This research was conducted to analyse the violence experienced by nurses employed at six university hospitals. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted. The research sample consisted of 441 nurses who worked in the emergency, intensive care and psychiatry units of six university hospitals in Turkey between June 2008 and June 2009 and who voluntarily agreed to participate. It was found that 60.8% of the nurses were subjected to verbal violence and/or physical violence from patients, visitors or health staff. Of the nurses who were subjected to workplace violence, 42.9% stated that their experience of verbal and/or physical violence had a negative impact on their physical and/or psychological health, and 42.9% stated that their work performance was negatively affected. Of these nurses, 1.8% stated that they received professional help, 13.6% stated that a report was made and 9.5% stated that they contacted the hospital police in some way. According to the findings of this research, similar to the situation worldwide, nurses in Turkey are subjected to verbal and/or physical violence from patients, visitors and health staff.

This study aims to evaluate the effect of foot massage for decreasing physiological lower leg oedema in late pregnancy. Eighty pregnant women were randomly divided into two groups; study group had a 20 min foot massage daily for 5 days whereas the control group did not receive any intervention beyond standard prenatal care. The research was conducted between March and August 2007 in Manisa Province Health Ministry Central Primary Health Care Clinic 1, in Manisa, Western Turkey. Compared with the control group, women in the experimental group had a significantly smaller lower leg circumference (right and left, ankle, instep and metatarsal-phalanges joint) after 5 days of massage. The results obtained from our research show that foot massage was found to have a positive effect on decreasing normal physiological lower leg oedema in late pregnancy.

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ÖzetBu araştırma vajinal doğum yapmış, postpartum dönemde olan kadınların hastaneden taburculuğa hazır oluşluklarının değerlendirilmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte planlanmıştır. Araştırma, 01.03.2012-01.04.2012 tarihleri arasında bir devlet hastanesinde vajinal doğum yapmış 110 kadına uygulanmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak birey tanılama formu ve Hastane Taburculuğuna Hazır Oluşluk Ölçeği-Yeni Doğum Yapmış Anne Formu (HTHÖ-YDAF) kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 25.30± 5.32 olup %38.2'si ilkokul mezunu ve %51.8'i en uzun süre yaşadığı yer olarak il saptanmıştır. Annelerin %66.4'ü taburculukla ilgili bilgi almamış olup bilgi alanların %31.8'i hemşire ve öğrenci hemşirelerden almıştır. Annelere taburcu olmadan önce en fazla bilgi verilen ilk üç konu arasında %47.3 bebeğin gazının çıkartılması, %46.4 bebeğin alt temizliği, %40.9 bebeğin göbek bakımı olarak belirlenirken, en az bilgi verilen konu ise %87.3 lohusalık egzersizleri olarak belirlenmiştir. Annelerin %41.8'si bebek bakımı konusunda kendilerine en çok yardım eden kişinin kayınvalidesini olduğunu belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların %74.5'i taburculuğa kendini hazır hissettiğini belirtmiştir. HTHÖ-YDAF'nin puan ortalaması 142.09±43.76 olup ölçeğin alt boyutlarının sırasıyla puan ortalamaları: kişisel durum 52.56±12.82, bilgi durumu 44.63±17.97, yetenek durumu 19.04±7.75, beklenen destek 25.85±11.15 olarak saptanmıştır. Çalışmamızın sonuçlarına göre annelerin yarısından fazlası kendini taburculuğa hazır hissetmesine rağmen ölçek puanlarına göre taburculuğa orta düzeyde hazır oldukları, yetenek ve beklenen destek alt boyutlarından düşük puan aldıkları belirlenmiştir. Sağlık personeli tarafından annelere taburculuk eğitiminde daha kapsamlı bilgi verilmelidir. Anahtar kelimeler: Doğum sonrası bakım; eğitim; taburculuk. AbstractThis research was planned to evaluate postpartum discharge readiness situation of women who had vaginal deliveries at hospital as being a descriptive, cross sectional study. This research was made in a state hospital between 01.03.2012-01.04.2012 to 110 women who had vaginal deliveries. In data collection, individual data collection form, Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale-New Mother Form (RHD-NMF) was used. The average age of participants was 25.30±5.32 and 38.2% of them have primary school education and 51.8% of them lived in the province the longest. 66.4% of mother's did not receive any information about discharge and 31.8% of them took it from nurses and nursing students. The first three mostly information given subjects to mothers before discharge are 47.3% baby's gas extraction, 46.4% perineal cleaning of the baby, 40.9% umbilical cord care and least information given subject is 87.3% postpartum exercises. 41.8% of the mothers stated that who helped them the most in the baby care is mothers in laws. 74.5% of the participants stated that they feel ready themselves for hospital discharge. The mean score of RHD-NMF was 142.09±43.76, respectively the mean scores of subscales are: personal status 52.56±12.82, knowl...