Arzu Tat Çatal

Aims: To examine surgical patients’ perceptions of the care provided by nursing students.Methods: This study employed a convergent parallel mixed methods design and was conducted in the surgical units of a public hospital in Turkiye between March and May 2026. The quantitative phase included 118 patients, while the qualitative phase involved 19 patients selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using the Patient Perception of Nursing Student Care Scale and semi-structured individual interviews. Analysis included descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and inductive content analysis. Quantitative and qualitative findings were integrated using a joint display. Findings were reported in accordance with the STROBE, COREQ, and GRAMMS guidelines.Results: Surgical patients rated the care provided by nursing students positively overall (Patient Perception of Nursing Student Care Scale score: 4.05±0.37). Among the subscales, professionalism received the highest mean score (4.11±0.42), whereas knowledge and skills received the lowest (3.94±0.60). Qualitative analysis generated four themes. Patients valued students’ attitudes, communication, and approach, but closer clinical supervision was suggested for invasive procedures, patient education, and discharge planning. Patients perceived nursing students as future nurses and expressed willingness to contribute to their learning. The qualitative findings complemented and expanded the quantitative results by explaining the comparatively lower knowledge and skills ratings through patients’ concerns about invasive procedures and their preference for clinical supervision, and by highlighting patient education and discharge counseling as areas requiring improvement.Conclusion: Surgical patients generally perceived the care provided by nursing students positively. Professional attitudes and communication skills emerged as key strengths, whereas closer clinical supervision and additional support were particularly needed during invasive procedures, patient education, and discharge planning. These findings highlight the value of patient feedback in informing nursing students’ clinical education and supporting the delivery of person-centered care.

Purpose: This study examined the associations among presenteeism, psychological resilience, and perioperative competence in operating room nurses and whether psychological resilience statistically accounted for part of the association between presenteeism and perioperative competence. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational study included 251 operating room nurses working in public and university hospitals in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form, the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale-Revised, the four-item Turkish short form of the Stanford Presenteeism Scale, and the Brief Resilience Scale. Pearson correlation and mediation analyses were con-ducted using Hayes’ PROCESS macro, adjusting for age, gender, hospital type, professional experience, and shift type. An errors-in-variables sensitivity analysis was also performed. Results: Presenteeism was negatively associated with psychological resilience and perioperative competence, whereas psychological resilience was positively associated with perioperative competence (all p < 0.01). The indirect effect through psychological resilience was significant (ab = −0.410, 95% BC CI [−0.828, −0.123]) and accounted for 31.1% of the total effect. The direct effect did not reach statistical significance (c′ = −0.908, p = 0.066). The sensitivity analysis showed a similar pattern. Conclusions: Psychological resilience accounted for a modest but significant portion of the association between presenteeism and perioperative competence. Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the temporal ordering of these relationships.

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Objective: This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of perioperative nursing education to identify publication trends, thematic structures, and global collaboration networks. Material and Methods: This retrospective descriptive bibliometric study was conducted in accordance with the BIBLIO guidelines. The Web of Science Core Collection was searched on November 17, 2025, using terms related to perioperative nursing and education. English-language research articles and reviews were included. After eligibility assessment and data cleaning, 311 publications, comprising 281 research articles and 30 reviews, were analyzed. Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny and VOSviewer were used to examine publication and citation trends, thematic structures, and collaboration networks.Results: A total of 311 studies published between 2000 and 2025 were analyzed, with an annual growth rate of 16.55%. The AORN Journal was the most influential journal, the United States had the highest citation impact, and the University of São Paulo was the most productive institution. Keyword analysis grouped 32 terms into seven clusters, with “perioperative nursing” emerging as the most central concept. Recent trends focused on clinical competence, patient safety, simulation, evidence-based nursing, and perioperative care.Conclusion: Perioperative nursing education research has shifted from traditional curricula toward evidence-based, practice-oriented, and technology-integrated models. Strengthening global collaboration, standardizing training frameworks, and advancing cost-effective simulation methods are critical to improving educational quality and patient safety worldwide.

This study comprehensively analyzed scientific publications on metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents, using bibliometric methods to identify thematic trends and developments in the literature. Publications indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed as of December 4, 2025, identified through the keyword combinations “adolescent” and “bariatric surgery,” were analyzed using Biblioshiny (Bibliometrix) and VOSviewer. The dataset included 2,174 articles published between 1980 and 2025, and 62% were published after 2016. Obesity Surgery was the leading journal, and the USA contributed the largest share of publications (42.1%). Thematic evolution analysis revealed a paradigm shift from bariatric surgery to metabolic and bariatric surgery. This reflects a transition from an early focus on surgical techniques and weight loss to broader issues such as metabolic mechanisms, psychosocial outcomes, pharmacotherapy integration, and health disparities. The study highlights the multidimensional development of adolescent bariatric surgery research and may inform future research and practice. Multidisciplinary approaches targeting holistic care and reducing global inequalities are recommended. Key Points: • The field has shifted from a technical focus on bariatric surgery to a holistic, biopsychosocial paradigm encompassing metabolic, psychological, pharmacotherapeutic, and social dimensions. • The USA is the leading contributor to the field and dominates publication output, institutional productivity, and author influence. • Obesity Surgery Journal is the most productive and influential journal and generates the highest volume of publications and citations.

Background: Alarm fatigue is a challenge for nurses and patients. Also, feasible strategies to reduce/manage alarm fatigue are still unclear.Aim: This study aimed to identify adult intensive care nurses' alarm fatigue levels and strategies to reduce alarm fatigue.Design: A convergent parallel design was employed.Method: The study was conducted between January and June 2022 in adult intensive care units of a university hospital, with 67 nurses in the quantitative phase and 14 in the qualitative phase. Quantitative data were collected using a personal information form, the Satisfaction Visual Analog Scale and the Nurses' Alarm Fatigue Questionnaire. Qualitative data were collected using a semi‐structured interview form. Descriptive analyses, Mann–Whitney U, Kruskal–Wallis and Multiple Linear Regression analysis were used to evaluate quantitative data. The inductive content analysis method was utilised to evaluate qualitative data. The STROBE and COREQ checklists were employed to report the study.Results: In the quantitative phase, increased intensive care unit working hours, available alarm management support for managing alarms, and increased satisfaction level were negatively associated with alarm fatigue. Three main themes (“building an alarm management culture”, “safe care environment” and “improving the features of alarm equipment/devices”) and 10 sub‐themes were elicited from interview data about the reduction of alarm fatigue.Conclusions: In the study, adult intensive care nurses' alarm fatigue levels and strategies to reduce fatigue were revealed. These strategies should be applied to reduce alarm fatigue in intensive care units.Implications for Practice: Healthcare providers should develop and implement proactive strategies through effective organisational management to prevent and reduce alarm fatigue so that an alarm management culture can be built, employee satisfaction can be increased, a safe care environment can be provided, and the features of alarm devices can be improved.Reporting Method: The study was reported in accordance with the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) and Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklists.Patient Contributions: No patient or public contribution.Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05163340