INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nursing students’ awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic and health behaviors with health literacy.
METHODS: This descriptive and cross-sectional study comprised 408 students enrolled in an undergraduate nursing program at a public university in Turkey. The data were collected online using the Individual Information Form, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale II, and Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32. The percentiles, significance test of the difference between two means, and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data.
RESULTS: The mean age of students was 20.89±1.95 and three of them had been diagnosed with COVID-19. It was determined that the students had sufficient health literacy (𝒙̅ =35.97±8.73), and healthy lifestyle behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic were at a moderate level (𝒙̅ =55.76±12.05). The results showed that as awareness of nursing students regarding COVID-19 and precautions against it increased, their mean score of health literacy increased, too (p<.05). Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between students’ mean score of healthy lifestyle behaviors in nutrition, physical activity, and stress management and their mean score of health literacy (p<.05).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As the results have shown a relationship between nursing students’ awareness of COVID-19 and healthy lifestyle behaviors and health literacy, it is suggested to adapt the health literacy to students’ daily life during the pandemic period.

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the anxiety of parents on the anxiety level of their 9- to12-year-old children staying in hospital.
METHODS: The research was a descriptive study comprising 162 parents and 162 children between 9 and 12 years of age who were admitted to the ear-nose-throat and pediatric surgery services of a training and research hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. The Child and Parent Diagnostic Form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used as data collection tools. The data collection lasted about 15–20 minutes.
RESULTS: A statistically significant correlation of 70.9% was found between the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children and the Beck Anxiety Inventory for parents (r= 0.709; p=.001). Regression analysis revealed that the Beck Anxiety Inventory score for parents had a significant effect on the model. The Beck Anxiety Inventory score affected the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score of 39.2% for children (R2=0.392).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Anxiety of parents participating in the study directly affected the level of anxiety of their children. To improve this situation, pediatric nurses should identify the factors that may cause anxiety in parents and children and minimize the factors that may cause any anxiety

INTRODUCTION: This descriptive study aimed to determine the complementary and alternative therapies used by women for infertility treatment.
METHODS: The sample of the study comprised 102 infertile women admitted to the out patient reproductive clinic of a university hospital between November 2017 and May 2018. Data were obtained by using a personal information form prepared by the researchers and consisting of questions that ask for the kinds of complementary and alternative treatments that infertile women have used and by using the “Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches Scale.” The data were evaluated by using SPSS for Windows 20.0 package program using number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square test and Student’s t-test. The statistical significance level was accepted as p<.05.
RESULTS: It was determined that 59.7% of the women included in the study were between the ages of 31–40 and 38.2% were university graduates. Of the women, 58.8% worked, 69.6% had income equivalent to expenses and 79.4% had a nuclear family structure. In the study, 61.8% of women used complementary or alternative treatments. Of them, 87.3% prayed, 86.2% went to neighbors, 68.6% performed ritual prayers, 45.1% turned to cognitive behavioral approaches. Furthermore, 61.8% of the women consumed honey,56.9% carob,53.9% garlic, and 45.1% omega capsules were used as nutritional treatments. It was found that 33.3% of the women who could not have children naturally used manipulative and energy approaches such as rubbing their wrists with cologne, 16.4% performed cupping, and 11.9% went to bioenergy specialists.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It is very important to know the complementary and alternative treatments used by infertile women wanting to have children. It is very important for nurses to know whether their patients’ use of complementary and alternative therapies and what methods they use, and to prevent the occurrence of side effects in the difficult and long process of treatment. Inline with the results of this research, it is recommended that qualitative studies on complementary and integrated practices be conducted and that midwives and nurses receive training for complementary and integrated practices.

