Purpose: this study aimed at measuring the sustainable consumption behaviors of generations X, Y and Z using various descriptive variables. Methodology: the convenience sampling method was used for the data of this cross-sectional study collected during March 15-20, 2023, which obtained 244 usable survey data. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 26. Descriptive statistics and parametric tests were used in the study, such as t, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation analysis. Results: the participants exhibited sustainable consumption behaviors at a moderate level (3.03). Positive and significant relationships (p0.05). However, statistically significant difference existed in the sustainable consumption behavior levels of the participants in terms of the variables, such as marital status, place of residence and generation (p<0.05). Conclusions: married participants living in the city in generation Y exhibited significantly more sustainable consumption behaviors than others. Implications: the study results revealed that the participants did not have sufficient environmental awareness. In this age of continuous consumption, it is of great importance to make necessary efforts on the issue. Within this context, environmental communities and educational institutions should provide more seminars and trainings on this issue.

Background: The status of nurses who form the backbone of the health system, and the society’s perspective on nursing has undergone serious transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The visibility of nurses, who constantly fought on the front lines in the harsh conditions of the pandemic, increased even more in this period. Thus, this study was aimed at determining Turkish people’s perception of nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigating whether there is a significant relationship between the mean score obtained from the Nursing Image Scale and the descriptive variables. Method: The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 420 Turkish citizens. The “Descriptive Characteristics Form” and “Nursing Image Scale” were used to collect data. In addition to descriptive analysis, the t-test and One-Way ANOVA test were used. Results: Turkish people’s nursing image during the COVID-19 pandemic was highly positive. Individuals who stated that they had a chronic disease perceived nursing as a professional occupation, which transformed their current nursing image to a more positive image during the COVID-19 pandemic and the mean score they obtained from the Nursing Image Scale was statistically significantly high. Conclusion: We concluded that Turkish people’s perceptions of nurses changed for the better during the pandemic and their awareness of nursing improved. It is the nurses’ responsibility to improve the nursing image of the society. Therefore, it is critical for nurses to create a modern nurse image picturing them as producers of scientific knowledge and independent leaders.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the level of knowledge and perception of the Turkish society about the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional study whose sampling consists of 903 adults. Results: About half (49.6%) of the participants' information sources about COVID-19 composed of printed and visual media tools such as television, radio, newspaper, etc. 57.5% of the participants stated that their self-knowledge levels about COVID-19 were at a good level, whereas 19.7% of them at a very good level. 64.4% of the participants stated that their health would be seriously damaged if they get this virus; 58.9% of them thinks that this virus will severely damage their place of the resident; 50.9% of them stated that they trust that this crisis will be handled effectively by the health authorities of Turkey. Participants rated themselves an average of 8.7 points on compliance with COVID-19 measures. It was found that the participants had a 55% confidence in the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board (Turkey) and the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding COVID-19. Conclusions: Like all over the world, health authorities also in Turkey have taken several measures in the context of fighting against the pandemic and they expect society to comply with these measures. The fact that individuals in the society fulfill their individual responsibilities by confirming the accuracy of the information took place in printed/visual and social media from reliable sources is an important factor in reducing the effects of infectious diseases.

Aim: Two major earthquakes struck Turkey on February 6, 2023. After this natural disaster, tens of thousands of people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands were injured. A state of emergency was declared for three months in 11 provinces namely Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya and Elazığ where the disaster took place. Five days after the earthquake, the Council of Higher Education (CoHE) announced that the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year would be completed through distance education. Thus, in the present study, we aimed to investigate the perspectives of medical secretariat students, one of the important branches of the health services sector, about the distance education decision made by the CoHE due to the earthquake. Methods: In line with this purpose, an e-survey was administered to the first and second year students studying in the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program of a public university in Anatolia between February 13 and 17, 2023 (N: 285). In the analysis of the data, both the descriptive statistics and the Chi-square analysis were used. The data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) V.26. Results: Of the students, about three quarters were female students, a little more than half were second year students, and the vast majority stayed in state dormitories. The number of the students who lived in the earthquake zone and lost their relatives in the earthquake and whose houses were damaged was less than was that of the other students. Approximately three quarters of the Medical Documentation and Secretarial Program students did not favor online education, in other words, they wanted to have all the courses face to face. Conclusion: In short, necessary suggestions were made to heal traumas throughout the country and not to compromise on the quality of education.

Objective: Although the correct and appropriate use of Health Information Technologies yields positive results such as high productivity and satisfactory work performance, in some cases it may bring about some disadvantages. One of the most critical negative consequences of the use of health information technologies is technostress. Technostress occurs more frequently in nurses working in Intensive Care Units, where health information technologies are used very frequently. This study was aimed at investigating the effect of technostress on job performance in intensive care nurses. Methods: In the sample of this cross-sectional study, 214 intensive care nurses were included. The “Technostress” and “Job Performance” scales were used to collect data. Results: The participating intensive care unit nurses had a moderate level of technostress and a high level of job performance. There was a positive, significant and low correlation between the participating nurses' technostress and job performance levels (r=0.146; p

This study aims to examine the mediating role of psychological resilience in the relationship between perceived stress and spiritual well-being among women. By focusing on a large sample of Turkish women, it provides one of the first quantitative insights into how cultural and spiritual traditions shape gender-specific coping mechanisms, thereby offering a novel contribution to the international literature on stress and spirituality. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 498 women residing in Istanbul. Participants completed the Brief Resilience Scale, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale–Short Form. Data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis for construct validity, correlation analysis, and path analysis with the bootstrap method (5.000 iterations) to test the mediation hypothesis. Women reported moderate stress (M = 2.97) and resilience (M = 3.20), but high spiritual well-being (M = 3.81). Stress negatively correlated with resilience (r = − .457, p = .000) and spiritual well-being (r = − .117, p = .009). Resilience showed a weak positive correlation with spiritual well-being (r = .109, p = .015). Path analysis indicated a significant direct association of stress on spiritual well-being (β = -0.123, p = .006), but the indirect association through resilience was not significant (β = -0.005, p = .530). In other words, psychological resilience does not have a mediating role in the association of perceived stress on spiritual well-being. Our findings indicate a small but significant negative association between perceived stress and spiritual well-being, suggesting that higher stress levels were related to lower spiritual well-being. These findings underscore the need for culturally sensitive health interventions that integrate spiritual coping strategies alongside resilience-building approaches.