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Aim: This study aimed to examine the relationship between internalized stigma and happiness levels of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and June 2021 with 100 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia conducted in a Community Mental Health Centre in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Data were collected using Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire.

Results: A negative statistically significant relationship was determined between the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. In addition, there was a positive correlation between the stigma resistance subdimension of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. The internalized stigma levels of the participating patients accounted for 35.1% of their happiness levels. The stigma resistance subdimension of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale affected the patients' happiness levels.

Conclusion: There was a negative significant relationship between the individuals' internalized stigma and happiness levels. More comprehensive interventions are needed to combat the stigma of mental disorders in Türkiye so that individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia can lead a happy life in society.

Aim: The study aimed to analyze students' approach to evidence-based practice and evaluate the effect of teaching (based on lessons in statistics, epidemiology, evidence-based nursing, bioengineering, English language) and internship experiences on the attitude of nursing students to evidence-based practice.

Method: In 2019,one hundred nineteen second-year nursing students from an Italian university were involved in a pre-post longitudinal study. The Italian version of the Student-Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire was administered to nursing student in four moments of one academic year.

Results: The Student-Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire showed different mean scores based on the four moments of the survey with a significant increase after the experience of planning clinical cases with an online simulation system. In particular, the aptitude subscale does not have significant improvements in the various phases of the study. Conversely, the support of the clinical tutor affects student performance. The didactic module on evidence-based nursing develops the ability to assess the quality of the information found and its sharing. Basic English proficiency is not significantly correlated.

Conclusion: To develop evidence-based practice knowledge, aptitude, and skills in nursing students, it is necessary to strengthen the learning opportunities both in classroom lessons and in simulation and internship experiences.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the agreement between epigastric auscultation and pH measurement in the confirmation of nasoenteral tube placement.

Method: A cross-sectional study carried out in a medium-sized private hospital in the interior of the state of São Paulo. Forty-nine patients who were submitted to ninety insertion procedures and confirmation of tube placement. aimed at evaluating the agreement of clinical methods used by nurses to confirm the positioning of a nasoenteral tube inserted blindly at the bedside, by measuring the parameters of sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value.

Results: The epigastric auscultation was the method that presented the highest sensitivity (100.0%), but lower specificity (2.0%). The measurement of the pH presented lower sensitivity (63.0%) than the auscultation, however, higher specificity (58%). Moreover, the positive predictive value of the pH measurement was 55% and the negative predictive value was 66%. There was no agreement between the epigastric auscultation and the pH measurement with the radiography.

Conclusion: The pH measurement did not allow for distinguishing between gastric and enteric positioning, due to the similarity of the esophageal and pulmonary pH with the pH of the intestine. Furthermore, external factors such as the use of medication and reduced fasting time may interfere with the pH value.

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate highly touched clinical surfaces using visual inspection methods and adenosine triphosphate by bioluminescence to identify soiling in intensive care units.

Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out in three intensive care units located in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Data collection included 142 assessments of environmental surfaces. For data analysis, the Pareto diagram and descriptive statistics were used through measures of central tendency.

Results: The visual inspection identified dirtiness in the infusion pump, alcohol dispenser, and telephone. The surface that showed a high level of contamination by organic matter identified by the adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence test was the telephone, with a median of 1012 RLU/cm2 (±348.8).

Conclusion: The surface evaluation methods used in the intensive care units made it possible to identify dirt on surfaces highly touched by hands, reinforcing the need for investments in training and audits in the process of cleaning and disinfecting surfaces.

Aim: The purpose of this study is to determine the emotional intelligence levels of nurse managers and the factors associated with these levels.

Method: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, searches were made on the PubMed, EMBASE (OVID), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, Ulusal Tez Merkezi, Türk Medline, and DergiPark search engines between December 7, 2020, and January 30, 2021, using the key phrases "nurse AND ("manager" OR "nurse manager" OR "administration") AND "emotional intelligence." In this study, the publications were reviewed in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guide checklist.

Results: The emotional intelligence levels of nurse managers are affected by some personal and institutional factors. Emotional intelligence is important in nurse managers. This study included 21 cross-sectional studies published between 2010 and 2020. In this study, it was concluded that the mean synthesized emotional intelligence level of nurse managers was 105.734±8.826, 18 variables about nurse managers and 2 variables about institutions/employees increased emotional intelligence levels, 2 variables about nurse managers and one variable about institutions/ employees reduced emotional intelligence levels, and 14 variables about nurse managers and 5 variables about institutions/employees did not affect emotional intelligence levels.

Conclusion: In this study, it was established that the emotional intelligence levels of nurse managers are influenced by several individual, institutional, and employee-related variables. By considering these variables in the selection of nurse managers, the improvement of their individual success levels, and the evaluation of these levels, the quality and cost-effectiveness of health services can be improved.

Aim: Research self-efficacy helps predict the individual interest and confidence in conducting research. The study was conducted to identify the research self-efficacy among nurses working in a group of tertiary hospitals and their research-related behavior.

Method: The study design was descriptive cross-sectional and conducted among nurses at Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar Convenient sampling was done and 500 is the sample size. Data were collected through an online survey during 2 months in 2019 by using a validated "Nursing Research Self-Efficacy Scale" questionnaire. The scale includes 38 items under five domains, and the response was collected on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. The authors of the scale suggested excellent reliability score for the subscales, ranging from .94 to .97 and the existence of subscales was supported by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.

Results: A completed survey was collected from 780 nurses. The mean self-efficacy score was 2.92 ± 0.97. The mean score for the subscale of obtaining science-based knowledge resources was the highest (3.24 ± 1.03) and the lowest for critically read and evaluate qualitative research literature (2.63 ± 1.12). Nurses with higher educational qualifications and those who enrolled in any educational program further to their nursing education have statistically significantly high research self-efficacy.

Conclusion: The overall research self-efficacy of working nurses is moderate. However, nurses' confidence in the ability to perform critiquing research and understand the concept and methodology in research is minimal. Introduction of nurse-tailored research training, which covers fundamental aspects of research to an advanced level, will help make them more confident in research.