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OBJECTIVES: Aimed to determine the effect of education provided with a mobile application on the supportive care needs and quality of life of women undergoing breast-conserving surgery. METHODS: The study was conducted in 81 patients. The experimental group received mobile application and the control group received standard education. Fisher's Exact Test, Chi-Square test, Student's t Test, Mann-Whitney U test, mixed design analysis of variance and Bonferroni-Dunn test were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: While the pre-study supportive care needs scores of the women were similar in the experimental (85.37 ± 23.58) and control (83.13 ± 23.03) groups, they decreased significantly in the experimental group at the 4th and 8th-week measurements (54.34 ± 27.28; 58.78 ± 16.51) (p < .05). In the 4th and 8th week measurements, the quality of life of the experimental group (72.26 ± 14.12; 71.04 ± 8.12) increased significantly, while no significant change was found in the control group (42.50 ± 14.38; 45.63 ± 8.28). CONCLUSIONS: It was found that the supportive care needs of the decreased and their quality of life increased after the education given to women with a mobile application. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: This study ensured that women who had a sufficiently intense and exhausting process during the cancer treatment process could comfortably receive care support and education with the mobile application at any time and place they wanted. It also revealed that nurses can provide care and education support to their patients at any time and place they want with the mobile application in their busy work tempo.

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OBJECTIVE: School-aged children are a risk group in terms of accidents and injuries, and these factors may be the primary causes of death in children. Teachers have important roles in preventing accidents and injuries and giving first aid. The purpose of this research was to identify situations in which teachers most frequently encounter the need to administer first aid to children and whether the teachers performed the correct application in these events. METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted with 331 teachers in a city in the Central Anatolia Region. The study was approved by the local ethics committee and the participants. RESULTS: Of the 45.3% teachers educating children ages 6 to 15 years, 81.0% of the teachers were familiar with first aid, but only 23.0% claimed to have an adequate knowledge. In the previous year, situations that had required first aid included epistaxis (75.2%), abdominal pain (49.2%), and vomiting (39.2%). The study also investigated any accidents and injuries occurring, their causes, and the teachers' interventions following the accidents and injuries. It was found that teachers had information about first aid, but they did not trust themselves enough to practice it. CONCLUSION: Understanding the causes of accidents and injuries, finding preventive measures, and updating teachers' knowledge about this subject are important to provide a safe educational environment. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:456-462).

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AIM: The aims of this study were to determine self-directed learning and time management skills of undergraduate nursing students and to investigate the relationship between the concepts. BACKGROUND: The use of self-directed learning has increased as an educational strategy in recent years. METHOD: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 383 undergraduate nursing students in Turkey. Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale, and Time Management Questionnaire. RESULTS: Mean scores were as follows: self-directed learning readiness, 159.12 (SD = 20.8); time management, 87.75 (SD = 12.1). A moderate positive correlation was found between self-directed learning readiness and time management values. Time management scores were 78.42 when self-directed learning readiness was ≤149 and 90.82 when self-directed learning readiness was ≥ 150, with a statistically significant difference (p = .000). CONCLUSION: Level of self-directed learning and academic achievement were higher in students who managed their time well.

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BACKGROUND: Sleep is important for health and quality of life in the elderly, and sleep disturbances are reported to be associated with many of the adverse medical conditions. PURPOSE: This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of inhalation of lavender oil on sleep quality of nursing home residents. METHODS: A questionnaire was used to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics and sleeping properties of the 30 volunteers, enrolled. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was applied as a pre- and posttest to measure sleep quality of individuals who inhaled lavender oil drops on the pillows every evening for a week before sleeping. RESULTS: Before and after aromatherapy, the mean Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score of the nursing home residents was (Equation is included in full-text article.)= 6.0 ± 5.1 and (Equation is included in full-text article.)= 2.6 ± 3.4, respectively, whereas statistically significant difference was not observed for independent variables. Cronbach α reliability coefficient of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scale was found to be 0.816. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The results indicated an improvement of sleep quality of nursing home residents after the application of aromatherapy with lavender oil.

