Gameful Experience Scale: Reliability and Validity in Nursing Students.

Objective: Nursing students are among the groups where gamification applications are used effectively and frequently in educational technologies. This study aimed to adapt the Gameful Experience Scale (GAMEX) to the Turkish language and test its validity and reliability. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with 620 nursing students studying an undergraduate nursing program between March and May, 2023. Data were collected using a personal information form and GAMEX-Turkish Form. Results: The validity and reliability of the five-factor structure scale with 27 items were confirmed. In confirmatory factor analysis, all factor loads were found to be >0.56. The fit indexes of the scale were χ2/df = 2.8, goodnessof-fit index = 0.90, comparative fit index = 0.94, and root mean square error of approximation = 0.55. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the overall scale was 0.89. Conclusion: As a result of this study, the Turkish version of GAMEX was found to be a valid and reliable tool that can be used to evaluate the game experience in nursing students' training.

The relationship between posttraumatic growth and psychological resilience of nurses working at the pandemic clinics.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine posttraumatic growth and psychological resilience and understand the relationship between posttraumatic growth and psychological resilience in frontline nurses. METHODS: This study was conducted on 263 nurses working at the pandemic clinics of a hospital of a healthcare group in Istanbul and a public hospital in Bursa between June 20 and September 01, 2020. Data were collected online to avoid the risk of infection using the personal information form, the Connor-Davidson resilience scale and the posttraumatic growth inventory. FINDINGS: There is a significant relationship between posttraumatic growth and psychological resilience in frontline nurses. Nurses with a master's degree have higher psychological resilience than those with a bachelor's degree. Also, those who are reported that they receive organizational support from the nursing services management have higher psychological resilience and posttraumatic growth scores. Participants who worked for the hospital in Istanbul, those who stayed at hotels, and those who had no communication problems with the healthcare team had statistically significant higher posttraumatic scores and subscale scores than others. Also, those who do not think that they can protect themselves from the virus enough have lower posttraumatic growth than those who think so. CONCLUSIONS: Psychological resilience was positively correlated with posttraumatic growth and its subscales. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Future studies should follow up on frontline nurses to determine the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological resilience and posttraumatic growth.

The effect of two simulations on students' knowledge and skills regarding physical health problems of psychiatric patients: A mixed-method study.

BACKGROUND: Simulation-based training can help nursing students improve their mental and physical healthcare knowledge and skills. OBJECTIVES: This study focused on two different simulation modalities and investigated whether they helped nursing students acquire knowledge and develop skills necessary to address the physical health problems of people with mental disorders. DESIGN: This is a mixed-method study. SETTINGS: This study was conducted in Turkey. PARTICIPANTS: The sample consisted of 61 students divided into two experimental groups and one control group. METHODS: One experimental group participated in a clinical simulation scenario involving a standardized patient modality, while the other participated in a hybrid simulation modality (standardized patient and high-fidelity model simulator). The control group participated in conventional training. The researchers evaluate the effect of the modalities and conventional training on clinical practice one month after the interventions. Focus group interviews were conducted with all participants one month after the evaluation. Knowledge test was administered to all participants before the intervention, after the intervention, at the third and sixth months after the intervention. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The clinical simulation was statistically effective for students' skill development about physical health problems of psychiatric patients. Also, in the qualitative findings, the clinical simulation increased the knowledge level of the students and improved their physical health assessment skills. Standardized patient simulation and hybrid simulation modalities should be used to help nursing students develop their assessment skills regarding the physical health problems of psychiatric patients.

The effect of psychosocial distress and self-transcendence on resilience in patients with cancer.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of psychosocial distress and self-transcendence on resilience in individuals receiving cancer treatment. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted with individuals receiving cancer treatment (N = 105) from in the chemotherapy unit of a private hospital. CONCLUSION: According to the results of the regression analysis, it was determined that psychosocial distress had a negative relationship with resilience, while self-transcendence had a positive relationship with resilience (p < 0.05). PRACTICE IMPLICATION: The results show that resilience is negatively affected by psychosocial distress and positively affected by self-transcendence. Psychiatric nurses can help patients with cancer find sources of self-transcendence and resilience.

Professional quality of life and psychological resilience among psychiatric nurses.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between professional quality of life and psychological resilience in psychiatric nurses in Turkey. DESIGN AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 100 psychiatric nurses in Turkey. Data were collected using the Professional Quality of Life Scale and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. FINDINGS: Correlations were observed between compassion satisfaction (CS) and burnout, CS and resilience, and in burnout and compassion fatigue (CF). IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Actions to improve resilience, prevent burnout, and reduce CF should be implemented.

The relationship between childhood trauma and the course of disease in female patients with bipolar disorder.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the history of childhood trauma and the relationship between childhood trauma and the course of the disease in female patients with bipolar disorder. DESIGN AND METHODS: This study was conducted on 80 female patients in an acute women's psychiatric clinic in a psychiatric hospital in Turkey between April and July 2016. FINDINGS: Emotional abuse had a statistically negative effect on the onset of bipolar disorder (F = 7.830; p < 0.01). In addition, physical neglect had a statistically positive effect on the duration of treatment (F = 6.811; p < 0.05). PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Psychiatric nurses must systematically assess childhood trauma and plan psychotherapeutic interventions accordingly.

The Turkish validity and reliability of the Kiersma-Chen empathy scale.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to establish the Turkish validity and reliability of the Kiersma-Chen empathy scale (KCES) and determine its psychometric properties. DESIGN AND METHODS: This methodological study was carried out with 227 nursing students between April and May 2019. FINDINGS: The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total scale is 0.854, the test-retest coefficient was high for the total scale (r = 0.989), and total-item correlations ranged between 0.398 and 0.712. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The KCES-TR is a valid and reliable scale to measure empathy in nursing students.