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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

01

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

02
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

03
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

Contact for
Collaboration

For research collaboration, academic projects, speaking opportunities, and professional inquiries, please get in touch.

Istanbul University

Faculty of Nursing

Istanbul, Türkiye

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