Browsing by Author "Ertem, G"

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    Turkish nursing students' attitudes towards voluntary induced abortion
    Yanikkerem, E; Ertem, G; Üstgörül, S; Karakus, A; Baydar, O; Esmeray, N
    Objective: To evaluate Turkish nursing students' attitudes towards voluntary induced abortion. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and June 2015, comprising students of Ege University Nursing Faculty and Celal Bayar University School of Health, located in two different cities of Turkey. Data was collected with a three-part questionnaire, focussing on students' characteristics, the knowledge of abortion law in Turkey and attitudes towards voluntary induced abortion. SPSS 15 was used for data analysis. Results: The mean score of students' attitude towards voluntary induced abortion was 39.8 +/- 7.9 which shows that nursing students moderately support abortion. Female students, students coming from upper class in society, and students who had higher family income and sexual experiences had more supportiveness attitudes towards voluntary induced abortion (p<0.05). Those who lived in a village before university life, who had extended family, and students of parents with low educational level, had lower score in this regard (p<0.05). Conclusion: Nursing students should be encouraged to behave non-judgmentally to women who want to have abortion.
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    An evaluation of nursing care in cancer patients
    Karadeniz, G; Yanikkerem, E; Altiparmak, S; Sevil, Ü; Ertem, G; Esen, A
    The aim of the present study was to identify what hospitalized cancer patients expect from nurses in terms of the care they receive. The specific aims of this study were: (i) to identify those individuals to whom the patients felt closest in the hospital setting and (ii) to evaluate nurses' management of cancer patients during their stay in the hospital. The sample included patients hospitalized at Ege University Hospital and Suat Seren District Hospital, Izmir, Turkey We found significant differences between the scores of satisfaction and dissatisfaction and gender age, education, occupation, type of cancer and the mode of treatment (p < 0.05). The majority of the cancer patients reported that nursing management was unsatisfactory. Some demographic factors such as cultural and social status affected patients' expectations.