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The purpose of the study is to determine the level of ethical sensitivity and related factors of nurses working in the hospital settings. This descriptive study was conducted at a public hospital and a university hospital in Ankara, Turkey between April-July 2012. A total of 111 nurses participated in the study. The data were collected using a data collection tool consisting of two parts. The first part consisted of questions that determined the nurses’ personal and socio-demographic characteristics. The second part comprised of "Byrd’s Nurses Ethical Sensitivity Test". The data were evaluated by using frequency, percentage, t-test and one-way ANOVA. Of the 111 nurses, 39,7 percent had a work experience of 1-3 years, 51,4 percent was married and 38,7 percent did not have ethics education. Education levels of most of the nurses (62,2 percent) were bachelor’s degree. The mean ethical sensitivity score of nurses was 21,12+/-2,85. "It was determined that ethical sensitivity of nurses was found to be higher in those that had ethics education, older age group, and had bachelor’s degree than others (p<0,05)". The mean ethical sensitivity score of nurses was of medium level. It is concluded that ethical sensitivity was influenced by ethics education, age groups, and educational background.

El propósito de este estudio es determinar el nivel de sensibilidad ética y los factores relacionados con el trabajo de enfermero/a en Hospitales. Este estudio descriptivo se realizó en un Hospital público y un Hospital universitario en Ankara, Turquía entre los meses de Abril y Julio en el 2012. Participaron en el estudio un total de 111 enfermeras/os. Los datos se recolectaron usando una herramienta de recogida de datos que consiste en dos partes. La primera parte consistía de preguntas para determinar las características personales y socio-demográficas de las/os enfermeras/os. La segunda parte consistía en la Prueba de sensibilidad ética de "Byrd". Se evaluaron los datos usando porcentajes, frecuencias, t-test y ANOVA en una dirección. De las/os 111 enfermeras/os, 39,7 por ciento tenían una experiencia de trabajo de 1 a 3 años, 51,4 por ciento casados y 38,7 por ciento no tenía educación ética. El nivel de educación de la mayoría de las/os enfermeras/os (62,2 por ciento) era de licenciatura. El puntaje medio en sensibilidad ética fue de 21,12+/-2,85. "Se determinó que la sensibilidad ética de las/os enfermeras/os era mayor en los que habían recibido educación ética, tenían mayor edad y con licenciatura (p<0,05)". El puntaje medio de sensibilidad ética de los/as enfermeros/as fue de nivel medio. Se concluye que la sensibilidad ética estaba influenciada por la educación ética, la edad y la base educacional.

O objetivo do estudo é determinar o nível de sensibilidade ética e fatores relacionados com enfermeiros que trabalham em setores hospitalares. Este estudo descritivo foi realizado em um hospital público e um hospital universitário em Ancara, Turquia, entre abril e julho de 2012. No total, 111 enfermeiros participaram do estudo. Os dados foram coletados por meio de um instrumento de coleta de dados que composto de duas partes. A primeira parte consistiu em perguntas sobre determinadas características pessoais e sócio-demográficas dos enfermeiros. A segunda parte composta de "Byrd’s Nurses Ethical Sensitivity Test". Os dados foram avaliados por meio de frequência, porcentagem, t-test e ANOVA one-way. Dos 111 enfermeiros, 39,7 por cento tinham uma experiência de trabalho de 1-3 anos, 51,4 por cento eram casados e 38,7 por cento não tiveram o ensino da ética. Os níveis de educação da maioria dos enfermeiros (62,2 por cento) eram do grau de bacharel. A pontuação média sensibilidade ética dos enfermeiros foi de 21,12 +/- 2,85. "Determinou-se que a sensibilidade ética dos enfermeiros encontrada foi maior naqueles que tiveram educação ética, no grupo de faixa etária mais velha, e que tinha o grau de bacharel em relação aos demais (p <0,05)." A pontuação média da sensibilidade ética dos enfermeiros foi de nível médio. Concluiu-se que a sensibilidade ética foi influenciada pela educação ética, faixa etária, e formação educacional.

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