• Insidious Hepatitis B Virus and risk of community transmission: Case report 

  Polat, Orhan; Yava, Ayla; Koyuncu, Aynur (GALENOS PUBL HOUSE, DEC 2022)

  Hepatitis B virus (HBV), which causes serious health problems worldwide, causes millions of people to get sick and hundreds of thousands to die every year, despite the precautions and vaccination campaigns. Health professionals ...

• Investigation of the cultural competence levels of diabetes nurses 

  Cinar, Derya; Olgun, Nermin; Koyuncu, Aynur (MARMARA UNIV, DEC 2022)

  Objective: It is important for nurses to have cultural competence in order to keep up with the cultural diversity brought by globalization. In this study, we aim to examine the cultural competence levels of diabetes nurses ...

• Investigation of the Psychological Resilience of Health Sciences Students in Terms of Some Variables in the COVID-19 Pandemic 

  Dirgar, Ezgi; Tosun, Betul; Papp, Katalin; Dolanbay, Buglem Kadriye; Olgun, Nermin; Ozen, Nurten (CYPRUS MENTAL HEALTH INST, JUN 2022)

  Psychological resilience is defined as the ability to recover from difficult life experiences or the ability to effectively deal with changes or disasters. The unexpectedly high rate of COVID-19 disease spread and quarantine ...

• Effects of using a stress ball on anxiety and depression in patients undergoing hemodialysis: A prospective, balanced, single-blind, crossover study 

  Ozen, Nurten; Berse, Soner; Tosun, Betul (WILEY, JUN 2023)

  IntroductionUse of a stress ball is a known t non-pharmacological method to distract attention and to relieve stress and anxiety. The goal of our study was to evaluate the effect of stress ball use on anxiety and depression ...

• Evaluation of the relationship between individual workload perception and compliance with isolation measures of emergency and critical care nurses 

  Akcoban, Sumeyye; Yava, Ayla; Koyuncu, Aynur; Tosun, Betul (IOS PRESS, 2023)

  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 ...

• Exposure of emergency nurses to workplace violence and their coping strategies: A cross-sectional design 

  Oztas, Ismail; Yava, Ayla; Koyuncu, Aynur (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, MAY 2023)

  Introduction: Violence against nurses working in the emer-gency department is a serious problem worldwide.Methods: This descriptive study used a participant question-naire and was conducted in-person, using semi-structured ...

• Examination of individualised care behaviours and ethnocentrism of nurses caring for refugees: A descriptive and exploratory study 

  Tosun, Betul; Dirgar, Ezgi; Pehlivan, Kadiriye; Atay, Eda; Yava, Ayla; Leyva-Moral, Juan M. (WILEY, AUG 2023)

  BackgroundQualified individualised nursing care should be provided to all communities and ethnic groups with free of ethnocentrism. AimsTo evaluate nurses' individualised care behaviours and ethnocentric attitudes and ...

• Knowledge and practices of surgical nurses on inadvertent perioperative hypothermia 

  Koyuncu, Aynur; Gungor, Songul; Yava, Ayla (AVES, FEB 2023)

  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 ...

• Determination of anxietyl Levels of pregnant women living in rural areas 

  Avci, Sezer; Kaytan, Dilek (CYPRUS MENTAL HEALTH INST, MAR 2023)

  The research was planned as a descriptive and cross-sectional to determine the anxiety levels of pregnant women living in a village in a region located in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The research took part between ...

• Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the sleep habits of nursing students? 

  Atay, Eda; Pehlivan, Kadiriye; Koyuncu, Aynur; Yava, Ayla (GALENOS PUBL HOUSE, JUN 2023)

  Objective: The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic process that the whole world is facing has revealed the importance of a strong immune systemandsleep in fighting diseases. The aim of this study was to determine ...

• Evaluation of nurses’ knowledge about protective precautions and experiences in terms of various factors during Covid-19 pandemic 

  Tosun, Betül; Ünal, Nursemin; Güngör, Serap; Dusak, İsmail; Porucu, Canan; Yava, Ayla (University of Ostrava, 2022)

  Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate nurses’ knowledge of protective precautions and their experiences of various factors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Methods: In this ...

• Validity and reliability study of the turkish version of the eye care clinical competence questionnaire related to eye care of intensive care patients by nurses 

  Özkaptan, Bilge Bal; Tosun, Betül; Dirgar, Ezgi; Özen, Nurten (University of Ostrava, 2021)

  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 ...

