Enhancing learning motivation and academic achievement in nursing students through metaverse-based learning: A randomized controlled study.

AIM: Generation Z students do not get much benefit from traditional distance education methods. Instead, they need new platforms and methods that will motivate them and increase their success. METHODS: A randomized controlled study was performed on 42 students. The experimental group students were presented with metaverse, and the control group students were taught the distance education course. RESULTS: In this study, in the students' Instructional Materials Motivation Survey, the mean scores of both the experimental and control groups exhibited no significant difference before the intervention. Regarding the effect of metaverse-based learning on students' Instructional Materials Motivation Survey, the mean score of the control group was 82.55 ± 13.18, and the mean score of the experimental group was 96.52 ± 9.54 and there was a significant difference between groups after the intervention. When the academic achievement levels of the groups were examined, it was determined that the experimental group scored 76.57 ± 13.33 and the control group received 64.40 ± 16.42 points. It was determined there was a significant difference between the groups in terms of learning motivation and academic achievement. CONCLUSION: The study results show that the participants accepted the important role of metaverse as an effective learning method compared to traditional distance education methods. It is recommended to expand the use of metaverse in various fields of nursing education.

The effect of personal space on blood pressure in the Turkish woman.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of personal space on blood pressure using the Giger and Davidhizar transcultural assessment model. METHODS: The quasi-experimental study was carried out in a maternity hospital located in Isparta, Turkey, from March to July 2014, and comprised all the women hospitalised in the obstetrics and gynaecology clinic. The blood pressure measurements were performed by two nursing students; one male and one female. The questionnaire was composed by the researchers in reference to the sub-dimensions of the Giger and Davidhizar transcultural assessment model. RESULTS: There were 115 women with a mean age of 26.50±4.86 years. Overall, 81(70.4%) patients were members of a nuclear family, and 43(37.4%) were primary school graduates. There was no significant difference in the diastolic blood pressure values measured by female and male students (p>0.05), but systolic blood pressure values measured by the female and male students were significantly different (p<0.05).. CONCLUSIONS: Female patients had increased systolic blood pressure values when they were measured by male nursing students and the increase was correlated with ethnicity and income level.

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.