A B S T R A C TBackground: Hand hygiene is crucial for safe healthcare. Although the use of alcohol hand rubs is encouraged in clinics, there are few studies that focus on the proper use of alcohol hand rubs among nursing students. Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rub application and proper hand washing techniques which influence nursing students' hand hygiene compliance to make recommendations for future practice of hand hygiene training. Design: This cross-sectional study was carried out from May 3/June 3 2016 with the participation of 257 nursing students. Their hand hygiene techniques were analyzed using a UV lamp and an alcohol-based mix marked with fluorescence. Results: Of the participants, 77.0% were first-year students and 55.3% were males. The percentage of skin surface covered by alcohol-based hand rub was 82.0% on both hands. The lowest percentages of skin area covered by fluorescent-labelled hand rub were identified in the metacarpal area near the wrist and thumbs. While there was a difference between points for using proper hand-rub technique on the dorsal and palmar surfaces of the hands (p < 0.01), no difference was determined between the right and left hands (p > 0.05). It was found that the largest fluorescent remains were on fingers after hand-washing, and there was a difference in terms of hand-washing points between right-left hands and dorsal-palmar surfaces (p < 0.01). Conclusions: There is a need to improve nursing students' compliance with hand hygiene. It is suggested that the use of hand-rub among students should be popularized, and new techniques that prevent the frequently omitted areas of the hands should be integrated into the curriculum.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between death anxiety of the Turkish nurses and their attitudes toward the dying patient. This study involved 203 nurses who were working at a university hospital. The data were collected using “Nurse Information Form” (which was prepared by the authors of this research), “Thorson-Powell Death Anxiety Scale,” and “Attitude Scale about Euthanasia, Death, and Dying Patient.” There was a positive correlation between death anxiety and dying patient avoidance behavior and euthanasia score ( p <  .05). The findings showed that nurses, death anxiety, and death scores were high in the loss of a close relatives ( p <  .05). Our findings suggest that the situation of the dying patients and their families and also nurses should be improved. Thus, special psychological education/training should be given to the nurses to deal with death anxiety and their attitude to the dying patient.

Hand hygiene for children is crucial to keep them healthy. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of two educational initiatives on "handwashing effectiveness (HWE)." A randomized controlled trial was carried out during April/June 2016, and 96 primary school students were randomly assigned to Group I receiving education with fluorescent gel; Group II receiving interactive education or control group continuing its normal education. Evaluation was made by scoring the fluorescent areas on the hands with photographs. There were significant differences in handwashing scores between preprogram and postprogram for all areas in only Group II ( p < .05). HWE increased from 17.9% to 18.4% in Group I, from 15.4% to 37.7% in Group II, and from 35.5% to 35.8% in control group. Only concretization with fluorescent gel is not a sufficiently strong motivator for increasing HWE. New techniques should be integrated into the training programs for children.

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Time management may create barriers to the success of the difficulties in creating the individual concerned. The primary purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between time management skills of nursing students and their anxiety levels. This study was included in order to determine the relationship between time management skills and anxiety levels of nursing students. A total of 141 students who are studying in a medical college on the 2008-2009 academic year and volunteered to participate in the 1st and 4th grade students were received in writing with the approval of the institution. Data of the study were obtained the scale of Time Management, Inventory, State and Trait Anxiety. Data were evaluated using SPSS 13.0 program, percentage average, and Pearson correlation analysis, the Mann-Whitney U, Student's t-test. The average age of students were 2 .7 ± 2. years, 77.3% of them are female and 70.2% percent of them in school and 52.5% of them explained the shortage of time in normal life. Scale point averages were determined as time management, 74. ± 2.4, 44.6 ± 0.7 and scheduling, time positions 9.0 ± 4.6, time consumers 0.6± 3.4, state anxiety of scale, 48. ± 0.3, scale of trait anxiety 48.4±7.2. A significant positive relationship between total time management scores and time planning which is inventory of time management's sub-tests (0.81, p <0.05), time attitudes (r = 0.49, p <0.05), time wasters (r = 0.34, p <0.05) is observed. There is a significant relationship between the time of consumers' scores and state anxiety levels, time attitudes of students who have shortage of time school work. There is a significant positive relationship between the levels of state anxiety and students' behavior spending waste time (r=0. 8, p<0.05). It was determined that students who experience shortage of time in their school work couldn't use time well, wasted time and experienced state anxiety. It was detected that when students wasted their time, they experienced state anxiety. Keywords: Nursing students, time management, anxiety Özet Zaman yönetiminde yaşanan sıkıntılar bireyde kaygı yaratarak başarıya ulaşmada engeller oluşturabilir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin zaman yönetimi becerileri ile kaygı düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesidir. Çalışmaya kurumdan yazılı onay alınarak 2008-2009 eğitim öğretim yılında bir sağlık yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören ve katılmaya gönüllü olan . ve 4. sınıf öğrencilerden toplam 4 öğrenci alındı. Çalışmanın verileri, Zaman Yönetimi Envanteri, Durumluk ve Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği kullanılarak elde edildi. Veriler SPSS 3.0 programı kullanılarak, yüzdelik, ortalama, Pearson korelasyon analizi, Mann-Whitney U, Student t testi ile değerlendirildi. Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 2 .7±2. yıl, %77.3'ü kız olup, %70.2'si okulda ve %52.5'i normal hayatta zaman sıkıntısı yaşadığını ifade etti. Ölçek puan ortalamaları; zaman yönetimi 74. ± 2.4, zaman planlaması 44.6± 0.7, zaman tutumları 9.0±4.6, zaman harcatıcıları 0.6± 3.4, durumluk kaygı ölçeği 48. ± 0....