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Purpose: This study aimed to determine competence, attitudes, and levels of psychosocial exposure level of nurses during the Coronavirus-19 pandemic in Turkey. Material and Methods: Data were collected using an introductory information form created by the researchers, a questionnaire prepared to determine the nurses’ attitudes, and Self- Efficacy Scale of Emergency Workers in this cross-sectional study. Surveys were sent digitally via Google forms between April 20th and May 20th 2020 to nurses actively working in Turkey, and the study was completed with the participance of 390 participants. Results: It was determined that 95.6% of the nurses did not go out of the house unless necessary except to go to work, 86.9% did not accept guests to their home, and 80.5% did not meet their families and relatives over 65 years of age. While 23.3% of the participants had negative feelings about communication with their children, the majority of them did not have children. It was determined that 36.1% of the nurses participating in the study experienced negativity in their relationship with their spouses, and 26.7% of them were supported by their spouses during this period. Conclusion: It was determined that nurses’ attitudes towards the protection measures that need to be taken against the Coronavirus-19 were positive, and most of them were competent, willing, interested and anxious. It was found that those living with their families took individual precautions due to the fear of infecting their family members and experienced changes in their relationships with their children and spouse during the epidemic.

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