{"title":"Concerns of High-Risk Pregnancies During Pandemic: COVID-19 and Fear of Birth.","authors":"Öznur Tiryaki, Hamide Zengin, Koray Gök, Mehmet Süha Bostancı, Selçuk Özden","doi":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.21251","DOIUrl":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.21251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study was conducted to determine the fear of birth and coronavirus disease 2019 in pregnant women who applied to the high-risk pregnancy outpatient clinic during the pandemic and investigate whether there is a relationship between these fears.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study using questionnaires. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale and Fear of Birth Scale for Pregnant Women were validated in Turkish in outpatient women with high-risk pregnancies. The study was carried out with 238 pregnant women between February 15 - April 15, 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the pregnant women participating in the study was 30.22 ± 6.01, the mean week of gestation was 30.87 ± 5.56, the total mean of Fear of COVID-19 Scale score was found to be 18.23 ± 6.41, and Fear of Birth Scale for Pregnant Women total mean score was 62.30 ± 25.66. An increased prevalence of anxiety has been found in high-risk pregnant women during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. It was observed that there was a significant, positive, and low-level relationship between Fear of COVID-19 Scale-19 and Fear of Birth Scale for Pregnant Women of high-risk pregnant women (r = .268; p = .000).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Prenatal anxiety was prevalent among high-risk pregnant women who required routine anxiety screening and psychosocial support during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/a2/0d/fnjn-30-3-274.PMC9623135.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40356991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ways To Enhance Blood Transfusion Safety: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Javad Nadali, Anahita Divani, Nasim Hatefimoadab","doi":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.21214","DOIUrl":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.21214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Blood product administration is a vital and possibly life-threatening issue that may increase the risk of clinical damage in patients. This review aims to provide a comprehensive review of the ways to improve blood transfusion safety.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In order to conduct this systematic review, electronic databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane CENTRAL, Scopus, and Google Scholar, were searched for data of the last 30 years using keywords including patient safety, blood transfusion, risk management, safety management, and transfusion reaction. The inclusion criteria set for the selection of quantitative articles were articles written in English and published in peer-reviewed journals during the mentioned period. In this study the publications are reviewed in line with the PRISMA guide checklist.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 6105 articles found during the initial search, 16 articles were finalized for further investigation. Fifty percent of the included articles discussed the use of modern technology including patient identification system, barcode technology, portable computer systems, and databases. Moreover, 31% of the studies evaluated the use of alternative methods for transfusion of blood products including mediastinal blood transfusion, the use of autologous blood in adult patients, the use of cord blood in children, the use of hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier-201, and the injection of fresh whole blood. About 18% of articles drew attention to indications and thresholds as an essential factor increasing patient safety.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It was concluded from this study that the use of technology leads to fewer human errors and complications caused by these errors. In addition, some alternative methods can be used in a cost-effective way to reduce serious adverse events caused by common strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e4/fb/fnjn-30-3-288.PMC9623141.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40358936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoyok Bekti Prasetyo, Sri Sunaringsih Ika Wardojo, Agung Dwi Laksono, Yulis Setiya Dewi, Titih Huriah
{"title":"Determinant Factors of Alcohol Consumption Among Indonesian Adolescents Through Parents' Attention: Findings from a National Survey.","authors":"Yoyok Bekti Prasetyo, Sri Sunaringsih Ika Wardojo, Agung Dwi Laksono, Yulis Setiya Dewi, Titih Huriah","doi":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.22002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/FNJN.2022.22002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The specific goals of this study were to investigate the determinant factors of alcohol consumption in Indonesian adolescents.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The research design used is a survey with a cross-sectional approach using data from Indonesia-Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2015. The sample consisted of adolescents aged 13-17 years who attended school in all regions of Indonesia. The total sample was 11 142 teenagers. For the data analysis, frequency distribution, percentage, chi-square, and multinomial logistic regression were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Factors that affect alcohol consumption in adolescents in Indonesia were age, gender, and parental attention related to academics (p < .001). Early teens were 1.5 times more likely to consume alcohol (95% CI: 1.204--1.778) compared to late teens. Good parental attention to adolescent academics can inhibit alcohol consumption by 0.8 times (95% CI: 0.762-0.887) compared to parents who do not pay attention to academics.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Factors that influence teenagers to consume alcohol are age, gender, and parents' who does not pay attention to adolescent academics. Involving the role of parents is a strategic part of the alcohol consumption prevention program in adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/68/ff/fnjn-30-3-238.PMC9623228.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40356986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gurbinder Kaur Jit Singh, Wah Yun Low, Khatijah Lim Abdullah
{"title":"Validation of the Measurement Model of the Grief Support Healthcare Scale Among the Intensive Care Unit Nurses in Malaysia.","authors":"Gurbinder Kaur Jit Singh, Wah Yun Low, Khatijah Lim Abdullah","doi":"10.5152/FNJN.2022.21298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/FNJN.2022.21298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the measurement model of the Grief Support Healthcare Scale sub-constructs among the intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This methodological study in January 2015 uses the TRIPOD checklist for model validation. A two-order confirmatory factor analysis involving 655 nurses from the adult ICUs of nine hospitals confirmed the validity and reliability of the sub-constructs of grief support. The evaluation of the measurement model was based on the multi-category model fit indices.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The convergent and discriminant validities and reliability of the grief support sub-constructs, recognition of the relationship, acknowledgment of the loss, and inclusion of the griever were confirmed, with eight indicators. The measurement model of the revised Grief Support Healthcare Scale had a good model-fit (chi-square (df) = 67.586(17); p = .000; relative chi-square = 3.976; AGFI = 0.947; GFI = 0.975; CFI = 0.990; IFI = 0.990; TLI = 0.984; RMSEA = 0.067; SRMR = 0.020).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The validated grief support measurement model allows measurement of grief support for future intensive care unit nurses and the structural model analysis. Nurse managers and co-workers provide support to the grieving intensive care unit nurses based on the essential components of grief support.</p>","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/84/c2/fnjn-30-3-224.PMC9623214.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40356984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Do Unemployment and Comorbidities Affect the Mental Disorders Prevalence? An Econometric Panel Data Approach for Middle-Income Countries","authors":"C. Boz, Anı Hande Mete, S. H. Ozsarı","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45195236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Situation of Intensive Care Nurses Using Evidence-Based Guidelines in Preventing Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections","authors":"Oktay Temiz, Belkız Kızıltan, Y. Kanbay","doi":"10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/archealthscires.2022.22005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73033,"journal":{"name":"Florence Nightingale journal of nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48540490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}