Aims This study was conducted with the aim of examining the effect on pain intensity of the vibration technique applied at the injection site and squeezing a stress ball during the administration of Pfizer–BioNTech COVID‐19 vaccination. Methods This was a randomized controlled single‐blind experimental study. The study included 120 adults who were randomly selected between July and November 2022. One experimental group (n = 40) received local vibration by means of a Buzzy® device, and the other (n = 40) were given a stress ball to squeeze. Routine vaccination procedure was performed with the control group (n = 40). The level of pain felt during the vaccination procedure was assessed on a visual analog scale. Results The pain score of individuals during the vaccination procedure was found to be significantly lower in the vibration group than in the control group (P = .005) and the stress ball group (P = .036), but there was no significant difference between the control and stress ball groups (P = .851). Also, it was found that the variables of gender, age and body mass index did not affect the average pain intensity of individuals during the vaccination procedure. Conclusions It was found that local vibration applied by means of the Buzzy® device was effective in reducing the levels of pain relating to administration of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID‐19 vaccination. Nurses should think of the application of vibration as a choice in the management of pain relating to Pfizer–BioNTech COVID‐19 vaccination.

This study aims to determine the awareness and attitudes of nursing students on research, advancements and postgraduate education and to examine the variables which influences this awareness and attitudes. The sample of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 360 students studying in the nursing department of a state university in the Marmara region between December 2022 and March 2023 and who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study. The data of the study were obtained with the "Student Introduction Form", "Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale" and "Postgraduate Education Attitude Scale". It was determined that the mean age of the nursing students participating in the study was 20.07±2.04 years, 68.6% of them chose the profession willingly, 74.7% of them were considering graduate education, 69.4% participated in professional scientific research activities and 7.8% were involved in a scientific research process. The mean total score of the students on the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale was 87.47±11.77, and the mean total score of the students on the Postgraduate Education Attitude Scale was 53.21±16.15. It was determined that the attitudes towards research and development of the students who wanted to receive postgraduate education and who kept up with professional publications were significantly higher than the other students. It was observed that students who willingly chose their profession, desired to receive postgraduate education, kept up with professional publications and engaged in a scientific research process had significantly higher attitudes towards postgraduate education compared to other students. In addition, a statistically correlation was detected between the mean total score of the Nursing Students’ Attitudes to and Awareness of Research and Development within Nursing Scale and the mean total score of the Postgraduate Education Attitude Scale (p