This study was conducted in order to determine the effect of nurses' knowledge of the COVID-19 pandemic and their selfefficaciousness in emergency situations regarding the power of transforming pain. The data of the cross-sectional research was collected online via the questionnaire which was created by the researchers that measured nurses' socio-demographic qualities and their knowledge levels regarding the risk protocol applied towards the health personnel who contacts patients which are under suspicion of being infected by coronavirus and regarding the home care protocol applied towards individuals who are already infected by the virus. The Emergency Self-Efficaciousness Scale and the Transformative Power of Pain Scale were also used in order to collect research data. The relevant questionnaires were sent to nurses who were actively working in Turkey between the dates of 04.20.2020 and 05.20.2020, and consequently the response of 390 nurses were received. The data was evaluated with the SPSS 21.0 package program. While 62.8% of the nurses thought that the policies created against the pandemic were partially sufficient, 55.4% thought that they could not express themselves adequately during the pandemic process and 50.3% of them stated that they could find the strength in themselves to cope with the pandemic process. While 52.1% of the nurses defined "getting infected by the coronavirus" as a work accident, 47.9% of them stated that it was an occupational disease, whereas 47.7% of the nurses stated that patients with or without mild symptoms could receive care at home by their family members, 92.8% of them stated that all personal protective equipment should be given to caregivers, and 43.3% of the nurses stated that the number of caregivers should be limited. A statistically significant relationship was found between the Competence and Interest sub-dimensions of the Emergency Self -Efficaciousness Scale and of the Transformative Power of Pain Scale which were filled out by the nurses who participated in the study. It was seen that nurses who were knowledgeable, competent, willing, and interested in the fight against COVID-19 had the power to positively transform their pain during this difficult pandemic process.

Amaç: Bu çalışma Türkiye'deki hemşirelerin pandemi sürecindeki yetkinliklerini, tutumlarını ve psikososyal etkilenme düzeyini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu kesitsel araştırmanın verileri araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan tanıtıcı bilgi formu, hemşirelerin tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla hazırlanan soru formu ve Acil Durumda Çalışanların Öz Yeterlilik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı. Anketler Google forms aracılığı ile dijital ortamda Türkiye'de aktif olarak çalışan hemşirelere 20.04.2020-20.05.2020 tarihleri arasında gönderilerek, araştırma 390 katılımcı ile tamamlandı. Sonuçlar: Hemşirelerin %95,6'sının işe gitmek dışında gerekmedikçe evden dışarı çıkmadığı, %86,9'unun evine misafir kabul etmediği, %80,5'inin ailesi ve 65 yaş üstü yakınları ile görüşmediği belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların %23,3'ü çocuğu ile iletişimi konusunda olumsuz duygulara sahip iken; çoğunluğunun çocuğu bulunmamaktadır. Çalışmaya katılan hemşirelerin %36,1'inin bu süreçte eşleri ile ilişkisinde olumsuzluklar yaşadıkları; %26,7'sinin bu süreçte eşi tarafından desteklendiği belirlenmiştir. Tartışma: Hemşirelerin Koronavirüs-19'a karşı alınan koruma önlemleri ile ilgili tutumlarının olumlu olduğu, büyük çoğunluğunun yetkin, istekli, ilgili aynı zamanda kaygılı oldukları belirlendi. Ailesiyle birlikte yaşayanların hastalığı aile bireylerine bulaştırma korkusu nedeniyle bireysel önlemler aldığı, salgın sürecinde çocukları ve eşi ile olan ilişkilerinde değişiklik yaşadıkları saptandı.

No research has been found on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, which is a serious health problem that causes many people to get sick and die, and causes high levels of fear and anxiety, on the image of the nursing profession. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the image of nursing in Turkish society. This research is designed as descriptive. The data were collected online between 05/03/2021-19/03/2021 with a questionnaire prepared by the researchers from 398 Turkish citizens. When the nursing image mean scores of the individuals participating in the research are examined; While the total score was 43.6±8.1 before the pandemic, the total score was 43.4±8.7 during the coronavirus pandemic. It was determined that the image of nursing in the society decreased during the pandemic, although not at a significant level compared to the pre-pandemic period.