Abstract:

Purpose: This study aims to identify the concerns of nursing students about research, the conditions of use of computer technologies, their attitudes towards evidence-based nursing, and the factors that affect. Method: This study, which is of a characteristic type, was conducted with students of the nursing department studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences of an university in Turkey between May-June 2019. The study was completed with volunteer students (n=274) to participate in the study. The data was collected using "Personal Information Form", "Research-Oriented Worry Measure", "Information Technologies Benefit Measure" and "Canal-Based Nursing Attitude Measure" (KDHYTÖ). In the assessment of data, identifiable statistics, parametric and non-parametric tests, Spearman correlation analysis were used. Results: The student's AYKÖ score average was 31.45±8.02, the BTYÖ score average was 57.30±9.35 and the KDHYTÖ score average was 57.42±9.46. The concern for the research was significantly higher in male students than in female students and in second-class students than in third-class students. There have been significant differences between the circumstances in which students take research courses, participate in scientific meetings and participate in the scientific research process and their concerns about research. The level of use of information technology was significantly higher than those who did not participate in nursing-related scientific meetings. According to male students, the attitude of female students towards evidence-based nursing was significantly more positive compared to those who did not receive research and statistics lessons and those who did not benefit from research in patient care. As students are worried about research, the level of use of information technology and the positive attitude towards evidence-based nursing decreases; the level of use of information technology increases, the positive attitude towards evidence-based nursing increases. The result: The students have been determined that the average score of AYKÖ, BTYÖ and KDHYTÖ is at the middle level and significantly related to each other. By reducing the students' concerns about research in the process of nursing education, the provision of scientific attitudes and behaviors in the process of nursing, taking into account the factors that affect them, the planning of appropriate initiatives in research, computer science, statistics courses and applied courses is necessary.

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