• Geriatric nutritional risk index is a predictor of recurrent percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction 

  Kaplan, Mehmet; Vuruskan, Ertan; Altunbas, Gokhan; Yavuz, Fethi; Kaplan, Gizem Ilgin; Duzen, Irfan Veysel; Savcilioglu, Mert Deniz; Annac, Sima; Bursa, Nurbanu; Sucu, Mehmet Murat (Limited Liability Company KlinMed Consulting, 2021)

  Aim To investigate the relationship between malnutrition and follow-up cardiovascular (CV) events in non- ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Material and methods A retrospective study was performed on 298 ...

• Evaluating the novel coronavirus infection outbreak surveillance results in a state hospital: A retrospective study 

  Dirgar, Ezgi; Tosun, Betül; Berşe, Soner; Tosun, Nuran (Makerere University, Medical School, 2021)

  Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has raised the global public health concern and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Objectives: This study was aimed to examine the clinical course and ...

• Evaluation of Turkish nurses’ attitudes to workplace incivility 

  Dirgar, Ezgi; Tosun, Betül; Arslan, Siyabe (University of Ostrava, 2021)

  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 ...

• The predictors of painful diabetic neuropathy and ıts effect on quality of life 

  Bayindir-Cevik, Ayfer; Olgun, Nermin (W.B. Saunders, 2022)

  Background: Knowing the prevalence and predictors of neuropathic pain and its impacts on the quality of life (QoL) using measurement tools is important for good diabetes management. In Turkish society, neuropathic pain, ...

• Investigation of activities of daily living and Hospital anxiety and depression levels of COVID-19 patients: A descriptive study 

  Tosun, Betül; Dusak, İsmail; Unal, Nursemin; Güngör, Serap; Tosun, Nuran (Cyprus Mental Health Institute, 2022)

  This study aimed to examine the COVID-19 patients’ hospital anxiety, depression levels and independence in activities of daily living. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with n=100 COVID-19 patients. The ...

• Effect of the arterial needle bevel position on puncture pain and postremoval bleeding time in hemodialysis patients: A self-controlled, single-blind study 

  Özen, Nurten; Tosun, Betül; Sayılan, Aylin Aydın; Eyileten, Tayfun; Özen, Volkan; Ecder, Tevfik; Tosun, Nuran (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)

  Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of the bevel orientation (facing upwards or downwards towards the skin) of the needle inserted into the arterial limb of the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) on puncture pain and ...

• Assessment the effect of diabetes education on self-care behaviors and glycemic control in the Turkey Nursing Diabetes Education Evaluating Project (TURNUDEP): a multi-center study 

  Çelik, Selda; Olgun, Nermin; Taşkın-Yılmaz, Feride; Anataca, Gülden; Özsoy, İlksen; Çiftçi, Nurcan; Aykız, Elif Fidan; Yasa, Serap; Karakiraz, Ebru; Ülker, Yeliz; Demirhan, Yeliz Erdem; Çelik, Sultan Yurtsever; Arpacı, İnci; Gündüz, Fulya; Temel, Derya; Dinçtürk, Cevahir; Eşsiz-Sefer, Betül; Bağdemir, Elif; Erdem, Esin; Sarımehmetoğlu, Esra; Şahin, Fatime; Gülşen, Gülay; Koçakgöl, Neşe; Gökmen, Sibel; Damar, Suna; Çeliköz, Zekiye; Korkusuz, Yeşim; Kırlak, Şenay; Dede, Tuğçe; Kahraman, Behice; Sert, Arzu; Çetin, Nesrin (Springer Nature, 2022)

  Background: Diabetes education in Turkey is provided by diabetes nurse educators in almost all healthcare organizations. However, the education is not standardized in terms of learning content, duration, and methods. This ...

• Effect of the premature ınfant oral motor ıntervention on sucking capacity in preterm ınfants in turkey: A randomized controlled trial 

  Güler, Selver; Çiğdem, Zerrin; Lessen Knoll, Brenda S.; Ortabağ, Tülay; Yakut, Yavuz (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2022)

  Background: Preterm infants have oral feeding difficulty that often delays discharge, indicating a need for evidence-based interventions for oral-motor development. Purpose: To test the Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention ...

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