Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF NURSOLOGY, sa.1, ss.1-10, 2024 (ESCI)
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of vaccination of nurses working in surgical clinics on Covid-19 and the fear of death. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 110 nurses working in the surgical clinics of a university research hospital and a regional training and research hospital in Erzurum province between April 2021 and November 2021. In the collection of data, "Health Worker Identification Information Form", "Covid-19 Fear Scale" and "Thanatophobia Scale" were collected. Results: The mean score of the Covid-19 Fear Scale of the vaccinated nurses was 17.90 +/- 6.102 and the unvaccinated nurses were 17.24 +/- 6.13. The mean scores of the vaccinated nurses on the Thanatophobia Scale were 16.88 +/- 5.10 and the unvaccinated nurses were 16.84 +/- 4.28. It was found that there was no statistically significant difference between the vaccination status of the nurses and the mean scores they received from the Covid-19 fear and Thanatophobia scales (P>.05). It was determined that there was a significant positive relationship between the total score averages of the Thanatophobia Scale and the Covid-19 Fear Scale of unvaccinated nurses (P<.001). It was found that the difference between the number of staff in the clinic of the vaccinated nurses and the educational status of the unvaccinated nurses and the number of staff in the clinic studied and the mean scores of the Thanatophobia Scale were statistically significant (P<.05). Conclusion: It was seen that the vaccination status of the nurses working in the surgical clinic did not make a significant difference on Covid-19 and the fear of death, but as the Covid-19 fears of unvaccinated nurses increased, the fear of death increased. It was determined that the insufficient or partially sufficient number of nurses in the clinic also increased the fear of death.