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The Effect of Moulage Supported Standardised Patient Simulation on Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy and Clinical Practice Attitudes Towards Pressure Injuries: A Randomised Controlled Study
(Elsevier Ltd, 2026) Sarpdağı, Y.; Kaplan, E.; Sir, Ö.; Askan, F.; Yıldız, M.
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a moulage -supported standardised patient simulation (MSSPS) on nursing students' self-efficacy and clinical practice attitudes towards PIs. Background: Pressure injuries (PIs) are preventable yet remain a major global patient safety concern and an indicator of nursing care quality. Enhancing nursing students’ knowledge and skills through simulation-based education is essential for PIs prevention. Design: Pre- and post-test, single-blind, randomised controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06634095). Methods: This study was conducted with Nursing Department students at a university in eastern Turkey. The sample of the study was determined by power analysis method and consisted of 94 nursing students including 47 experimental and 47 control groups. The experimental group received pressure injury training based on a MSSPS. ‘Descriptive Information Form’, “Attitudes Towards Clinical Practice Scale for Nursing Students”, “Pressure Injury Management Self-Efficacy Scale for Nurses”, “Pressure Injury Knowledge Test”, “Pressure Injury Skill Evaluation Form” and “Pressure Injury Assessment Form” were used to collect the data. Results: The experimental group demonstrated significant improvements in clinical practice attitudes, self-efficacy, PIs knowledge, skill performance and wound assessment scores compared with the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: MSSPS effectively enhanced nursing students’ knowledge, self-efficacy, clinical attitudes and skills in PIs prevention and management. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd
Empathy Affects Individualized Care Perception and Pain Knowledge in Nursing Students
(W.B. Saunders, 2025) Kaplan, E.; Sir, Ö.; Sarpdağı, Y.; Askan, F.
Background Effective pain management is essential for individualized nursing care, yet studies report nursing students often have insufficient knowledge in this area. Empathic tendency may act as a key factor, influencing how knowledge about pain management translates into individualized care practices. Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes toward pain management and their perceptions of individualized care and to evaluate the mediating role of empathic tendency in this relationship. Design This study is a cross-sectional descriptive study. Methods This descriptive and correlational cross-sectional study was conducted with 267 nursing students who were studying at a state university in the 2024-2025 academic year and had clinical practice experience. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain, Individualized Care Scale-Nurse, and Empathic Tendency Scale. Pearson correlation, linear regression, and PROCESS Macro (Model 4) were used in statistical analysis. Results A significant and positive correlation was found between the level of knowledge about pain and perception of individualized care ( r = 0.403, p < .001). Empathic tendency significantly predicted the perception of individualized care ( β = 0.346, p < .001) and partially mediated the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about pain and individualized care (Indirect β = 0.168, CI [0.080-0.275]). Conclusion Both knowledge about pain and empathic tendency increase nursing students’ competence to provide individualized care. Pain management should be integrated with empathy development in educational programs. © © 2025. Published by Elsevier Inc.
National and International Organizations in Disaster Management
(Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2025) Elkoca, A.; Kaplan, E.
While disasters can occur anywhere in the world at any time, they damage people, living spaces, nature, infrastructure, and the economy. In disasters, the elements that show us the capacity for disasters are the existence and capacity of national and international institutions, disaster training, economic, technological, academic, and human resources. National and international disaster coordination has a very important place in global disaster response. At the national level, coordination in our country is conducted by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). The United Nations and its sub-organizations provide most of the international disaster coordination. This coordination is most effective on issues such as adherence to guidelines, local health structures, ethical constraints, planning, and preparation. In this article, national and international institutions and organizations in disasters are included. © 2025 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.