INTRODUCTION: With the development of technology in recent years, computer games have become indispensable for children. However, the excessive play of these games causes some problems. One of these problems is computer game addiction. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between computer game addiction and tendency to violence. 572 students were included in the study.
METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected by using computer game addiction and tendency to violence scale. A positive relationship was found between computer game addiction and tendency to violence. In the analysis of data, Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis and Sperman's corelation tests, descriptive statistics such as mean, percentage and frequency, were used.
RESULTS: Children playing violent content were found to be high all computer game addiction sub-scale scores and total computer game addiction scores according to children who do not play violent games. Computer game addiction subscale scores and total computer game addiction scores and tendency to violence scores of students who play 9-10 hours per day on computer are higher than students who play shorter time. The tendency to violence scale mean score of the children who play computer games is higher than the children who do not play games on the computer.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As a result with long-term playing violent games on the computer and computer game addiction can be said to increase the tendency to violence.

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to determine the level of acceptance of rape myths by university students and the students’ views on rape.
METHODS: The population of this cross-sectional descriptive study consisted of 408 students aged 18 and older who volunteered to participate in the study between January and March 2018. Data were collected using a personal information form containing demographic characteristics and the Illinois Rape Myths Acceptance Scale. Descriptive statistical analyzes, Kruskal–Wallis test and Mann–Whitney U test were used to evaluate the data.
RESULTS: The total score of the Illinois Rape Myths Acceptance Scale was found to be low in the study. Male students and rural inhabitants were more likely to accept rape myths. It was found that students who believed that mass media encouraged gender discrimination accepted rape myths more than those who did not. It was found that female students took more protective measures when going out at night than male students and that female students believed mass media encouraged gender discrimination more than male students.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The fact that there is a low rate of accepting rape myths among university students and believing in gender discrimination shows the importance of raising public awareness on this issue.

INTRODUCTION: Electromagnetic pollution results from an electric and magnetic field being over the limit of the area formed by the component waves and has negative impacts on the environment and human health. It is important for social and individual health that nursing students, who will provide healthcare in the future, be aware of electromagnetic pollution.
METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted with 906 nursing students who volunteered to participate. The study aimed to determine nursing students’ awareness of electromagnetic pollution and related factors. An information form and the Electromagnetic Pollution Awareness Scale were used as data collection tools. The scale consists of subdimensions concerning electromagnetic pollution and ecosystem, electromagnetic pollution perception, effects of electromagnetic pollution on health, and electromagnetic pollution awareness. In the evaluation of the data obtained by using the SPSS 21.00 package program, descriptive statistical methods (average, standard deviation, frequency and percentage distributions) and parametric and nonparametric tests were used.


RESULTS: The majority of students were women, and more than half lived in an apartment. Of the students, 71.3% stated they had knowledge about electromagnetic pollution. The majority of the respondents thought that the responsibility for electromagnetic pollution belonged to individuals. Of the students, 98.8% stated that they used mobile phones/computers, but 90% of them did not pay attention to SAR values.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The students’ awareness about electromagnetic pollution was found to be good but developable. In line with the results, it is recommended that studies be conducted aimed at improving nursing students’ awareness about electromagnetic pollution.

INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nurses’ problem-solving skills and automatic thoughts.
METHODS: This study was conducted as descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study between August and December 2016. The sample of the study comprised 112 nurses working at a training and research hospital. The Problem Solving Inventory, the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, and a sociodemographic form prepared by the researchers were used to gather the data. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 20.0.
RESULTS: It was found that problem-solving, approach-avoidance, and personal control skills of nurse managers were higher than those of clinical nurses (p<.05). The nurses who thought that nursing was not an appropriate profession for themselves and said that they were not satisfied with their profession had higher levels of automatic thought (p<.01). There was a positive and significant low correlation between the scores obtained by the nurses from the Problem Solving Inventory and Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (rs=0.259, p<.01).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: This study showed that nurses’ problem-solving skills were affected by working in the position of manager and by automatic thoughts about their profession. It is thought that practices to increase nurses’ problem-solving skills and to reduce their automatic thoughts about their professions will be beneficial.

SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that is easily transmitted by close physical contact and droplets. Healthcare workers, especially midwives and nurses working in environments that require close contact working conditions, such as the emergency room and delivery room, have a high risk of encountering this virus. Healthcare workers can easily carry these viruses into their family environments. This study aimed to present a case study to share the disease experience and clinical features of a midwife who worked in the emergency room and had presented with no indications but received a COVID-19 positive test. When this healthcare worker first learned about the disease, it was found that she had many complex and negative emotions, received hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) 2*200 mg oral tablet treatment for five days at home, had very rare symptoms of dry cough, weakness, and loss of smell and taste, and her life findings were within normal limits, despite the fact that she felt guilty and questioned her profession, had fear of stigmatization, and had limited social support.

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has been rapidly affecting the entire world, affects people physically, cognitively, spiritually, and socially due to its high contagiousness and mortality rates, its onset with asymptomatic symptoms, its unpredictable future, and the lack of a cure. These effects may result in individuals struggling intensely against various thoughts about the process. This repetitive and disturbing way of thinking, called rumination, which can occur in individuals’ stressful situations, can adversely affect their mental health. On the other hand, when ruminative thoughts are managed appropriately, they can empower individuals to exit the process and be replaced by positive thoughts. Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to understand individuals’ ruminative thinking systems regarding the process. This review aimed to explain the concept of rumination during the COVID-19 pandemic and its possible effects on mental health.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus strain (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 is an acute respiratory infection that occurs with a wide range of symptoms. The best way to prevent and slow down infection is based on the assumption that we know the characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the disease it causes, and the way it spreads. This review has been prepared by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit of the Behçet Uz Children’s Education and Research Hospital in order to share the preparations and strategies to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus together with other hospitals. What has been prepared in the clinic (physical arrangements, disinfection, regulations for the protection of employees from occupational infections, regulations for patients and companions) is explained under subheadings. The COVID-19 epidemic, which has affected the entire world and caused many people to die, requires the establishment of many new regulations in health services, including new ones to existing patient safety and infection control measures. The treatment and care for children and their families continued without interruption, with various arrangements made in the clinic in cooperation with the team, based on the guidelines updated frequently by the Ministry of Health, international literature, and experiences. Nurses who managed to communicate with children by wearing clothes that looked “like robots” (in the words of the children) used their existing knowledge and equipment in this process and gained new knowledge. It is thought that this review will be useful in guiding future developments of new information emerging during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The novel coronavirus disease, which started in China and affected the whole world, has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization due to its high rapid spread and mortality rates. The rapid spread of the disease and need for intensive care caused the establishment of pandemic hospitals in Turkey and all over the world. Special healthcare teams have been formed to take part in the management of coronavirus cases in pandemic hospitals. One of the most important team members who take the most responsibility is nurses. Nurses working in different fields took part in the pandemic clinics and intensive care units in this process. Cardiovascular surgery nurses, who are experienced in critical patient care, mechanical ventilation support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, mechanical circulation support, and emergency situation management, also served on the pandemic teams. In this article, the duties and responsibilities of cardiovascular surgery nurses, their problems and needs during the pandemic process, and their contribution to the process were evaluated

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected the entire world, has also
affected all social systems of our country. In order to reduce death and
transmission rates and to save time for treatment studies, efforts have
been made to create as much social distancing as possible, with measures
such as taking breaks during face-to-face education or declaring a
holiday in educational institutions and universities. The Nursing
Education Association, which operates in Turkey for the purpose of
conducting undergraduate and postgraduate nursing education in a
qualified manner, also continues its activities in order to closely monitor
and produce solutions to these problems during the pandemic. This
review aimed to address the problems, demands, and activities carried
out and the nursing education problems of HEMED members since the
pandemic began.

The lack of information on epilepsy in those with epilepsy and those around them and the misconceptions about the disease result in the stigmatization of people with epilepsy. Consequently, the marriage and the employment rates of people with epilepsy have decreased, while the probability of depression has increased. The biopsychosocial health of the individuals with epilepsy must improve in order to combat stigma of epilepsy.