Nuray Turan
Research Overview
Prof. Dr. Nuray Turan’s research spans clinical nursing, critical care, patient safety, nursing education, evidence-based practice, ethics, and innovation. Her work combines clinical inquiry, measurement and instrument validation, collaborative research, and the translation of evidence into nursing practice and education.
Current work also explores emerging areas including artificial intelligence, technology in nursing, and compassionate care.
Research Themes
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Clinical Nursing & Symptom Management
Perioperative care, symptom management, patient comfort, and non-pharmacological nursing interventions.
03
Nursing Education, Measurement & Evidence-Based Practice
Nursing education, clinical assessment, instrument adaptation and validation, and translation of evidence into practice.
02
Critical Care Nursing, Safety & Quality
Intensive care nursing, patient safety, sleep and environmental factors, pressure injury prevention, and quality of care.
04
Nursing Ethics, Compassion & Innovation
Ethical decision-making, professional values, compassionate care, burnout, and emerging themes in AI and nursing technology.
Selected Publications by Theme
01
Clinical Nursing &
Symptom Management
The effect of abdominal massage applied after surgery on gastrointestinal symptoms and comfort level
Perioperative Medicine · 2025
Association between peripheral intravenous catheters and clinical characteristics in the development of phlebitis
The Journal of Vascular Access · 2024
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Critical Care Nursing,
Safety & Quality
The relationship between compassionate love, burnout levels and caring behaviors of intensive care nurses: the mediating role of compassion fatigue
BMC Nursing · 2026
Turkish Adaptation of the Pressure Injury Prevention Barriers Questionnaire: Validity and Reliability Study
Advances in Skin & Wound Care · 2026
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Nursing Education, Measurement & Evidence-Based Practice
The relationship between first-year nursing students' innovation skills and attitudes toward artificial intelligence: A multicentre study
Nurse Education in Practice · 2025
Turkish validity and reliability of the Self-Report Instrument to Measure Patient Safety Attitudes, Skills, and Knowledge
BMC Nursing · 2024
04
Nursing Ethics, Compassion &
Innovation
Yoğun bakım hemşirelerinin etik ilkelere yönelik tutumları ile karşılanamayan hemşirelik bakımı arasındaki ilişki [Article in Turkish]
Etkili Hemşirelik Dergisi · 2026
Nursing Students' Technological Equipment Usage and Individual Innovation Levels
CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing · 2019