This study aims to examine the health literacy levels of health sciences faculty students. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out between April 07 and June 1, 2017, with the students of Karabük University Health Sciences Faculty, who accepted to participate in the study (n = 300). The research data was collected using a survey form questioning participants' socio-demographic characteristics, and the "Turkish Health Literacy Scale 32 (THLS-32)". The chi-square, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H tests were used for statistical evaluation. The Bonferroni correction was used in the post hoc evaluation of the differences found as a result of the Kruskal Wallis H test. The mean age of the participant students was 20,89 ± 1,74 years. Of the 85,3% (n=256) of them were female and 14,7% (n=44) were male. In addition 33,3% (n=100), 26,3% (n=79), 22,3% (n=67) and 18% (n=54) of the students were studying in nursing, midwifery, child development, and physiotherapy & rehabilitation faculties. The 55,7% of the students obtained a score corresponding to an "adequate or excellent health literacy" level on the whole scale, 62% in subscale of "treatment and service", and 55% in subscale of "protecting from diseases and improving health". It was determined that the students had the highest and lowest mean scores on the subscales of "using/applying health-related information" and "evaluating health-related information", respectively. Moreover, it was found that the students in midwifery and physiotherapy & rehabilitation faculties obtained the highest (36,24 ± 6,16) and lowest (31,26 ± 6,32) total scores on the THLS-32 scale, respectively (p <0.001). The study results suggest that students studying in health education do not have the desired level of health literacy. Health professionals who will serve as health educators and counsellors in their professional fields should have good levels of health literacy for fulfilling their roles in this regard. Therefore, it is recommended to add the subject of health literacy to pre-graduation health curriculum and course schedule in universities.

Aim: This study was carried out so as to determine nurses' knowledge level about CPR and to analyse the effect of the given training on the knowledge level about CPR through pre-and after-patterned tests employed on the same group. Material and Methods: The study was conducted between June and August in 2012 with 108 nurses working in the internal, surgery, emergency and intensive care units at a State Hospital. The data was collected by the questionnaire form. The training course about CPR was given within three-stage (visual presentation, training brochure, applied training on models). The effect of the education was re-evaluated after six weeks via questionnaire. Percentage distributions, T-Test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Ki-Kare Analysis and Wilcoxon Test were used for evaluating the data. Results: It was determined in the study that 32 % of the nurses applied CPR before, 39.8 % participated in in-service training and 35.2 % took the information from doctors when in-service training hadn't given to them. It was also found that age, sex, marital status and education status had no significant effect on nurses' correct answer average relating to CPR. The difference (p<0.05) in the correct answer average of the nurses working in interior, surgery and emergency units before and after the training was found very important and the questionnaire results (p>0.05) in the correct answer average of the nurses working in intensive care unit before and after the training were found considerably insignificant. A statistically significant increase was found in terms of the chest compression speed and depth, basic life support ranking (C-A-B), ventilation, and pulse evaluation duration after the training was completed. Conclusions: As a result of the study, the correct answer average of the nurses about CPR was found to be high after training. These findings show that nurses' knowledge together with their abilities on CPR should be updated via in-service training programs and these programs should be repeated periodically.

