor S, Dusak İ, Porucu C, Yava A. Evaluation of nursesʼ knowledge about protective precautions and experiences in terms of various factors during Covid-19 pandemic. Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022. [DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Öztaş İ, Yava A, Koyuncu A. Exposure of Emergency Nurses to Workplace Violence and Their Coping Strategies: A Cross-Sectional Design. J Emerg Nurs 2022; 49:441-449. [PMID: 36307253 DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2022.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Violence against nurses working in the emergency department is a serious problem worldwide. METHODS This descriptive study used a participant questionnaire and was conducted in-person, using semi-structured interviews with 120 emergency nurses (69 female, 51 male) working in the emergency department between September 1 and November 30, 2017. RESULTS Overall, 90% of the study participants were exposed to workplace violence at least once while working in the emergency department, and 94.4% experienced verbal abuse, including insults, shouting, threats, and swearing. Most of such workplace violence came from the patients relatives. Most workplace violence incidents occurred during the 4 pm to midnight time slot and in the triage area. The most important perceived reasons for workplace violence were the long waiting period for treatment and care (79.6%) and not being prioritized for treatment (68.5%). The top 3 coping methods used were reporting to the nurse in charge (78.1%), followed by reaching out to the security personnel (72.8%) and filing lawsuits if exposed to physical violence (65.8%). CONCLUSIONS Most emergency nurses had experienced workplace violence. Hospital administration should take more effective security measures, hospitals should provide education and training programs for dealing with workplace violence, and programs to support staff members on encountering workplace violence should be implemented.
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Koyuncu A, Yava A, Yamak B, Orhan N. Effect of family presence on stress response after bypass surgery. Heart Lung 2020; 50:193-201. [PMID: 33278754 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a major surgery that may cause severe surgical stress response (SR). Although the presence of family members in intensive care unit (ICU) is known to benefit intensive care patients socially and emotionally, its effects on surgical SR are unknown. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of an informed family member (IFM)'s presence in the awakening process in ICU on patients' SR after CABG. METHODS A nonrandomized controlled clinical study was completed with a total of 73 patients: 37 patients in the control (CG) and 36 in the intervention group (IG) underwent CABG surgery. In the CG patients, no family members were taken into the ICU during the awakening process and routine care and treatment practices were continued. In the IG patients, besides routine care and treatment practices, an IFM was taken into the ICU during the awakening process in accordance with the research method. Groups were statistically compared in terms of serum cortisol level which is the one of the main indicators of surgical SR, state anxiety, sedative drug requirements, and duration of intubation, sedation, and ICU stay. A p value <0.05 was accepted as statistically significant. RESULTS Presence of an IFM in the ICU was found to be effective in decreasing serum cortisol level, state anxiety, sedative drug requirements, and the duration of intubation, sedation, and ICU stay (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS In CABG, the presence of IFM in ICU is effective in reducing SR.
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- Aynur Koyuncu
- Nursing Department, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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- Nursing Department, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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- Gaziantep Medikal Park Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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- Gaziantep Medikal Park Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
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Çinar D, Yava A. Validity and reliability of functional assessment of chronic illness treatment-fatigue scale in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 65:409-417. [PMID: 29685730 DOI: 10.1016/j.endinu.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND A long-term diabetic complication, fatigue, which is a direct result of treatment and psychological processes, is a common symptom in diabetic individuals. AIMS To determine the reliability and validity of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Treatment-Fatigue Scale in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes. STUDY DESIGN A methodological study. METHODS The sample consisted of 133 patients with type 2 diabetes who agreed to participate in the study and met the criteria for the study. Data were collected using the descriptive information form prepared by the researcher and the Scale obtained from FACIT System. The research data were collected by face-to-face interviews with the patients. Language and content validity of the Turkish version of the Scale was provided, Cronbach's Alpha coefficient, test-retest analysis and item analysis methods were used as reliability analysis. RESULTS The total Cronbach Alpha coefficient of the scale was found to be 0.92. According to the results of factor analysis, unlike the original scale, two sub-dimensions emerged in the Turkish version of the scale. CONCLUSIONS As a result of the validity and reliability analysis of the FACIT-Fatigue Scale, it can be said that it provides psychometric measures that can be used to determine the level of fatigue of type 2 diabetes patients in Turkish society.
