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Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of nursing students' life satisfaction and psychological well‐being on their perceived happiness levels. Method The study, which was designed as a descriptive and cross‐sectional study was carried out in Turkey with 264 students of nursing. Findings Students' life satisfaction and happiness (r = 0.722), psychological well‐being and happiness (r = 0.743), and psychological well‐being and life satisfaction (r = 0.689) were found to be positively and highly correlated. Students' gender and perception of income status and general health status affected their happiness levels. It was revealed that life satisfaction and psychological well‐being predict happiness (63.6%). Practice implications The factors of life satisfaction and psychological well‐being play a decisive role in the happiness of nursing students.

Purpose: The study was directed towards examination of nursing students’ attitudes towards environmental problems. Materials and methods: This descriptive study was performed from June to August 2014 with 296 first-fourth year nursing students from one nursing faculty located in Izmir. The data of the study were collected through conducting face-to-face interviews by using Socio-Demographic Characteristics Form and Environmental Problems Attitude Scale. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, Cronbach alpha, t-test and Mann Whitney U test were used in the data analysis. Results: Mean age of the students was 21.16±2.28 years. The fourth year students had higher scores for their attitudes to environmental problems. Female students, students taking a course about the environment before university, students becoming a member of environmental organizations had significantly higher scores for their attitudes to environmental issues. Conclusions: This study suggests that attitudes of students towards environmental problems can improve only after they are offered an effective education. Therefore, Syllabi should be designed to include environmental problems to increase knowledge and awareness of students and to acquire a positive attitude.

Purpose: Accidents and injuries in childhood are a common public health problem worldwide. The preventable and unintentional injury rates are high, especially in children who spend most of their time at school. The purpose of this study is to determine schoolchildren's attitudes towards injury and factors affecting these attitudes. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that enrolled students from Turkish elementary schools. Data were collected using the sociodemographic characteristics data form and the Injury Attitudes Questionnaire for School Children (IAQ). Results: The mean fate subscale scores of the children whose mothers were primary school graduates were significantly higher than those whose mothers were university graduates, and the mean preventability subscale scores of the children whose fathers were university or high school graduates were significantly higher than those whose fathers were primary school graduates (p < 0.05). The mean fate subscale scores of the children who were injured three or more times and injured once or twice in the last month were significantly higher than those not injured at all (p < 0.05). The preventability subscale scores of children who had a nuclear family type were significantly higher than those who had an extended family (p < 0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that the rates of children's injuries at school were high. Children’s attitudes towards injury were associated with the level of parents’ education, family type, and frequency of injuries. Parents and school management should be better informed by school health nurses to prevent injuries of children.

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