Aim: This study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the attitudes of nurses to workplace incivility. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: This study was implemented with the participation of 195 nurses working in a hospital in southeastern Turkey. The Nurse Information Form and Nursing Incivility Scale were used as data collection tools. Results: When the total scores for the scale were compared in terms of the working hours of the participants, it was found that those working only night shifts had higher scores than those working only during daytime hours (p = 0.036). A total of 43.6% of the participants thought that their colleagues' attitudes towards them were uncivil. When this situation was evaluated in terms of total scale scores, it was found that participants who felt that they were being treated uncivilly had higher scores (p = 0.030). Conclusion: Nurses were exposed to incivility in the work environment due to stressors such as insufficient number of nurses on wards and the pattern of shifts. Nurses who felt they were being treated uncivilly had higher incivility scale scores.
- Keywords
- nursing, Nursing Incivility Scale, Turkish nursing, uncivil behavior, workplace incivility, workplace rudeness,
- MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Incivility MeSH
- Nurses * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Geographicals
- Turkey MeSH
Aim: Professional values and caring are important for nursing professionals. The purpose of this study was to determine professional values in undergraduate nursing students and its reflection on care behaviours. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used. The study sample consisted of first-year, second-year, third-year and fourth-year undergraduate students (n = 351) studying for the Bachelor of Nursing Science Degree at the University of Giresun, Turkey. The data was collected by the researchers using the demographic form for students, ‘Nursing Professional Value Scale’ and ‘Caring Assessment Questionnaire-Care-Q’. Results: A positive correlation was found to be statistically significant between nursing students’ professional values and care behaviours (r = 0.423, p < 0.05). Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant difference statistically between classes in terms of nursing students’ care behaviours (p < 0.05), while no statistically significant differences were found between classes in terms of nursing students’ professional values (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The current study showed that caring behaviours were affected by the professional values of nursing students. Furthermore, it was observed that nursing students who have stronger orientations towards professional values show a higher frequency of caring behaviour.
- MeSH
- Altruism MeSH
- Personhood MeSH
- Empathy MeSH
- Value of Life MeSH
- Clinical Competence * standards MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Ethics, Nursing education MeSH
- Nursing Care * ethics MeSH
- Nursing Evaluation Research MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
- Students, Nursing MeSH
- Nursing Education Research * MeSH
- Education, Nursing, Graduate MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Geographicals
- Turkey MeSH
Aim: Nursing students face both physical and psychosocial risks such as job stress at work during the training period. The aim of the study was to determine the academic and clinical stress, and the ways first-year nursing students cope in their first clinical practice. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used. This study was carried out in the nursing department of Giresun University in Giresun, Turkey. The sampling consisted of 109 nursing students who agreed to participate in this study in the 2014–2015 academic spring term. A Personal Information Form, Ways of Coping Inventory (WCI) and Nursing Education Stress Scale (NESS) were used for gathering data. Results: Students generally had moderate levels of academic and clinical stress. Among the academic stressors, the highest frequencies were given to the preparing for the exam (67.9%). Among the clinical stressors, the highest frequencies were given to being criticized by teachers in clinical environments (56.0%), followed by encountering a dying patient (52.3%) and the fear of making practice errors (51.4%). While students mostly used self-confident and optimistic approaches, the social support seeking approach was employed less. The nursing education stress level varied in students according to gender (p < 0.05). Conclusion: In summary, the academic and clinical practice stress levels of nursing students were moderate in the first clinical practice. Therefore, it is suggested that a mentoring programme should be used to manage and regulate their academic and clinical practice stress level and to increase their positive coping strategies in nursing schools.
Aim: Professional values and caring are important for nursing professionals. The purpose of this study was to determine professional values in undergraduate nursing students and its reflection on care behaviours. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used. The study sample consisted of first-year, second-year, third-year and fourth-year undergraduate students (n = 351) studying for the Bachelor of Nursing Science Degree at the University of Giresun, Turkey. The data was collected by the researchers using the demographic form for students, ‘Nursing Professional Value Scale’ and ‘Caring Assessment Questionnaire-Care-Q’. Results: A positive correlation was found to be statistically significant between nursing students’ professional values and care behaviours (r = 0.423, p < 0.05). Statistical analysis showed that there was a significant difference statistically between classes in terms of nursing students’ care behaviours (p < 0.05), while no statistically significant differences were found between classes in terms of nursing students’ professional values (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The current study showed that caring behaviours were affected by the professional values of nursing students. Furthermore, it was observed that nursing students who have stronger orientations towards professional values show a higher frequency of caring behaviour.