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- Hasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Science, Gaziantep, Turkey
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Koyuncu A, Yava A, Aslan FE, Demirkılıç U. Communication needs of cardiac surgery patients during their wake up process. Intensive Care Med Exp 2015. [PMCID: PMC4796289 DOI: 10.1186/2197-425x-3-s1-a923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Affiliation(s)
- Betül Tosun
- Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, School of Nursing; Gulhane Military Medical Academy; Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing; Gulhane Military Medical Academy; Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine; Gulhane Military Medical Academy; Ankara Turkey
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Pazar B, Yava A. Evaluation of Early Warning Scoring System and Nursing Guide Application in Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2013; 41:216-22. [PMID: 27366375 DOI: 10.5152/tjar.2013.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of nursing guide application developed for the present study and to evaluate the Early Warning Scoring System (EWSS) in post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU). METHODS The study was carried out as a randomised-controlled experimental study. The study sample comprised of 123 adult patients having thoracic and abdominal surgery between January 2011 and April 2011 in the Anaesthesiology and Reanimation Department of a training and research hospital. Patients were randomised during the pre-operative period; the patients who were followed-up according to the EWSS and a nursing guide constituted the study group (SG=63) and the patients whose EWSS score was calculated but routine follow-up in PACU was not intervened constituted the control group (CG=60). RESULTS During the PACU, complications developed in in 34.92% of SG patients and in 30.00% of CG patients. Of the SG patients, 95.45% developing complications and of the CG patients, 22.22% developing complications were treated in the first 10 minutes, and it was determined that in 61.12% of CG patients, complications were not treated. There was a significant difference between the SG and CG patients in terms of treatment duration against complications (p<0.05). CONCLUSION The EWSS and nurse's guide provides early determination and treatment of patients developing complications. Thus, it is recommended to use the EWSS and a nursing guide in PACU.
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- Berrin Pazar
- Department of Surgical Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Surgical Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey
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Yava A, Koyuncu A, Tosun N, Kiliç S. Effectiveness of local cold application on skin burns and pain after transthoracic cardioversion. Emerg Med J 2011; 29:544-9. [DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.098053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The objective of the study was to determine the perceptions of a group of patients on intensive care units' (ICUs) stressors and the perceptions of nurses on ICU patients' stressors in Turkey, and compare the differences in patients' and nurses' perception of the stressors in ICUs. In this descriptive study, 155 patients who were admitted to medical or surgical ICUs and 152 nurses who are employed in the same units of two training and research hospitals in Turkey were enrolled in this study. The ICU Environmental Stressor Scale (ICUESS) was used to determine intensive care stressors. According to total ICUESS mean scores, patients (91.41 ± 34.91) perceived significantly less stress than the ICU nurses (133.23 ± 32.20) perceived them to have. Both patients and nurses ranked 'fear of death' as the greatest stressor. Physiological stressors were identified as the most important stressors by both patients and nurses. Patients and nurses in medical ICUs were more affected by stressors than their counterparts in surgical ICUs. Patients with unplanned or emergency admissions perceived higher stress than that of patients with planned admissions. Several factors could help reduce these stressors, such as having familiar arrangements, humane ICU environment, individual patient assessments and appropriate nursing interventions.
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- Ayla Yava
- Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
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Dizer B, Yava A, Hatipoğlu FS. Commentary on Kidd L, Hubbard G, O’Carroll R & Kearney N (2009) Perceived control and involvement in self-care in patients with colorectal cancer. Journal of Clinical Nursing 18, 2292-2300. J Clin Nurs 2010; 19:2372-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03338.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dizer B, Hatipoglu S, Kaymakcioglu N, Tufan T, Yava A, Iyigun E, Senses Z. The effect of nurse-performed preoperative skin preparation on postoperative surgical site infections in abdominal surgery. J Clin Nurs 2009; 18:3325-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02885.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tosun N, Yava A, Çiçek H, Özcan C. ICU nurses’ communication experiences with close relatives. Aust Crit Care 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2008.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Yava A, Tosun N, Ciçek H, Yavan T, Terakye G, Hatipoğlu S. Nurses' perceptions of the barriers to and the facilitators of research utilization in Turkey. Appl Nurs Res 2009; 22:166-75. [PMID: 19616164 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2007] [Revised: 11/13/2007] [Accepted: 11/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine nurses' perceptions of the barriers to and facilitators of research utilization in Turkey. Barriers Scale was utilized in the research, and the population was 631 nurses. According to the research results, the first three important barriers were inadequate authority (63.6%), lack of time (54.0%), and insufficient facilities (52.8%). Nurses have perceived the organizational management support as the most important easing factor in their applications (n = 156). It is highly recommended that nurses be trained in research methods and evidence-based practice, that research articles be written more clearly, and that Research and Development centers where nurses could get consultation services be established.
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- Ayla Yava
- Surgical Nursing, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Ankara 06010, Turkey.
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