The relationship between nursing students' digital and smartphone addiction levels and nomophobia: A descriptive, correlational study.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between nursing students' digital addiction and smartphone addiction levels and nomophobia. METHODS: This is a descriptive, correlational study. It was conducted with 215 nursing students in a university located in northeastern Turkey. RESULTS: A positive and moderate correlation was found between students' nomophobia levels with smartphone addiction and digital addiction levels (p < 0.05). Analysis of the regression coefficients determined that smartphone addiction (ß = 0.765; p < 0.01) had a significant positive effect on nomophobia. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: In conclusion, nursing students should seek professional psychological help in developing health and life behaviors, such as sports, healthy eating, and sleep, to reduce nomophobia.

Does natural birth have a circadian rhythm?

The aim of this study was to investigate whether natural birth has a circadian rhythm. The present study was planned as a retrospective descriptive study of the natural births performed in a Maternity and Children's Diseases Training and Research Hospital in the north of Turkey between January 1 and December 31. The study included 723 (98.9%) cases of natural birth. It was found that the mean age of the women in the study sample was 26.84 ± 5.83 years and the mean gestational age was 38.98 ± 1.95 years. It was determined that the mean labour duration of the women was 12.47 ± 0.78 hours; of all births, 34.6% occurred between 08:00-16:00 hours, 38.2% occurred between 16:01-00:00 hours and 27.2% occurred between 00:01-07:59 hours. Considering the birth time in terms of month, it was observed that the most common birth month was July and the least common birth month was March. In accordance with the study data, it is observed that the labour process occurred at night in the day/night cycle and in the summer months at a higher rate.Impact statementWhat is already known on this subject? Chronological transitions are of critical importance for pregnancy. There are many mechanisms affecting Labour process. One of the most important mechanisms among these is the release and timing of foetal-maternal hormones. The chronological transitions are critical for a normal pregnancy and any temporary alteration may have detrimental effects for foetal development and/or maternal healthWhat the results of this study add? It is observed that births occur at a higher rate at night hours in the day-night cycle and in summer months, and in terms of day, Wednesday is the most common birth day. Considering these results, although it is thought that the levels of hormones released at night lead the birth to occur mostly at night-time hours and non-fully developed thermoregulatory system and sympathetic nervous systems of foetus and sensitivity to temperature may be effective on the number of births in summer months, it is seen that the data are insufficient to reach this conclusion.What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? It is believed that the foetus has a biological clock. This is parallel to fluctuating levels of various hormones affecting labour and delivery, which may be a positive influence on the labour process itself. It seems that more study results are required in addition to these results.

[Evidence-Based Practices in Episiotomy Care]. / Epizyotomi Bakiminda Kanita Dayali Uygulamalar.

AIM: The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the research associated with wound healing process in episiotomy care. METHOD: The search for this study was conducted through the international databases of Cochrane, Science Direct, Medline, Medine Complete, CIHANL, Scopus, AcademicSearch Complete, Complementary Index and ULAKBIM medical database among the National Databases between May 1 and July 17, 2017. "Episiotomy care" and "episiotomy wound healing" were used as key words during the search. A total of 23 publications compliant with the inclusion criteria were included in the study and were evaluated in terms of comparisons, restrictions, and results. RESULTS: Studies about episiotomy care were evaluated under four headings such as the use of antiseptic solutions, use of dry/wet and hot and cold applications, laser and light therapy, and the use of aromatic oils and phytotherapy in episiotomy care. Among the 23 studies included in this study, 17 were designed as experimental and 6 as half-experimental and a total of 2.408 puerperal women participated in this study. CONCLUSION: The results of this literature review revealed a limited number of research findings on the care of episiotomy wounds and a necessity of performance of new studies on this subject was established.