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OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted descriptively to determine the level of problem-solving skills of health college nursing and midwifery students’ and affecting factors. METHODS: No sampling was taken, all of the population (N=492) was included in the study. However, the students who refused to participate in the study or failed to fill-in the questionnaire form properly (n=65) were excluded from the study. A total of 427 (86.8%) students who filled in the questionnaire forms properly and volunteered to participate in the study consisted of the students in study group. The data were collected from April 15 to April 25, 2009, using an information form developed by the researchers and the Problem Solving Inventory that was originally developed by Heppner and Peterson, and adapted by Şahin, Şahin and Heppner (1993) into Turkish in our country. The percentage calculation, one-way ANOVA, Kruskall Wallis, Mann Whitney U test, student t- test and Tukey test were used in evaluating the data. RESULTS: It was determined that out of those students 63.7% were 18-21 years old, 93.0% were female, mothers of 60.2% and fathers of 38.6% are graduated from primary school. The total score that students got in the Problem Solving Inventory averages 107.63 ± 12.57. There was statistically significant relationship between students’ Problem Solving Inventory point averages and some socio-demographic specifications, like departments the students are enrolled in (t=3.694, p=0.000), gender (MWU=2.57, p=0.010), family type (t=3.460, p=0.001), and where he/she graduated high school (MWU=2.26, p=0.024). CONCLUSION: In this study, the problem solving skills of students in males, who are studying in nursing department, who graduated from health professions school, who have nucleus family has been found higher then the other students. It is recommended that the curricula of midwifery studies further focuses on teaching the problem-solving knowledge and skills, and taking advantage of problem-based teaching methods.

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