Investigation of the Privacy Consciousness of Surgical Nurses

INTRODUCTION: In this study, it was aimed to determine the factors affecting the privacy levels and privacy levels of the nurses working in the surgical clinics and the operating room.
METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted on 25 April-24 May 2019.120 nurses working in surgical clinics and operating room of an education research hospital in Kocaeli province consisted of the study population and 100 nurses sample."Introductory Information Form" and "Privacy Awareness Scale" were used as data collection tools.  The five-point Likert-type privacy awareness scale consists of 11 items and 3 sub-dimensions.Data were collected by face to face interview method and evaluated using SPPS 25.0 statistical package program.
RESULTS: It was determined that 86% of the nurses included in the study were women, 59% were married, 80% were undergraduate graduates and 77% received patient rights education.The mean age was 34.4 ± 7.4, 6.8 ± 6.4 years in the institution and 13.4 ± 7.7 years in the profession.In the study, the total score average of Öl Privacy Awareness Scale in of all nurses was found to be 4.5 ± 0.44.There was a statistically significant difference between the nurses' own privacy awareness, privacy awareness for others and the maintenance of privacy and general privacy awareness (p <0.05).The difference was due to male gender.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In accordance with the findings, it can be said that the nurses' awareness of privacy is high. It can be suggested that this inability to be performed in different sample groups and supported by observational studies.

Cerrahi Hemþirelerinin Mahremiyet Bilinçlerinin Ýncelenmesi

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Bu araþtýrmada cerrahi klinikleri ve ameliyathanede çalýþan hemþirelerin mahremiyet bilinci düzeyleri ve iliþkili faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlandý.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Tanýmlayýcý tipte olan bu araþtýrma 25 Nisan-24 Mayýs 2019 tarihinde yapýldý.Kocaeli ilinde bir eðitim araþtýrma hastanesinin cerrahi klinikleri ve ameliyathanesinde çalýþan 120 hemþire araþtýrmanýn evrenini, 100 hemþire örneklemini oluþturdu. Veri toplama aracý olarak, "Tanýtýcý Bilgi Formu" ve “Mahremiyet Bilinci Ölçeði” kullanýldý. Beþli likert tipinde olan mahremiyet bilinci ölçeði 11 maddeden ve 3 alt boyuttan oluþmaktadýr. Veriler yüz yüze görüþme yöntemi ile toplandý ve SPPS 25.0 istatistik paket programý kullanýlarak deðerlendirildi.
BULGULAR: Araþtýrma kapsamýna alýnan hemþirelerin %86’sýnýn kadýn,%59 ‘nun evli,%80’nin lisans mezunu%77’sinin hasta haklarý eðitimi aldýðý belirlendi. Yaþ ortalamasýnýn 34.4 ± 7.4, kurumda çalýþma yýlý ortalamasýnýn 6.8 ± 6.4 ve meslekte çalýþma yýlý ortalamasýnýn 13.4 ± 7,7 olduðu bulundu. Araþtýrmada tüm hemþirelerin “Mahremiyet Bilinci Ölçeði” toplam puan ortalamasý 4.5 ± 0.44 olarak bulundu. Hemþirelerin cinsiyetine göre ölçek alt boyutlarý olan kendine ait mahremiyet bilinci, baþkalarý için mahremiyet bilinci ve mahremiyetin sürdürülmesi ile genel mahremiyet bilinci açýsýndan istatistiksel olarak anlamlý farklýlýk (p<0.05) bulundu. Farkýn erkek cinsiyetten kaynaklandýðý saptandý.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Elde edilen bulgulara göre cerrahi hemþirelerinin mahremiyet bilinci yüksektir.Bu çalýþmanýn farklý örneklem gruplarýnda yapýlmasý ve uygulamaya yönelik gözlemsel çalýþmalar ile desteklenmesi önerilebilir.