Browsing by Author "Kartin, Pinar Tekinsoy"

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Examination of the Anxiety Level in Patients Undergoing Transesophageal Echocardiography
(Wiley, 2016) Çürük, Gülsüm Nihal; Kartin, Pinar Tekinsoy; Kacmaz, Hatice Yuceler
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the levels of anxiety in patients with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Methods: The research was carried out at a university's Heart Hospital, echocardiography laboratory between the dates of January-October 2014. Data were collected with Patient Identification Form, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory. The level of state and trait anxiety was measured by Spielberger's State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Signed forms of consent for the study were obtained from patients after the ethics committee approval. Descriptive statistics, t test, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U test and Pearson correlation coefficient were used for statistical data analysis. Results: The study included 102 patients who were admitted to the cardiology department for TEE. The mean age of the patients was 44.12+/-16.86 years and 52.9% were men. About 46.5% of them graduated from primary school, 74.5% were married, and 52.0% has moderate income. Approximately half the patients reported that they had received information for TEE. State anxiety scores of patients ranged from 31 to 66 (mean+/-SD; 46.7+/-8.7), and their trait anxiety scores ranged from 28 to 52 (mean+/-SD; 44.4+/-4.3). Low educational level, female gender, and hospitalized patients' state anxiety point were very high and statistically significant. Conclusion: Anxiety level should be determined in this patients, and appropriate nursing care should be done for high anxiety score patients.
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Knowledge and Practices of Nurses Regarding Wound Healing
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2018) Surme, Yeliz; Kartin, Pinar Tekinsoy; Curuk, Gulsum Nihal
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices of nurses who work at surgical clinics regarding incisional wound healing. Design: This research was a descriptive study. Methods: The sample consisted of 393 nurses who worked at the surgical clinics of public and private hospitals. The questionnaire used to collect data was prepared by use of expert opinion based on the relevant literature review. Findings: The mean score of knowledge regarding wound healing was found to be 62.0 +/- 8.4. It was determined that as the educational level of the nurses increased, their knowledge mean score increased (P < .05). Nearly half of the nurses did not perform wound healing practices regularly, whereas more than half of the nurses did not fulfill discharge education practices on wound care regularly. Conclusions: Education should be carried out to improve knowledge, attitude, and skills of nurses concerning wound healing and care.