Özet: Tanımlayıcı olarak yapılan bu çalışma cerrahi kliniklerde çalışan hemşirelerin cerrahi alan enfeksiyonunu önlemede ameliyat öncesi kıl temizliği ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla yapıldı. Araştırma Şubat-Temmuz 2019 tarihleri arasında bir eğitim araştırma ve devlet hastanesinin cerrahi kliniklerinde çalışan 163 hemşire ile yürütüldü. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde ortalama, standart sapma, sayı ve yüzdeler kullanıldı. Çalışmada hemşirelerin %82,8'inin kadın, yaş ortalamasının 36,13±7,65 olduğu bulundu. Katılımcıların %63,2'sinin cerrahi alan enfeksiyonları ile ilgili eğitim aldığı görülmekle birlikte, kıl temizliğine ilişkin katılımcılara yönlendirilen yirmi altı önermenin sadece on birinde doğru cevap verme oranı %80'in üzerinde bulunmuştur. Özellikle kıl temizliği zamanı ve kullanılan solüsyon hakkında doğru cevaplama oranının düşük olduğu bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, cerrahi kliniklerde çalışan hemşirelerin cerrahi alan enfeksiyonunu önlemede ameliyat öncesi kıl temizliği ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin istendik düzeyde olmadığı belirlendi.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the professional experiences of nurses working in the emergency department in the Covid-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: In this study, in which qualitative research method was used, focus group interviews were conducted with 12 nurses working in the emergency department. Data were collected using a sociodemographic form and a semi-structured Focus Group Interview form. The data obtained after the interviews were analysed using content analysis. Results: Three main themes (fear, exposure, and working conditions) related to nurses' experiences working in the emergency department in the Covid-19 pandemic were determined. The nurses spoke most of all about the fear of the unknown. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the importance of supporting emergency nurses' crisis management, psychosocial and professional needs working during a pandemic. It is thought that any improvement work to be carried out for healthcare workers during the pandemic process will directly affect all gains during the pandemic positively.

Bu çalışma, total diz artroplastisi (TDA) ameliyatı yapılan hastaların cerrahi korku düzeyleri ile ameliyat sonrası anksiyete ve mobilizasyon düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma tanımlayıcı ve ilişki arayıcı tiptedir. Bir eğitim ve araştırma hastanesinin ortopedi ve travmatoloji servisinde TDA ameliyatı olan 93 hasta ile yüz yüze görüşülerek veriler toplandı. Verilerin toplanmasında "hasta tanıtım formu", "Cerrahi Korku Ölçeği (CKÖ)", "Hasta Mobilizasyon Soru Formu" ve "Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği" kullanıldı. Bulgular: Hastaların CKÖ puan ortalaması 21,2±23,3 olduğu; Durumluk Kaygı Ölçeği puan ortalaması 38,0±9; Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği puan ortalamasının 44,2±4,3 idi. Hastaların ameliyattan sonra ayağa kalkma isteği 6,6±2,4 olarak belirlendi. Hastaların gün içerisindeki mobilizasyon sayısının 5,2±2,2 olduğu, gün içerisinde mobilizasyon sırasında ağrı düzeyinin 6,1±1,6 olduğu saptandı. Hastaların CKÖ ve alt boyut puanları ile Durumluk Kaygı Ölçeği puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptandı (p<0,001). Hastaların Durumluk Kaygı Ölçeği puanı ile ameliyattan sonra ayağa kalkma isteği puanı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlendi (p=0,039). Sonuç: TDA ameliyatı olan hastaların hafif düzeyde korku yaşadıkları, orta düzeyde anksiyete yaşadıkları saptandı. Bu doğrultuda hastaların anksiyete düzeyini azaltmak ve mobilizasyon sayılarını artırmak için protokollerin geliştirilmesi, ortopedi ve travmatoloji servisinde çalışan hemşirelerin konu ile ilgili hastalara eğitim ve danışmanlık yapması önerilmektedir. Anah tarKe li me ler: Anksiyete; cerrahi korku; hemşirelik bakımı; mobilizasyon; total diz artroplastisi ABS TRACT Objective: This study was carried out to examine the relationship between surgical fear levels and postoperative anxiety and mobilization levels in patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty surgery. Material and Methods: The study is of descriptive and relation-seeking type. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews with 93 patients who had total knee arthroplasty surgery in the orthopedics and traumatology service of a training and research hospital. "Patient information form", "Surgical Fear Scale", "Patient Mobilization Questionnaire" and "State-Trait Anxiety Scale" were used to collect data. Results: The mean score of the patients on the Surgical Fear Scale was 21.2±23.3; State Anxiety Inventory mean score was 38.0±9; Trait Anxiety Scale mean score was 44.2±4.3. The patients' willingness to stand up after the operation was determined as 6.6±2.4. It was determined that the number of mobilizations of the patients during the day was 5.2±2.2, and the level of pain during mobilization during the day was 6.1±1.6. A statistically significant correlation was found between the patients' Surgical Fear Scale and sub-dimension scores and State Anxiety Scale scores (p<0.001). It was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between the patients' State Anxiety Scale score and...