A Scale Development Study: Ethical Sensitivity Towards Artificial Intelligence and Robot Nurses.

Background: Socially assistive robots use social interactions to monitor, coach, provide companionship, and support health-promoting activities. However, the widespread use of artificial intelligence and robot nurse applications in many areas leads to ethical dilemmas and concerns.

Methods: A methodological study was conducted in two phases: (1) development of the scale through a literature review and interviews related to Ethical Sensitivity towards Artificial Intelligence and Robot Nurses; (2) confirming construct validity, criterion-related validity and reliability of the developed scale.

Validity and Reliability of the Revised Skin Management Needs Assessment Checklist: A Methodological Study.

Objective: This study was conducted to adapt the revised Skin Management Needs Assessment Checklist (SMnac) into Turkish and determine the reliability and validity by using the Rasch model.

Methods: Data were collected between February and July 2023 from a total of 201 patients using a demographics and clinical history form, Braden Scale, and the revised SMnac. This methodological study used forward translation, expert opinion, back translation, pilot test, and finalization for the language adaptation of the instrument.

Effects of Music on Anxiety and Comfort Levels of Nursing Students During Their First Simulation Experience: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Background: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of music application on anxiety and comfort experienced by nursing students during their first patient simulation experience.

Study Design: The study has a pretest-posttest design with a randomized control group.

Participants: Included nursing students studying in the health sciences department of a university in the west of Turkey, with n = 40 in the Experimental Group and n = 37 in the Control Group.

The Effect of White Noise and Recorded Lullaby during Breastfeeding on Newborn Stress, Mother's Breastfeeding Success, and Comfort: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: The study was aimed at determining the effect of exposure to white noise and recorded lullaby during breastfeeding on newborn stress, mother's breastfeeding success, and comfort.

Design And Methods: This single-blinded and three-parallel group randomized controlled study consisted of mothers who had given birth and whose newborns were at a hospital in Turkey. Seventy-five participants completed the study.

Determining the Spiritual Care and Comfort Needs of Patients Having Undergone Open-Heart Surgery: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study in Turkey.

This study was aimed at determining the spiritual care and comfort needs of patients having undergone open-heart surgery. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 147 patients in the Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit of a training and research hospital in Izmir, a province in western Turkey, between May 1, 2022 and November 1, 2022. The comfort level of the patients who had undergone open-heart surgery was moderate, and the levels of their spiritual care needs were high.

Comparison of forearm and intra-arterial blood pressure measurements according to body and arm positions in obese patients.

Rationale: Noninvasive blood pressure (BP) monitoring is very important also difficult for accurate diagnosis and monitor of obese patients.

Aims: The study aimed to assess the agreement between forearm arm BP and intra-arterial BP values in a different body and arm positions in obese patients.

Methods: The descriptive study was carried out on 60 intensive care patients with a body mass index above 30 kg/m who were monitored with invasive radial BP in the general and surgical intensive care units.

Nurse's Opinions on School-Hospital Cooperation: Scale Development Study.

This study aims to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool that can evaluate the views of clinical nurses on school-hospital cooperation and the scale of nurses. Within the scope of validity analyses for the development of the scale, content validity index, construct validity, and known group validity were used. Standard error, Cronbach's alpha, item-total score correlation, and scale response bias methods were used within the scope of reliability analyses.

Nurses' knowledge of, attitudes towards and awareness of the metaverse, and their future time perspectives: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The metaverse is a new and developing technology used in the field of healthcare. The perception of future explains time as a psychological phenomenon rather than a physical one. This study aimed to determine nurses' thoughts of the metaverse and their perceptions of future.

How does training given to pediatric nurses about artificial intelligence and robot nurses affect their opinions and attitude levels? A quasi-experimental study.

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of training provided to pediatric nurses on their knowledge and attitude levels about artificial intelligence and robot nurses.

Design And Methods: In this study, a single-group pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design was used. Data were collected from pediatric nurses working in Training and Research Hospital located in western Turkey.

Health Protection And Improvement Sensitivity For Covid-19 Pandemic: Turkey's Case.

This descriptive study was aimed at identifying the anxiety levels of Turkish people in the first three months of the pandemic, the coping methods they use to control this anxiety, and their knowledge and behavior about protection and prevention against COVID-19. The data were collected from 571 individuals. Of the individuals, 84.

Investigation of Anxiety Levels of Nursing Students Related to Intravenous Interventions and Factors Affecting the Anxiety.

This descriptive type study was conducted in order to determine the anxiety levels experienced by nursing students during IV intervention and the factors causing anxiety. The study was completed with a total of 260 students, 86 of whom were year-2, 72 were year-3, and 102 were year-4 students, who voluntarily participated in the study. Data were collected online with a Google survey using the Personal Information Form and the Trait Anxiety Inventory.

Can artificial intelligence and robotic nurses replace operating room nurses? The quasi-experimental research.

