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Item Investigation of Occupational Accidents Health Workers in Nursing Services Are Exposed To(2020) Ugurlu, Ziyafet; Ozhan Elbas, Hatice Nalan; Gunay, AylinIntroduction: In this study, occupational accidents experienced by health personnel (nurses, midwives, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, operating room technicians, assistant health technicians and care support personnel) working in the nursing services of our hospital between 2013-2018 were investigated. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out retrospectively. Three hundred and seventy-four occupational accident forms of health personnel (nurses, midwives, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, operating room technicians, assistant health technicians and care support personnel) reported to the nursing services were evaluated. The data were categorized according to age, sex, title and unit, working year, accident, date and time of the accident. Descriptive statistics (number, percentage, median, mean, standard deviation) and chi-square test were used in the evaluation of the data. Results: It was determined that 84.2% of the health personnel who reported occupational accidents were females, 46.9% were in the 18-25 age group, and 93.1% were high school, associate degree and university graduates. The majority of health personnel were nurses (69.5%), approximately half (47.8%) of the health workers reporting accidents were working in surgical units and intensive care units, 77.0% had been working for 5 years or less, and the occupational accident rate was the highest in 2017 (37.2%). When occupational accident reports were examined, it was found that there was no seasonal feature and the frequency of occupational accidents was higher in 08:00-20:00 shifts (67.9%). Considering the classification of occupational accidents, it was found that 53.2% of these injuries were caused by needlestick and sharp injuries, 33.7% by physical risks damaging musculoskeletal system and 13.1% by biological risks due to blood and body fluids exposure. It was found that the highest number of occupational accidents occurred during treatment (34.7%) and 49.7% were caused by needlestick. Conclusion: It was determined that the health personnel working in surgical areas have a higher risk of occupational accidents. Approximately half of the occupational accidents occurred frequently during treatment due to needlestick and consequently, needlestick and sharp injuries took the first place. It is necessary to identify situations that threaten employee health, develop policies aiming to prevent occupational accidents and take preventive measures to prevent infection risk due to needlestick and sharp injuries and biological risks in terms of employee health.Item Determination of sleep quality, fatigue, and concentration in nurses according to their shifts and chronotype(2020) Karahan, Azize; Abbasoglu, Aysel; Ugurlu, Ziyafet; Isik, Sevcan Avci; Kilic, Gulsen; Elbas, Nalan OzhanItem Awareness of Skin Cancer, Prevention, and Early Detection among Turkish University Students(2016) Ugurlu, Ziyafet; Isik, Sevcan Avci; Balanuye, Berrak; Budak, Elif; Elbas, Nalan Ozhan; Kav, Sultan; 27981144Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the awareness about skin cancer, prevention, and early detection among university students. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 404 students in a university located in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. A 35-item questionnaire was used for data collection. Results: Less than half of the students (37.9%) had knowledge about skin cancer mostly through the internet (24.5%) and media (24.1%). Half of them aware of the risk factors; mostly as avoiding direct exposure to the Sun between 10 am and 4 pm (45.3%); smoking and alcohol (38.4%); having fair skin color (34.9%); and ultraviolet light exposure (25.7%). Only one-third of them (32.9%) are knowledgeable about skin cancer signs and symptoms, such as a change in color and appearance of the nevus/moles (24%). The majority of the responders (77.3%) did not know about screening tests for skin cancer and only 18 (4.5%) students were practicing skin self-examination. Conclusions: This study showed a lack of knowledge about skin cancer, prevention, and early detection among university students and reported the need for educational interventions to raise awareness in this target group.