Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2022 (roč. 13), číslo 2

Midwifery education in central Europe – challenges for the future

Martina Bašková

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(2):624 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0006  

Nursing students’ experiences and perceptions of aggression: a sample from Turkey

Elvan Emine Ata, Emel Bahadir Yilmaz

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(2):625-632 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0036  

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate nursing students’ experiences and perceptions of aggression during their clinical practice. Design: The descriptive study. Methods: This was a descriptive study comprising students in their second, third, and fourth years in the Faculty of Health Sciences during the spring term of the 2015–2016 academic year. An explanation of the aim of this study was provided to the participants, and the written approval of 213 students was obtained before the study was commenced. A Personal Information Form and the Perception of Aggression Scale were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and...

Translation and validation of the Satisfaction with Simulation Experience scale: cross-sectional study

Martina Smrekar, Sanja Ledinski Fičko, Biljana Kurtović, Boris Ilić, Snježana Čukljek, Martin Tomac, Ana Marija Hošnjak

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(2):633-639 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0038  

Aim: The aim of the study was to translate the Satisfaction with Simulation Experience (SSE) scale in Croatian language and examine whether the SSE scale was valid and reliable among Croatian nursing students. Design: In May 2020, a cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Croatia. A 145 bachelor’s degree nursing students participated in the study. Methods: To determine the instrument’s internal consistency reliability, the Cronbach alpha coefficient was used. In addition, Confirmatory factor analysis, Bartlett’s sphericity test, the Kaiser-Olkin statistic and Kolmogorov-Smirnov...

Visitors and equipment failure as predictors of interruptions among nurses

Mohammad Hussein Altamimi, Othman Abdelraouf Alfuqaha, Ali Saqri Baniissa, Wala’ Thalgi AL-Maqbeh

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(2):640-647 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0039  

Aim: To discover the perceived level of nursing interruptions during care activities. The study evaluates the contributing factors of alarms, equipment failures, visitors, and telephone calls in predicting interruptions according to the site of nurses’ work. It also examines the potential association of demographic factors of nurses with interruption levels. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The study included nurses working at a tertiary hospital in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Data collections were carried out between May and July 2020. The analysis was performed using 257 valid questionnaires, compromising 128...

Adaptation into Turkish and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale

Esra Nur Kabakci, Neşe Çelik

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(2):648-656 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0001  

Aim: This study was conducted to adapt the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (SCCS) into the Turkish language and to psychometrically test it for use with Turkish midwives. Design: A methodological study. Design: A methodological study. Methods: The study sample consisted of 250 midwives working at a state hospital in Turkey. First, the linguistic and content validity of the scale were evaluated. Next, the scale was tested in a pilot study. Finally, the construct validity and reliability of the scale were analysed. Results: In this study, the content validity ratio value of each item on the SCCS as adapted into Turkish...

The effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on sleep quality in total hip arthroplasty patients

Funda Çetinkaya, Neziha Karabulut

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(2):657-663 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2022.13.0002  

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on sleep quality in patients with total hip arthroplasty. Design: A non-randomized quasi-experimental model was used in this study. Methods: Data were collected using a Personal Information Form and the Turkish translation of the Visual Analog Sleep Scale (VAS Scale). The data was analyzed using percentages and t-test. Results: In comparison with the mean VAS Scale scores between the experimental and the control groups, no significant difference was found between the mean VAS Scale scores of the patients before the surgery...

Self-efficacy in relation to adherence to healthy behaviours among pregnant women: a concept analysis

Iman Al Hashmi, Omar Al Omari

Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2022, 13(2):664-674 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0003  

Aim: This study aims to provide an understanding of the concept of self-efficacy in its implications in promoting adherence to healthy behaviours among pregnant women. Design: Concept analysis guided by Wilson 1963 framework. Methods: An electronic search of the literature published from 2009–2019 was conducted using the following databases: CINAHL, PubMed, ERIC, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. After an in-depth review of the literature, the data were analysed, and the findings were synthesized. Results: It was found that self-efficacy is a multidimensional, dynamic, and contextual concept that is shaped according to...