The study’s main goal was to compare the effects of a mobile application versus traditional methods of teaching on nursing students’ acquisition of knowledge about pressure injury prevention. In addition, a secondary aim was to discover nursing students’ viewpoints related to the advantages and disadvantages of using mobile applications as an educational method. A randomized controlled study design was implemented during November and December of 2023 in a nursing faculty with 60 undergraduate students in their second nursing year. A total of 30 students were assigned to the mobile application group, while the other 30 students were assigned to the traditional lecture group. The study was executed in three stages: pre-test, educational intervention, and post-test. The results of the study during the pre-test showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the mean scores of pressure injury themes between the two groups. However, the post-test scores for all PI themes were higher in the mobile application group compared to the traditional lecture group. Furthermore, five advantages of the mobile application were highlighted by students: “improvement of students’ knowledge and skills”, “self-confidence”, “stress reduction”, “enhancement of competence”, and “stimulation of learning motivation”. This study demonstrated the effectiveness of the mobile application method in enhancing nursing students’ knowledge and prophylaxis of pressure injury. Therefore, the mobile application method is recommended as an innovative approach to teaching.

Purpose: To determine barriers to preventing venous thromboembolism in total knee and hip arthroplasty patients by surgical nurses. Methods: This qualitative study used a phenomenological approach. The semi-structured interview questionnaire included two questions focused on nursing care practices for VTE prevention and barriers faced during VTE prophylaxis in total knee and hip arthroplasty patients. Study data were collected from 10 surgical nurses through semi-structured interviews in July 2021. Results: After analyzing the data, two main themes, five categories, and fourteen subcategories were developed. The main themes included “Nursing care” and “Barriers.” Two categories were reflected in terms of nursing care: general care and mechanical prophylaxis. Regarding barriers, the analysis of the interview reflected three main categories: “lack of professional competence”, “work conditions challenges”, and “resistance from patients”. Conclusion: Educational institutions must play a critical role in preparing surgical nurses by establishing clinical nurse specialist programs and post-graduate diplomas programs that sufficiently prepare nurses for clinical settings.

Objective: To describe the meaning attributed to nurses’ clinical experience in a medical-surgical intensive care unit in Northern Cyprus. Method: The qualitative study was conducted in two medical-surgical intensive care units at a university hospital. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 17 nurses. Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological approach was used to analyze nurses’ experiences. The consolidated criteria for reporting a qualitative research checklist were followed in this study. Results: The data analysis led to the extraction of the 5 themes and 19 subthemes. The themes identified for the study were competence, the emotional universe, stress resources, the meaning of nursing care, and profoundly affecting events. The study results show that the nurses expressed that having gained much experience in intensive care units and working there has contributed significantly to their professional development. Conclusion: It was indicated that the nurses had meaningful, caring experiences in intensive care units, which were perceived, however, as stressful experiences as well. The study has important implications for nurses, faculty members, and administrators to gain positive care experiences in terms of intensive care units.

Stepping into the nursing profession, staying in the profession and career development in the profession are stated to be the result of perceptions of nurses about the image of the profession. The study aims to determine the effect of perceptions of the professional image of nursing students on their profession preferences. The descriptive study was conducted in nursing departments of six universities in Turkey and Cyprus. The sample consisted of 874 freshman students who voluntarily agreed to participate in the research. The data were collected using the introductory information form and the "Image of Nursing Profession Scale". The average score of the nursing students on the Image of Nursing Profession Scale was 152.2 ± 11.4. A statistically significant difference was found in the Image of Nursing Profession Scale total score average in terms of the gender, undergraduate program, choosing the nursing profession willingly, consideration the image of the profession when choosing the nursing profession variables ( p <.05). The nursing students were found to have a good level of perceptions of professional image towards the nursing profession. Individual characteristics and the economic situation of the profession were found to positively affect the voluntary choice of the nursing profession.

Introduction: Patient satisfaction is valuable in terms of evaluating the nursing care process, increasing the quality of care, and providing better quality of care. Regularly evaluating patient satisfaction and making necessary arrangements in nursing practices in line with patient...