Objective: Nurses constitute an important part of health care workers and can be exposed to more radiation in their work areas. The purpose of this study was to determine the nurses' perspectives on radiation. Material and Methods: Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used together in the study. The sample group consisted of 109 nurses (83 females, 26 males) working in different departments of Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital. Purposeful sampling method was used in the study. The questionnaire was prepared by the researcher and applied between June 2018- August 2018. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 nurses to get more detailed information from the nurses. The drawings were divided into thematic categories and analyzed. The data obtained from the study were analyzed with SPSS 21.0 package program by using number, percentage, means, standard deviation, minmax, chi-square methods. In the analysis of the interviews, descriptive analysis method was used by using direct quotations. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between demographic characteristic of the nurses and their drawing (p>0.05). Since radiation is an abstract concept, it is observed that nurses have difficulty in radiation drawings. The nurses mostly drew a radiation warning sign, a symbol of death's head, wave, mobile phone, and roentgen or tomography machines. In interviews, it was determined that nurses looked at radiation with fear. Conclusion: The majority of nurses see radiation as terrible and lethal. Therefore, education programs can be organized to nurses for looking at radiation from the right perspective.
Keywords: Drawing expressions; nurses perspectives; radiation
Amaç: Hemşireler, sağlık çalışanlarının önemli bir bölümünü oluştururlar ve çalışma alanlarında fazla radyasyona maruz kalabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelerin radyasyona olan bakış açılarını tespit etmektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmada nitel ve nicel araştırma yöntemleri birlikte kullanılmıştır. Örneklem grubunu. Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi'nde farklı birimlerde çalışan toplam 109 (83 kadın, 26 erkek) hemşire oluşmaktadır. Çalışmada amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın anketi araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanmış ve Haziran 2018-Ağostos 2018 tarihleri arasında uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada ayrıntılı bilgi elde etmek amacıyla 20 hemşire ile yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme yapılmıştır. Çizimler tematik kategorilere ayrılarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmadan elde edilen veriler SPSS 21,0 paket programında tanımlayıcı istatistiksel analiz; sayı, yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, min-max, ki-kare yöntemleri kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Görüşmelerin analizinde ise doğrudan alıntılar kullanılarak betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin demografik özellikleri ile çizimleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>0,05). Radyasyonun soyut bir kavram olmasından dolayı hemşirelerin radyasyon çizimlerinde zorlandıkları görülmüştür. Hemşireler çoğunlukla radyasyon uyarı işareti, kuru kafa sembolü, dalga, cep telefonu ve röntgen veya tomografi makineleri çizdikleri belirlenmiştir. Görüşmelerde hemşirelerin radyasyona korku ile baktığı tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Hemşirelerin çoğu, radyasyonu tehlikeli ve öldürücü olarak görmektedir. Bu nedenle hemşirelerin radyasyona doğru bakış açısıyla bakabilmeleri için hemşirelere yönelik eğitim programları düzenlenebilir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Çizim ifadeleri; hemşirelerin bakış açıları; radyasyon
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