Background: Perceptions of individuals and society about the elderly are reflected in the services provided to them.  These reflections might be revealed   in various fields such as health care services and sufficient job opportunities, or they could be revealed in the issue of discrimination against the elderly, which is a problem emerging in advanced ages.Objective: This study aims to identify the relationship between nursing and elderly care program students’ attitudes towards ageism.Methods: This study, which is descriptive and relational method, was conducted between November and December, 2016. The participants were 220 students. The data were collected through a questionnaire, and the Ageism Attitude Scale, and were analyzed using t-test, two-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).  Findings: Results show that the students generally had positive attitudes towards ageism. Nursing department students received significantly higher scores in the Limiting the Elderly Person’s Life sub-dimension and Ageism Attitude Scale in comparison to Elderly Care Program students.  3rd year nursing department students had higher scores in the Ageism Attitudes Scale in comparison to 1st and 2nd year nursing department students and students in the Elderly Care Program. “Positive Discrimination towards the Elderly” sub-dimension and the “Ageism Attitudes Scale” total scores were found to be significantly higher in nursing department students according to the variable of desire to work in a geriatric service in the future. (p<0.05).Conclusion: This study found that students had positive attitudes towards ageism, and nursing students’ Ageism Attitudes Scale mean scores were higher than those of elderly care program students. More comprehensive studies are needed in order to improve students’ attitudes towards elderly people.

korku düzeyinin kadınlarda anlamlı şekilde daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır. Mesleğe bağlılığın alt boyutlarından "Çaba Gösterme İstekliliği"'nin kadınlarda ve çocuk sahibi olanlarda, mesleğe bağlılık toplam puanlarının ise çocuk sahibi olanlarda anlamlı şekilde daha yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır (p0.05). COVID-19 korkusu ölçeği puan ortalaması ile "Çaba Gösterme İstekliliği" puan ortalaması arasında pozitif yönlü zayıf bir ilişki olduğu (p0.05) ancak COVID-19 korkusu ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Hemşirelikte Mesleğe Bağlılık Ölçeği puan ortalaması arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olmadığı saptanmıştır (p>0.05). Sonuç: Klinisyen hemşirelerdeki COVID-19 korkusu ve mesleğe bağlılığın orta düzeyde olduğu, COVID-19 korkusunun mesleğe bağlılığı etkilemediği saptanmıştır. Hemşirelerin pandemi sürecinde yaşadıkları korku ve diğer psikolojik sorunların, mesleğe bağlılığa etkisini belirlemeye yönelik daha büyük gruplarda çalışmaların yapılması önerilmektedir.

We investigated the question of how serum zonulin levels change in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and, in the case of the coexistence of ICP and GDM, evaluated the eventual increase in zonulin plasmatic levels. Participants were enrolled for the study between 25 February 2021 and 20 August 2021. The prospective case-control study included: group 1 of 95 pregnant women diagnosed with ICP; group 2 of 110 pregnant women diagnosed with GDM; group 3 of 16 women diagnosed with both GDM and ICP; group 4 of 136 healthy pregnant women as the control group. The groups were compared in terms of age, body mass index (BMI), gravidity, parity, gestational week of delivery, plasma zonulin levels, delivery type, birth weight, first- and fifth-minute APGAR scores, newborn intensive care unit (NICU) admission, and meconium staining of amniotic fluid parameters. The results suggested that the plasma zonulin levels of ICP (group 1), GDM (group 2), and GDM with ICP (group 3) patients were higher than those of the healthy pregnant women of group 4 (p < 0.001). Among the patient groups, the highest median plasma zonulin levels were found in group 3 (110.33 ng/mL). Zonulin levels were also associated with the severity of ICP and adverse pregnancy outcomes. High serum zonulin levels were related to GDM, ICP, and adverse perinatal outcomes. The coexistence of GDM and ICP led to higher serum zonulin concentrations.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of an orientation program performed for first year nursing and midwifery students on their clinical stress and to identify their experiences. Methods: The mixed method was used in this study, quasi-experimental and phenomenological type. The population of the study consisted of first-year students (n=117) in the nursing and midwifery department of a university in the 2018-2019 Spring Semester, and the sample consisted of first year students in the nursing and midwifery departments who agreed to participate in the research (n=94). The data were collected using student information form, Clinical Stress Questionnaire and a semi-structured form in which students could write their experiences. Results: It was determined that there was a significant difference between the sociodemographic and academic characteristics of the students and their clinical stress levels, the stress level was highest on the last day of clinical practice (28.39±6.97), and the difference was significant (p

Background and Purpose: Difficulty in acceptance of illness and adherence to fluid control are common in patients receiving haemodialysis treatment, and they are associated with higher morbidity and mortality. This study aims to identify the effects of the training based on the Roy Adaptation Model, which is given to patients receiving haemodialysis treatment on the acceptance of illness, and adherence to fluid control. Methods: The study was designed as a nonrandomised interventional study. This study was conducted with 81 patients, who received haemodialysis treatment. The experimental group was given training according to the Roy Adaptation Model for six months. Data were collected through the Patient Identification Form, Acceptance of Illness Scale, and Fluid Control Scale in Haemodialysis Patients. Results: While the difference between the experimental and control groups’ second interview Acceptance of Illness Scale mean score was not statistically significant, the difference between the score of Fluid Control Scale in Haemodialysis Patients were statistically significant. Conclusions: The training based on the Roy Adaptation Model given to the experimental group caused an increase in adherence to fluid control but had no effects on the acceptance of illness levels.