Aim: Recently, the total fertility rate in Turkey has been reduced down to two and exhibits tendency to reduce more, possible risks to be caused in population structure which started to be discussed in public. The study was conducted to explain the factors affecting the fertility desire of Anatolia. Method: Survey was conducted with 1342 women who were chosen at A Group Family Health Centers in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Data have been assessed with descriptive statistics and CHAID analysis. Results: 30,7% of women were willing for another child, in contrast to 53,1% of women, who were unwilling for another child, and only 16,2% of women were hesitant. According to CHAID analysis of the variables that affect the fertility desire, variable that the best explain fertility desire is the number of children. By the number of children increases, fertility desire decreases. Variables that the best describes the number of children are maternal age and duration of marriage. Conclusion: The most affecting condition fertility desire is number of children.We conclude that the fertility desire is the highest in early adulthood (<24) and in women who had a child or no child.

BACKGROUNDSensory stimulation activates the gate control mechanism, raises the level of beta endorphins, and the secretion of beta endorphins increases the pain threshold, reducing or eliminating the feeling of pain. It has been reported that skin-to-skin contact or sensual stimulation reduces stress, pain and crying time in newborns. The present study aimed to examine the effect of the mother’s hand tool (MHT) - developed by the researchers for three purposes: touch, positioning and vibration - on pain levels in newborns. METHODSA quasi-experimental study was conducted involving 52 newborns aged 0-15 days who were being treated in the neonatal intensive care unit. The MHT was applied to support the newborn and was applied 8 times in 24 hours for 3 minutes in total. Demographic data collection form (DDCF), neonatal evaluation form (NEF) to assess the respiratory rate, pulse rate, SPO2 and CO2 level, and neonatal infant pain scale (NIPS) were used to collect data. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was applied to analyse the data. A p value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTSAfter the MHT application, it was revealed that there was a significant difference in pulse rate (p=0.000), SPO2 level (p=0.029), CO2 level (p=0.000) and NIPS pain scores (hour 6,9,12,15,18, and 24) and total NIPS (p=0.000) pain scores, before and after MHT practice. CONCLUSIONThis study demonstrated that MHT application to the newborns had a decreasing effect on pain level, heart rate, CO2 level, and an increasing effect on SPO2 level.

Amaç: Bu araştırma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin inovatif yaklaşım becerileri ve yenilikçi davranışlarını değerlendirmek ve geliştirmek amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Tek grup ön test-son test modeline dayalı yarı deneysel tipteki çalışma 26 Kasım 2019 - 20 Ekim 2020 tarihlerinde bir üniversitede hemşirelik bölümünde okuyan toplam 360 hemşirelik öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirildi. Veriler, “İnovatif Yaklaşım Becerileri Değerlendirme Formu”, “Bireysel Yenilikçilik Ölçeği” ve “İnovasyon Eğitimi Değerlendirme Formu” kullanılarak toplandı. Öğrencilerin inovasyon ve yenilikçilik durumları eğitim öncesi ve sonrası değerlendirildi. Çalışma verilerinin analizi SPSS 22 paket programı ile yapıldı. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin Bireysel Yenilikçilik Ölçeği eğitim sonrası ölçek puan ortalamasının (62.58±9.73), eğitim öncesi ölçek puan ortalamasından (56.65±3.23) anlamlı olarak yüksek olduğu belirlendi (p

The study aims to evaluate caregiving emotional state of caregiver family members, their state of experiencing compassion fatigue, and their opinions about effect of compassion fatigue on care. The study was designed using a phenomenological pattern, and 10 volunteer family caregivers were included in the study group. Individual interview technique was used in data collection. Data was analyzed through content analysis with an inductive method and gathered under three themes: (1) opinions of caregivers about emotional status of caregiving to their patients, (2) symptoms of compassion fatigue, and (3) relationship of compassion fatigue and care process. In content analysis conducted on expressions of caregivers about their caregiving to their patients, 8 categories were created under Theme 1, 11 categories are established in the theme of symptoms of compassion fatigue, and 15 categories are created in the theme of relationship of compassion fatigue and care process. Caregivers used codes such as “to the best of my ability, sufficiently, as far as possible, remorse.”

Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, gebelerin % 41,8'i vajinal doğum, %58,2'si sezaryen ile doğum yapmıştır.Gebelerin % 81,7'si en ideal doğum şekli olarak vajinal doğumu, %18,3'ü sezaryeni görmektedir. %68,4'ü doğum öncesi vajinal doğumu isterken, % 31,6'sı sezaryeni istemektedir.Gebelerin % 48,2'si sezaryeni isteme nedenleri arasında en çok tercih edilen seçenek olarak diğer nedenleri belirtirken, vajinal doğumu en çok tercih etme nedeni ise daha doğal olmasıdır (%37,7).