Examining effects of the flipped classroom approach on motivation, learning strategies, urinary system knowledge, and urinary catheterization skills of first-year nursing students.

AIM: In nursing education, innovative approaches are crucial to enhancing students' competence and preparing them to respond to the complex healthcare needs of society. The aim of the current study was to compare the efficacy of the flipped classroom and traditional educational approaches on the acquisition of urinary system knowledge and skill level, and on the motivation and learning strategies of first-year nursing students. METHODS: This study was implemented with a single blind and randomized controlled design in the nursing department of a university's faculty of health sciences between December 2018 and December 2019, with 94 first-year undergraduate nursing students (47 in the experimental group adopting a flipped classroom approach, 47 students in the traditional approach control group). The study was conducted over pre-test and posttest phases for both groups. RESULTS: The experimental group had higher mean scores than the controls in intrinsic goal orientation, task value, self-efficacy, rehearsal, elaboration, and organization and effort regulation, but lower scores in test anxiety (p < 0.001). The theoretical and skill exam scores of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The flipped classroom approach was effective for improving urinary system knowledge and skill level, and for the motivation and learning strategies of nursing students. This innovative education approach can be recommended as a student-centered method in nursing education for teaching theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practices.

Professional values of Turkish nurses: A descriptive study.

BACKGROUND: Professional values improve the quality of nurses' professional lives, reduce emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, increase personal success, and help to make collaborations with the members of the healthcare team more frequent. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the professional values of Turkish nurses and to explore the relationships between nurses' characteristics. METHODS: This was a descriptive study of a convenience sample consisting of 269 clinical nurses. A questionnaire was used to identify socio-demographic characteristics, and the Nurses' Professional Values Scale was applied. Ethical considerations: Permission to conduct the study was received from the hospital and the Institutional Review Boards of the Süleyman Demirel University ethic committee. RESULTS: The mean scale score of the participant nurses was 165.41 ± 20.79. The results of this study revealed that human dignity was the most important professional value for nurses, and the importance attached to these values showed statistically significant differences by age, length of service, educational level, marital status, position at work, and receiving relevant in-service training. CONCLUSION: Nurses' Professional Values Scale scores showed that nurses give above average and attached importance to professional values.

[Levels of awareness of occupational and general cardiovascular risk factors among metal industry employees]. / Metal sektörü çalisanlarinin mesleki ve genel kardiyovasküler risk faktörleri bilgi düzeyleri.

OBJECTIVE: Long-term exposure to physical, chemical, ergonomic and psychosocial environmental factors may lead to occupational cardiovascular disease in metal industry employees. This study aimed to determine levels of knowledge levels regarding occupational and cardiovascular risk factors among metal industry employees. METHODS: The study was conducted between 2nd and 6th June 2014 with the participation of 82 employees. All were working in a medium-sized workplace in the metal industry. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire, which included socio-demographic characteristics and occupational cardiovascular risk factors, and a scale developed by Arikan et al. to measure awareness levels of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CARRF-KL). RESULTS: The mean age of employees was 39.97±8.44. Of the participants, 58.5% stated that they had knowledge on cardiac disease risk factors. The mean CARRF-KL score was found to be 18.65±4.04. The percentage of employees stating that they had no knowledge on the occupational risks for such diseases was 79.3%, while 19.5% stated that job stress caused cardiac diseases. One individual (1.2%) stated that one of the chemical solvents used in the working environment was a risk factor. CONCLUSION: Although awareness among metal industry employees of cardiovascular risk factors was above average, it was determined that they do not have adequate information on occupational risk factors. Prolonged and unprotected levels exposure to environmental factors constitute a risk for cardiovascular disease. This information is important for the development of preventive cardiology.