Nurses’ Views on Their Profession in Turkey and Influencing Factors |
Author : Selma Sabanciogullari* and Selma Dogan |
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Abstract :Objective: The study was conducted as a descriptive and cross-sectional to determine nurses’ views on their profession in Turkey, their commitment to the profession and participation in professional activities and influencing factors.
Methods: The study sample comprised 2253 nurses working in hospital in Turkey. The data were collected using a questionnaire developed by the researchers. For the assessment of the data, percentages,the chi square and multiple logistic regression analysis were used.
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Outcome Changes after Diverse Radical Prostatectomy among Prostate Cancer Patients: Comparison of One and Five Years of Follow-Up |
Author : Yu-Hua Lin*, Chia-Chan Kao, Chiung- Yu Huang and YuChun Yao |
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Abstract :Prostate cancer develops slowly and is frequently diagnosed in elderly men, and its treatments are associated with adverse effects on the urinary and sexual function of patients [1]. Radical prostatectomy (RP) may reduce the disease-specifi c mortality of patients with prostate cancer, although this approach has been shown to have long-term negative complications with no improvement in overall patient survival [2]. Chen et al. [3], recommended that longitudinal measurement of patients’ reported outcomes is crucial because of the time-dependent nature of symptom development after treatment.
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Graduates’ Experiences of Transition and Transformation Following Completion of a Nursing Bridging Education Program |
Author : Sue Coffey*, Gail Lindsay, Katherine Cummings, Shelley Bouchard, Marianne Cochrane, Karen Macdonald, Sandra Mairs and Susan Sproul |
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Abstract :Background: Nursing bridging education (NBE) refers to educational programs that support learners to move from one level of educational preparation or practice to another. In the context of this study, NBE refers specifi cally to an educational focus that creates the opportunity for learners to move from practice as a college diploma prepared RPN to an RN through earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree.
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Survival Determinants in Endometrial Cancer Patients: 5-Years Experience |
Author : Gul Pinar* and Ali Ayhan |
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Abstract :Aim: The aim of the study was to explore fi ve years survival in women with endometrial cancer.
Material and methods: A retrospective review of 146 patients with endometrial cancer treated at Baskent University Hospital Gyne-oncologic Clinic in Ankara, Turkey between 2010 and 2015 was performed. Demographic and clinic-pathological data were compared with survival. |
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