- Keywords
- profesionální hodnoty, etické hodnoty, profesionální chování,
- MeSH
- Behavior MeSH
- Quality of Health Care MeSH
- Ethics, Nursing MeSH
- Students, Nursing MeSH
- Education, Nursing, Graduate MeSH
- Research MeSH
- Geographicals
- Turkey MeSH
Aim: This methodological study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Eye Care Clinical Competence Questionnaire, which evaluates the clinical competence of nurses regarding eye care in intensive care patients. Design: A methodological study. Methods: The study included 175 nurses working in the ICUs of the hospitals where the study was conducted. Results: Following factor analysis, based on the tetrachoric correlation matrix for the information sub-dimension, eight items were excluded from the questionnaire. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis conducted for the questionnaire, the error variance value of item 26 was removed from the questionnaire. The final questionnaire adapted for the Turkish cultural context consisted of 26 items. Cronbach's alpha value for the attitude sub-dimension was 0.87; the Cronbach alpha value for the application sub-dimension was 0.85, and the Cronbach alpha value for the questionnaire as a whole was 0.84. Conclusion: It was found that the Turkish version of the Eye Care Clinical Competence Questionnaire was a valid and reliable measurement tool. This measurement tool can be used in studies to evaluate the clinical competence of intensive care nurses regarding eye care.
Aim: This study was conducted to adapt the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (SCCS) into the Turkish language and to psychometrically test it for use with Turkish midwives. Design: A methodological study. Design: A methodological study. Methods: The study sample consisted of 250 midwives working at a state hospital in Turkey. First, the linguistic and content validity of the scale were evaluated. Next, the scale was tested in a pilot study. Finally, the construct validity and reliability of the scale were analysed. Results: In this study, the content validity ratio value of each item on the SCCS as adapted into Turkish was found to range between 0.86 and 1.00, and the content validity ratio for the total scale was calculated at 0.99. The total variance explained by the scale was 69.1%. The SCCS for Turkish midwives (SCCS-TM), which consists of 27 items and five subscales, was tested by exploratory factor analysis. In the reliability analysis of the scale, Cronbach's alpha value was 0.92, and the subscales ranged from 0.72 to 0.93. Conclusion: The present study provides evidence of the SCCS-TM's validity, and reliability. The scale is suitable for use with Turkish midwives.
- MeSH
- Midwifery * MeSH
- Clinical Competence MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Nurse Midwives MeSH
- Translations MeSH
- Psychometrics * MeSH
- Reproducibility of Results MeSH
- Spirituality MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Evaluation Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Turkey MeSH
Aim: Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy can be an obstacle to the global effort to control the current pandemic. The study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Scale. Design: A methodological and descriptive study. Methods: The research was conducted as a methodological and descriptive study. The sample size consisted of 476 academics who voluntarily agreed to participate in the research and completed the online questionnaire between February and March 2021. Results: As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the fit index values obtained by making two modifications of the one-dimensional Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Scale were found to be χ2/df = 1.86; AGFI = 0.96; RMSEA = 0.04; GFI = 0.98; CFI = 0.99 and IFI = 0.99. The Cronbachʼs alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was calculated as 0.95. Test-retest reliability coefficient of the scale was r = 0.93 (p < 0.001). Conclusion: It can be concluded that the Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Scale, adapted to Turkish, is a valid and reliable measurement tool for determining hesitancy of Turkish society towards covid-19 vaccines.
- MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Vaccination Hesitancy * psychology MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires * MeSH
- Reproducibility of Results MeSH
- COVID-19 Vaccines MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Publication type
- Evaluation Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Turkey MeSH
Aim: To identify the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Pregnancy Experience Scale-Brief Version (PES-Brief). Design: A methodological study. Methods: The sample of this methodological research consisted of 201 pregnant women. Face, language, content, construct, and convergent validity analyses were used. The retest was administered to 40 randomly selected pregnant women in the sample after four weeks from the first data collection. Results: The Cronbach alpha score of PES-Brief for uplifts was 0.77 and 0.87 for the retest. The Turkish version was found to be grouped under two factors. Conclusion: Turkish translated version of PES-Brief is a valid and reliable instrument to assess pregnant women's positive or negative perceptions. The PES-Brief may be a time-saving tool to assess negative and positive pregnancy experiences.
- MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Reproducibility of Results MeSH
- Pregnancy * psychology MeSH
- Pregnant Women psychology MeSH
- Maternal Health MeSH
- Self Report * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Pregnancy * psychology MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Evaluation Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Turkey MeSH
Aim: Nursing students face both physical and psychosocial risks such as job stress at work during the training period. The aim of the study was to determine the academic and clinical stress, and the ways first-year nursing students cope in their first clinical practice. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used. This study was carried out in the nursing department of Giresun University in Giresun, Turkey. The sampling consisted of 109 nursing students who agreed to participate in this study in the 2014–2015 academic spring term. A Personal Information Form, Ways of Coping Inventory (WCI) and Nursing Education Stress Scale (NESS) were used for gathering data. Results: Students generally had moderate levels of academic and clinical stress. Among the academic stressors, the highest frequencies were given to the preparing for the exam (67.9%). Among the clinical stressors, the highest frequencies were given to being criticized by teachers in clinical environments (56.0%), followed by encountering a dying patient (52.3%) and the fear of making practice errors (51.4%). While students mostly used self-confident and optimistic approaches, the social support seeking approach was employed less. The nursing education stress level varied in students according to gender (p < 0.05). Conclusion: In summary, the academic and clinical practice stress levels of nursing students were moderate in the first clinical practice. Therefore, it is suggested that a mentoring programme should be used to manage and regulate their academic and clinical practice stress level and to increase their positive coping strategies in nursing schools.
Odolnost a profesní spokojenost sester jsou důležitými faktory pro prevenci syndromu vyhoření, únavy ze soucitu a fluktuace sester na jednotkách intenzivní péče (JIP). Tato studie stanovila vztah mezi odolností a profesní spokojeností, syndromem vyhoření a únavou ze soucitu u tureckých sester na jednotkách intenzivní péče. Tato popisná korelační průřezová studie zahrnovala 79 sester z JIP. Sběr dat byl proveden pomocí formuláře pro osobní údaje, stupnice kvality života pracovníků (Life Quality Scale for Workers) a stupnice odolnosti pro dospělé (Resilience Scale for Adults). Bylo zkoumáno průměrné skóre pro dílčí skóre ProQOL; pracovní spokojenost 24,64 ± 8,45, vyhoření 19,17 ± 6,24 a únava ze soucitu 13,45 ± 5,69. Celkové skóre stupnice odolnosti bylo 128,67 ± 14,84. Mezi odolností a uspokojením z povolání je pozitivní průměrný vztah a mezi odolností a syndromem vyhoření záporný průměrný vztah. Zlepšení odolnosti sester na JIP může být užitečnou strategií pro zvýšení jejich profesní spokojenosti a snížení možnosti vyhoření. Manažeři mohou při navrhování programů výsledky této studie využít k usnadnění rozvoje odolnosti všech sester pracujících na jednotkách intenzivní péče.
Nurses' resilience and occupational satisfaction are important factors for preventing burnout, compassion fatigue and turnover of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses. This study determined the relationship between resilience and occupational satisfaction, burnout and compassion fatigue in Turkish intensive care unit nurses. This descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted with 79 ICU nurses. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Life Quality Scale for Workers, and the Resilience Scale for Adults. The mean scores for the ProQOL subscale scores were examined; occupational satisfaction 24.64 ± 8.45, burnout 19.17 ± 6.24 and compassion fatigue 13.45 ± 5.69. The resilience scale total score was 128.67 ± 14.84. There is a positive moderate relation between resilience and occupational satisfaction, and a negative moderate relation between resilience and burnout. Improving the resilience of ICU nurses can be a useful strategy for decreasing their occupational satisfaction and burnout. Nurse managers may use the results of this study for designing programs to facilitate the development of resilience in all nurses working in intensive care units.