Operating room nurses, who have an important place in the professional healthcare team, should be able to use technology effectively and adapt to innovations. This study is expected to shed light on how effective the development of robotic technologies and artificial intelligence and their integration into operating room nursing will be in fulfilling the requirements of contemporary nursing philosophy. This study was designed as a single group pre- and post-test quasi-experimental study.

The Effect of White Noise and Brahms' Lullaby on Pain in Infants during Intravenous Blood Draw: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Objective: This study investigates the effects of white noise and Brahms' lullaby in managing pain in infants who were administered with intravenous blood draws in a pediatric blood-sampling unit.

Design: This study was an experimental, randomized controlled trial.

Setting: This study was conducted on 0-12-month-old infants admitted to a pediatric blood-sampling unit of a university hospital in Turkey between July and October 2019.

Artificial intelligence and robot nurses: From nurse managers' perspective: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Aim: This research was planned to identify nurse managers' opinions on artificial intelligence and robot nurses.

Background: As the concepts of artificial intelligence and robot nurses are becoming widespread in Turkey, nurse managers are expected to guide and cooperate with nurses in the future in regard to these technologies.

Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 326 manager nurses, who were reached via the online questionnaire during the period of September to November 2021.

Nurses' Use of Holistic, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Methods Against COVID-19 Anxiety.

Introduction: Context • Health professionals have been experiencing physical and mental fatigue, affective disorders, and sleep problems due to the stress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. As in most outbreaks and pandemics, nurses are at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus and have experienced high anxiety levels. People can resort to many methods of coping with stressful situations, including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

Does the use of infrared technology (AccuVein AV-500®) for Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation (PIVC) increase the success rate in nursing students? A randomized controlled trial.

Background: PIVC is one of the essential procedures of modern medicine, and is one of the most widely used and important treatments in the clinical setting. Nevertheless, it is one of the most difficult skills to teach in nursing education, and it is the skill which causes the most anxiety in nursing students.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of the teaching method using infrared technology on PIVC success, duration, and the level of psychomotor skills and knowledge in the acquisition of PIVC skills in nursing students.

Public perceptions about nurses communicated via Twitter in Turkey.

Objectives: Social media platforms such as Twitter allow people to openly express their views about many topics, including the nursing profession. COVID-19 is currently a frequently searched and discussed topics on Twitter. This study was performed to identify the image of nursing in the social media before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, and to review of public perceptions about nurses' communication on twitter in Turkey.

Effects of Different Methods Used to Take Blood Samples on Blood Glucose Measurements.

The purpose of this study is to compare whether or not there is a difference between venous and capillary blood samples in blood glucose measurements and investigate the effects of different aseptic methods used in skin cleaning before collecting blood samples on measurement results. This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 109 patients. The capillary first and second blood drop values taken from the patients after fasting and at 2 hours following 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and capillary and venous blood glucose values were compared.

Validity and reliability study of the Moral Distress Questionnaire in Turkish for nurses.

Objective: to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish language version of the Moral Distress Questionnaire for nurses.

Method: methodological study whose sample consisted of 200 nurses working in the internal medicine and surgery clinics of a university hospital. Data was collected using the personal information form and the Moral Distress Questionnaire for nurses.

Psychometric Characteristics of the Turkish Version of the Nurse Comfort Questionnaire.

The aim of this study was to determine psychometric characteristics of the Turkish version of the Nurse Comfort Questionnaire (NCQ). The sample of the study comprised 275 nurses in the western part of Turkey. To collect the study data, the Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire and NCQ were used.

The Effect of Music on the Comfort and Anxiety of Older Adults Living in a Nursing Home in Turkey.

The study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental study with a pretest/posttest and a control group. The study sample comprised 56 seniors who resided in a nursing home. The study data were collected using the "Mini-Mental State Examination," "Identification Form," "General Comfort Questionnaire," and "Beck Anxiety Inventory.

The Effect of Music on Dyspnea Severity, Anxiety, and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients With Dyspnea.

This randomized controlled study (pretest, posttest, test control group) was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of music on the severity of dyspnea, anxiety, and hemodynamic parameters in patients with dyspnea. The research was conducted in the Chest Diseases Service of a public hospital in the western region of Turkey. The number of patients included in the sample was determined by power analysis, and as a result, 60 patients were accepted, 30 in the music group and 30 in the control group.

Comparison of Glucose Values of Blood Samples Taken in Three Different Ways.

The purpose of the study was to determine differences and correlations between the blood glucose values of venous blood and the first and second drops of capillary blood samples taken in three different ways. Blood samples were (a) venous blood, (b) the first and second drops of capillary blood from the middle finger of the right hand (only washed with soap and water), and (c) the first and second drops of capillary blood from the middle finger of the left hand (washed with soap and water and cleaned with alcohol). It was concluded that the fasting capillary blood glucose values could be used in place of venous blood glucose values, that only washing the hands with neutral soap and water for 30 s could be sufficient for capillary blood glucose measurement, and that the first or second blood drop from a clean hand could be used for capillary blood glucose measurement.