@article{article_333871, title={Determination of Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Deaf People}, journal={Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences}, volume={20}, pages={244–253}, year={2017}, author={Çelik, Ferya and Terkeş, Nurten and Uslular, Emine and Şahin, Özlem and Savaş, Latif and Karateke, Ayşe and Duygun, Gülzade and Kahraman, Hilal}, keywords={Attitudes of Nurses,Nursing Care,Deaf Person}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Aim: </span> </i> </b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> The aim of this descriptive study was to explore the attitudes of
professional nursing staff of a University Hospital towards deaf  patients. </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Method: </span> </i> </b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">The descriptive study performed in January, 2017. The research data
collected using by personal data form and Attitudes Towards Disabled Person Scale.
Researchers searching the literature created personal data form.The personal
data form comprised 17 closed-ended questions. Attitudes Towards Disabled Person
Scale comprised 20 closed-ended questions. Özyürek (2006) scaled and conducted validity
reliability analysis of Attitudes Towards Disabled Person Scale. These forms was
filled out 106 nurses who agreed to voluntarily participate in the study. SPSS
23.0 package program was used in the analysis of the data. </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Findings: </span> </i> </b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> The averageage of the nurses was 31.43 years (SD: 6,55 min: 21, max: 52)
and 92.5% of them were women. These subjects were represented by 24 pediatric nurses,
21 cardiology nurses, 10 oncology nurses, 8 chemotherapy nurses, 8
endocrinology nurses, 8 gastroenterology nurses, 7 dermatology nurses, 7
chestdiseases nurses, 6 neurology nurses, , 6 nephrology nurses, and 1 physical
therapy and rehabilitation nurse. Majority of this nurses (78.3%) are a
university graduate. None of these nurses know sign language. Deaf patients
have been treated at least once 75.5% of this nurses. The attitudes of nurses who
do not have a disabled friend are better than those who have a disabled friend.
The attitudes of cardiology nurses <a> </a> better than from the
others (p<0.05). </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;"> <b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;">Conclusions: </span> </i> </b> <i> <span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:150%;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> It is necessary to take effective measures for nursing professionals to
communicates appropriately with deaf patients. </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i>}, number={4}, publisher={Ataturk University}