Özlem Şahin Akboğa

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Background: Resuscitation management is a highly demanding clinical process requiring nurses to demonstrate competence and efficiency. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Resuscitation Self-Efficacy Scale (RSES), which measures nurses’ self-efficacy in resuscitation management. Methods: This cross-sectional methodological study included 217 nurses actively working in clinical settings. Linguistic validity was ensured through forward–backward translation, and content validity was established via expert evaluation. Construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis after verifying sampling adequacy with Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett’s tests. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for test–retest reliability. Results: Model fit indices indicated acceptable fit. The KMO value was 0.934 and Bartlett’s test was significant (χ ² = 2495.41, p < 0.001). Cronbach’s alpha for the total scale was 0.942, and ICC values showed high reliability. Strong positive correlations were found between the total RSES score and its sub-dimensions (Recognition r = 0.817; Debriefing and recording r = 0.880; Responding and rescuing r = 0.912; Reporting r = 0.842). Conclusion: The Turkish RSES is a valid and reliable tool for assessing nurses’ resuscitation self-efficacy and may support clinical practice and intervention development.

Background: Understanding nurses’ awareness, experience, and recommendations regarding the prevention of patient falls during bariatric surgery is critical to strengthen patient safety and improve the quality of care. This study aimed to determine in depth the experiences of operating room (OR) nurses regarding patient falls during bariatric surgery and their opinions and suggestions for the prevention of patient falls. Materials and Methods: The study is qualitative. It was conducted with 14 OR nurses working in a hospital in Turkey. Data were collected through in-depth interviews using a semistructured questionnaire. MAXQDA Software, a qualitative data analysis tool, was used. Results: In the findings of the study, a total of 4 themes (attitudes toward patient falls, experiences during patient falls, situations affecting patient falls, and suggestions for preventing patient falls), 15 subthemes, and 23 codes were identified. Conclusions: It was determined that OR nurses who experienced patient falls were meticulous about taking precautions intraoperatively. During bariatric surgery, the patient should be immobilized, safe surgical equipment should be used, and health care professionals should be trained in this regard.

Objective:This study aims to investigate the effect of professional values and certain descriptive variables on surgical nurses’ attitudes toward medical errors. Method:This descriptive study was conducted among 285 nurses working in the surgical units of a university hospital between March and June, 2024. Data were collected using the descriptive characteristics form, the attitudes toward medical errors scale, and the nursing professional values scale. Results:The mean score on the professional values scale was 98.83±19.80; the mean score on the attitudes toward medical errors scale was 2.23±0.42. Subscale mean scores were 3.00±0.69 for perceptions of medical errors, 2.03±0.54 for approach to medical errors, and 2.30±0.54 for causes of medical errors. Results of stepwise regression analysis showed that the number of patients cared for, duration of work, overtime work, and professional values affected attitudes toward medical errors, and these variables explained 23.5% of the variance in attitudes toward medical errors. Conclusion:This study found that the nurses had an above-average mean score for professional values and generally low attitudes toward medical errors. Nurses’ attitudes toward medical errors were significantly affected by the number of monthly shifts, overtime work, number of patients cared for, and professional values.

Background and Purpose: Self-efficacy level is an important factor in gaining basic life support skills. This study aimed to test the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of “Basic Resuscitation Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (BRS-SES),” which measures the confidence levels of nursing students. Methods: The data of this methodological study were collected from 387 nursing students from Turkey. Results: A two-dimensional factor structure and 18 items were included in the analysis. Intraclass fit indices were calculated as χ ² /degree of freedom = 3.431, root-mean-square error of approximation = .079, and comparative fit index = .957. Conclusion: The study showed that the Turkish version of BRS-SES is a valid and reliable assessment instrument for measuring self-efficacy levels of nursing students in basic life support skills.

Background: Self‐efficacy is an important factor in nursing students' academic success. Thus, task‐dependent self‐efficacy should be evaluated in terms of learning. Valid and reliable tools are needed to measure learning self‐efficacy in different societies.Aim: The study aimed to test the ‘Nursing Learning Self‐Efficacy Scale’ psychometric properties in the Turkish population.Methods: It is a methodological study of instrument translation and validation. The psychometric properties of the Nursing Learning Self‐Efficacy Scale were tested with 345 nursing students. For reliability, 50 nursing students were included in the retest. The study was conducted between May and June 2024 in a Health Sciences Faculty located in the Central Anatolia region of Türkiye.Findings: The Content Validity Index of the scale was determined as 0.95 for linguistic compatibility and 0.92 for content compatibility. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a four‐dimensional factor structure with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 62.84%, and 20 items in the scale were included in the analysis. In the confirmatory factor analysis of the scale, the fit indices for the classes were acceptable. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for Turkish culture was determined to be 0.926.Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Nursing Learning Self‐Efficacy Scale is a valid and reliable assessment tool for measuring self‐efficacy in the learning skills of nursing students.