It was determined that the nursing diagnoses that the students mostly used, according to classification of NANDA-I, were in the domains of safety/protection, activity/rest, comfort, elimination and exchange, and nutrition.

Background: Progress in the nursing is only possible with nursing students who graduate with sufficient information and comprehension about their professions. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate nursing students' professional perceptions during 4-year undergraduate nursing program and to determine whether changes occur in this time frame Desing and Methods: This study was designed as a longitudinal cohort survey research. Data were collected over a four -year period. The study sample was constituted of 137 undergraduate nursing students attending two Schools of Health located in the western Turkey. In this study, data were collected using the Information Form which was prepared by the investigators and the Perception of Nursing Profession Scale (PNPS No statistically significant differences were found in perception of nursing profession mean scores during nursing education (p>0.05). Statistically meaningful differences were detected among students' "Professional Qualities" sub scale mean scores (p<0.05). Bonferroni test shows that the difference resulted from the fact that mean scores obtained at the end of Year 2 (Time 3) and Year 4 (Time 5) were higher than those obtained when students started nursing education (Time 1). No statistically significant differences were detected between "Professional Status" sub scale mean scores (p>0.05). Conclusion:The results of this study indicated that freshmen students perceived the nursing profession rather positively and that influence continued throughout their education. It was identified that initial positive perceptions of students progressively increased at the end of 2 nd and 4th years. It was determined that students positively perceived the professional status of nursing and that the significant perceptions continued throughout their education.

This study was conducted cross-sectionally to investigate factors effecting fear of delivery in last trimester pregnant women and its relationship with postpartum depression and maternal attachment. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted between the years 2014-2016 in a university hospital and in a state hospital maternity clinics in a western city. The study was made with 163 pregnant women. A questionnaire form which was created in accordance with literature that includes questions about sociodemographical characteristics and other items that can effect delivery fear, Wijma Delivery Expectance Experience Scale (W-DEQ), Pregnancy Related Discomforts Scale, Psychosocial Health Assesment in Pregnancy Scale, Maternal Attachment Scale, Edinburg Postpartum Depression Scale were used. Results: The mean delivery fear score of the pregnant women was 66.88±27.45. Fear of delivery significantly increased among those who did not take sufficient social support during their pregnancy (MWU=183.0; p=0.041) and among those who did not have sufficient information about delivery (MWU=1840.50; p= 0.000). A siginificant positive small corelation was found between W-DEQ and Edinburg Postpartum Depression Scale (r=0.271; p=0.023). Conclusion: Delivery fear of pregnant women increased for those who did not take social support during pregancy follows and for those who did not have sufficient information on delivery. In addition, it was found that delivery fear can cause postpartum depression. Amaç: Bu çalışma son trimester gebelerin doğum korkusunu etkileyen faktörleri ve doğum korkusunun postpartum depresyon ve maternal bağlanma ile ilişkisini belirlemek amacı ile yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma kesitsel tipte olup, batıda bir ilde bir üniversite ve bir devlet hastanesinin kadın doğum kliniği ve polikliniklerinde 2014-2016 yılları arasında yürütülmüştür. Araştırma 163 gebe ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri gebelerin sosyo-demografik özelliklerini ve doğum korkusunu etkileyeceği düşünülen sorulardan oluşan anket formu, Wijma Doğum Beklentisi Deneyimi Ölçeği, Gebeliğe Bağlı Yakınmalara İlişkin Ölçek, Gebelikte Psikososyal Sağlığı Değerlendirme Ölçeği, Edinburg Doğum Sonrası Depresyon Ölçeği, Maternal Bağlanma Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Gebelerin doğum korkusu puan ortalaması 66.88±27.45'dir. Gebelik takibinde sosyal destek almayanlarda (MWU= 183.0; p= 0.041) ve doğuma ilişkin yeterli bilgiye sahip olmayanlarda (MWU=1840.50; p= 0.000) doğum korkusunun arttığı bulunmuştur. Gebelerin Wijma Doğum Beklentisi Deneyimi Ölçeği puan ortalaması ile Edinburg Doğum Sonrası Depresyon Ölçeği puan ortalaması arasında pozitif yönde zayıf ilişki (r=0.271; p=0.023) saptanmıştır. Sonuç: Gebelik takibinde sosyal destek almayanlarda ve doğuma ilişkin yeterli bilgiye sahip olmayanlarda doğum korkusunun arttığı bulunmuştur. Ayrıca doğum korkusunun doğum sonrası depresyona neden olabileceği belirlenmiştir.

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