The society's view of nursing in Turkey.

This study was conducted in order to ensure the educational transformation of a school of health at a state university, within the scope of the Bologna Process. A review of the literature suggests that dependent functions of nursing are studied more often than its independent functions, but independent functions of nursing are not properly understood by society. The population consisted of 458 people in Düzce. They were chosen using a stratified sampling method. The researchers developed a questionnaire form to use as the data collection tool. The data were evaluated by means of descriptive statistics. People living in Düzce region believed that nurses primarily perform care activities, that they act as assistants to doctors. Nurses who perform practical tasks were given positive ratings for their interpersonal communication skills, but the participants also expected nursing school to improve educational structuring to help nursing students acquire communication skills. Nursing education programs must be restructured to improve nursing students' communication skills. It is the first step for structuring education program to know what is nursing image within society. In light of this approach nursing program can be restructured to local tendencies.

The Effect of Nurses' Professionalism Attitudes on Nurse-Nurse Collaboration in a City Hospital in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Professionalism in nursing plays a key role in establishing collaboration between nurses. Collaboration between nurses increases the quality of patient care and reduces medical errors. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of nurses' professionalism attitudes on nurse-nurse collaboration. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 409 nurses in public hospitals in Kayseri, Turkey. Data were collected using a socio-demographic characteristics questionnaire, the Occupational Professional Attitude Inventory, and the Nurse-Nurse Collaboration Scale. Results: Nurses had high professionalism but low nurse-nurse collaboration. There was a weak positive correlation between professionalism and nurse-nurse collaboration. It was determined that professionalism affects nurse-nurse collaboration at low level. Conclusion: Nurses had high levels of professionalism but low levels of collaboration. However, professionalism was weakly associated with collaboration, and nurses' attitudes toward professionalism had little effect on nurse-nurse collaboration. Executive nurses should organize training to help nurses develop professionalism and collaboration skills. In addition, for collaboration, all nurses must have at least a bachelor's degree education.

The cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nurse-Nurse Collaboration Scale in Italy.

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Collaboration between colleagues is an essential element of clinical nursing care because it helps to ensure patient safety. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the XXX version of the Nurse-Nurse Collaboration Scale (NNCS). The secondary goal of this study was to assess the degree of collaboration between nurses in Italy. METHODS: First, the cultural adaptation of the NNCS tool was performed. The face and content validity of the tool were assessed through the involvement of nursing experts. To test construct validity, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 362 nurses. RESULTS: The Italian version of the NNCS was composed of 23 items distributed across five domains. The five-dimensional model showed an adequate model goodness of fit (RMSEA=0.075, CFI=0.883, SRMR=0.072). The NNCS dimension with the highest average score was Professionalism (M=3.10 ± 0.45), while Conflict Management (M=2.14 ± 0.47) exhibited the lowest score. CONCLUSIONS: The Italian version of the NNCS is a valid and reliable tool. More effort should be made to ensure the proper management of conflicts in healthcare environments.