Ethical sensitivity is defined as sensitivity to ethical problems, which for nurses means being acquainted with ethical values within a situation or situations concerning human health. As a nurse, having high ethical sensitivity not only leads to occupational professionalization, but it also directly influences the quality of nursing care provided to patients. This study was conducted in 2016 by 178 nurses working in a university hospital in the center of Samsun. The data was collected using an introductory information form and the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (MSQ). In this study, the median nurse's result on the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire (MSQ) was 88 (52-187), whereas the median result on its sub-dimensions, such as autonomy, benevolence, holistic approach, experiencing conflict, practice and orientation, were 20 (8-45), 12 (4-25), 12 (5-35), 13 (5-21), 12 (4-25) and 7 (4-28), respectively. Nonetheless, it has been observed that MSQ median results change according to the working year, the number of patients and the work satisfaction level at any given institution; it has also been observed that the ethical sensitivity level is higher for nurses who have worked for 20 to 28 years, who care for 11-21 patients daily and who have a moderate work satisfaction level. This study suggests that MSQ score varies depending on some sociodemographic and professional characteristics such as income level, work life quality, professional satisfaction, length of service of nurses, whether or not they are satisfied with the service they work at, number of patients cared per day and total number of nurses at the service they work at.

This is a descriptive study that aims to determine the factors affecting the professional behaviour of nursing students in clinical applications. The survey was conducted between 20 September and 20 December 2017 with the participation of 274 students studying in the Nursing Department of Health Sciences Faculty of a University. The data were collected using a questionnaire consisting of 18 questions and Nursing Students Professional Behaviours Scale (NSPBS). The mean age of the nursing students participated in the study was 20.67 ± 1.88 years and 81.8% of the students were female while 18.2% were male. Of them, 78.5% loved their profession, 60.9% chose their profession willingly, 67.5% did not want to change their profession and 9.5% of them were members of professional associations and followed professional publications. The mean score of NSPBS was determined to be 122 (29–135). Hence, the nursing students’ ability to perform professional behaviours was found to be high.Keywords: Nursing, student, professional behaviour.

Objective: Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS) is the most common bacterial cause of acute tonsillopharyngitis. Cases with bacterial infection suspicion should undergo rapid antigen test (RAT) and/or throat culture test in addition to clinical criteria, since it may lead to serious complications. Method: A total of 220 adult and pediatric patients admitted to the emergency department between April-May 2016 with complaints of fever and sore throat, and diagnosed as acute tonsillopharyngitis were prospectively enrolled to the study. All participants had Centor score ≥2 and they underwent RAT. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of RAT results of both groups were compared. Throat culture was considered as gold standard method. Results: Mean age of the study population was 22,5±16,9 (1-72) years. 57% (n=61) of the pediatric group, and 42.5% (n=48) of adult group were male. Sensitivity of RAT in adults and pediatric group was 62% vs. 57%, and specificity of the test was 96% vs. 97%, PPV was 55% vs. 80%, and NPV was 97% vs. 93%, respectively. Conclusion: We found low sensitivity and PPV values of RAT. Also, low levels of sensitivity decrease the possibility of RAT to be a diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of GABHS.

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