Objective: Theoretical and practical psychotherapy training improves psychiatrists' case management and treatment skills.However, little is known about the extent that in Turkey early career psychiatrists have access to these opportunities and their experiences, so in this study, we aimed to investigate various aspects of the psychotherapy training of early career adult, child and adolescent psychiatrists in Turkey.Method: A 22 items questionnaire was disseminated in Turkey to psychiatry trainees and early career psychiatrists (psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry trainees and specialists who are in the first 5 years of their career and younger than 40).The questionnaire inquired about participants': i) sociodemographics; ii) the quality of the psychotherapy training; iii) organizational aspects of psychotherapy training; iv) satisfaction with psychotherapy training.Results: A total of 103 individuals (n=41 psychiatrists, n=37 psychiatry trainees, n=12 child and adolescent psychiatrists, and n=13 child and adolescent psychiatry trainees) responded to this questionnaire.While 68% of the participants stated that psychotherapy training is included in psychiatry training, 89.3% stated they have conducted psychotherapy training themselves and 76.7% reported that they received supervision.Only 41.7% stated that they were going to their own personal psychotherapy or had gone before, and 59.2% were not a qualified psychotherapist.Discussion: One third of psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry trainees in Turkey cannot access psychotherapy training in their institutes, and one fourth cannot access supervision opportunities, and more than half are deprived of their personal therapy processes.This should be addressed to improve the skills and competencies of psychiatrists that train in Turkey.
Neurosurgical patients present important metabolic alterations that trigger increased energy and protein expenditure. The clinical condition in neuro patients associated with the use of sedatives, steroids, barbiturates and muscle-relaxing drugs postpones the use of nutrients in these patients and, thus, complications, including infection and longer hospitalization, may occur. Weight loss, negative nitrogen balance and immune dysfunction constitute a characteristic response in neurosurgical patients. There is a strong relationship between adequate nutritional status and recovery from critical illness. Improved nutritional status is associated with positive clinical outcomes. The health care team, nurses in particular, play a major role in the management and maintenance of an optimal nutritional status in patients who are in the neurosurgical clinic. This compilation aims at highlighting the fact that inadequate nutrition is a serious problem which increases incidence of morbidity and mortality especially in neurosurgical patients. The article also emphasises the importance of nursing assessment. (JNNN 2017;6(1):33–38)
This study was designed to determine the relationship between the ability of nursing students to use intuition in nursing care and their emotional intelligence levels. The population of this descriptive and cross-sectional research consisted of students who were studying at a Nursing Faculty of a university, and the sampling consisted of 295 students who were determined by the stratified random sampling method. Data were collected using the Student Information Form, The Use of Intuition by Nursing Students Scale (UINSS), and the Emotional Intelligence Level Assessment Scale (EILAS). It was observed that the level of emotional intelligence was at a normal level, although the ability to use intuition was low in nursing students. There was a positive relation between intuition usage and emotional intelligence sub-scales. It was determined that the use of intuition, emotional awareness, being aware of emotions, and empathy skills of female students were high compared to male students, and that the emotional intelligence scores of those who voluntarily chose the profession were higher.