Browsing by Author "Eren, Handan"

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Effect of Fist Clenching on Vein Visibility and Palpability: An Observational Descriptive Study.
(2022-10-09) Eren, Handan; Calıskan, Nurcan; Durmus Iskender, Mahinur
No information exists on the minimum number of times that fist clenching should be performed to increase vein visibility and palpability. In this study, the researchers aimed to determine the average number and duration of fist clenching to increase vein visibility and palpability before peripheral intravenous catheter insertion. This observational study included 207 healthy individuals. Participants meeting the inclusion criteria were asked to perform fist clenching. The number and duration of fist clenches performed to increase dorsal metacarpal vein and cephalic vein grade were determined. The participants carried out fist clenching 7.57 ± 4.26 times for the first increase and 22.16 ± 7.93 times for the second increase in dorsal metacarpal vein grade. Fist clenching was carried out 10.05 ± 7.30 times for the first increase and 21.30 ± 7.86 times for the second increase in cephalic vein visibility. A statistically significant, weak, but positive relationship was observed between the duration of fist clenching and the change in dorsal metacarpal vein grade and anxiety level ( r = 0.194, P < .005). However, the relationship was negative between room temperature and the duration of fist clenching in dorsal metacarpal vein grade ( r = -0.207, P = .003). This inexpensive and simple technique should be performed in specified numbers before catheter insertion.
Effect of preoperative in-bed exercises and mobilization training on postoperative anxiety and mobilization level.
(2020-10-01T00:00:00Z) Iskender, Mahinur Durmus; Bektas, Ozgur; Eren, Handan
This study examines the effect of preoperative training on postoperative mobility and anxiety levels in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
Ethical Discourse of Medical Students on the Phenomenon of Death: A Qualitative Study.
(2023-05-01T00:00:00Z) Keleş, Şükrü; Gül, Şenay; Yıldız, Abdullah; Karabulut, Seyhan Demir; Eren, Handan; İskender, Mahinur Durmuş; Baykara, Zehra Göçmen; Yalım, Neyyire Yasemin
The aim of this study is to discover medical students' ideas on the phenomenon of death; produce information on how these students interpret the value-related problems regarding death that they come across in different units of hospitals; and assess this data in ethical terms. This study included a qualitative research in which 12 focus group interviews were conducted with 92 fifth- and sixth-year medical students. Data obtained from interviews were assessed using a thematic content secondary analysis. The main themes were specified according to the medical students' statements and were reviewed under the contexts of the "dying process"; "effects of death"; "attitude and behavior of health professionals"; "seeing a dead body/looking at a dead body"; "accepting death"; and "forms of expressions of death." Medical students' encounters with death in different units of hospitals leads them to question their values and familiarize themselves with the borders of their areas of profession.
Nursing Students' Experiences With Death and Terminal Patients During Clinical Education.
(2022-08-01T00:00:00Z) Gül, Şenay; Demir Karabulut, Seyhan; Eren, Handan; Durmuş İskender, Mahinur; Göçmen Baykara, Zehra; Keles, Şükrü; Yıldız, Abdullah; Yalim, Neyyire Yasemin
The aim of this study is to explore nursing students' experiences with death and terminal patients during clinical education. A secondary analysis of qualitative data that were collected through 11 focus group interviews with nursing students was performed. Data obtained from the interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. There were a total of 9 themes across 3 contexts. Data were grouped under the following themes: feelings experienced when encountering death for the first time, reactions to the first encounter with death, factors affecting the reactions to death, involvement in terminal patient care, being informed about the physical process that terminal patients are going through, students' approach toward terminal patients and their relatives, health professionals' approach toward terminal/dying patients/their relatives, changes in the ideas about death, and changes in the ideas about terminal/dying patients. The study shows a lack of guidance on the part of teachers who also avoid patients and families who are considered terminally ill.
The effect of COVID-19 vaccine literacy on attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine among university students.
(2023-05-31T21:00:00Z) Durmus Iskender, Mahinur; Eren, Handan; Durmuş, Ayşenur
University students are a large group of the population who should be vaccinated to prevent the spread of the pandemic. This research aimed to determine the effect of COVID-19 vaccine literacy on the attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine among university students.
The effect of professional education on medical and nursing students' attitudes toward death.
(2020-12-07) Gocmen Baykara, Zehra; Keles, Sukru; Demir Karabulut, Seyhan; Gul, Senay; Eren, Handan; Durmus Iskender, Mahinur; Yildiz, Abdullah; Kavas, Mustafa Volkan; Yalim, Neyyire Yasemin
This qualitative study aims to reveal the effect of professional education on medical and nursing students' attitudes toward death. The study was carried out with nursing and medical students ( = 197). Research data was collected through semi-structured interview questions and 23 focus group interviews. The data was assessed using thematic analysis method. The themes were evaluated within the context of perception of death, ethical dilemmas, and, death education. To achieve professional competency in attitudes toward death, it is imperative to form a common educational curriculum and practice that would help students develop a mutual language and value system about death.