Knowledge Levels of Nursing Students About Robotic Surgery and Robotic Surgery Nursing

Authors : Kıymet ÖZTEPE YEŞİLYURT, Merve ÖZSOY DURMAZ

Pages : 28-39

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Publication Date : 2023-04-19

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This descriptive study was conducted to determine the knowledge level of the Nursing Department’s students about robotic surgery and robotic nurses. The study was carried out with 478 nursing students between March 2022 and May 2022 in a foundation university. The study data were collected through face-to-face interviews via a questionnaire form. Data were analyzed using the descriptive statistical methods, Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal Wallis test. It was found that 84.3% of the students were interested in technology and 79.3% of the students heard of the term robotic surgery before. Most of the students stated that their knowledge level about robotic surgery and robotic surgery nursing was partially sufficient insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(73%);. It was also found that more than half of the students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(56.7%); knew about the existence of the field of robotic surgery in nursing. Although most of the students heard the term robotic surgery, majority of the student’s level of knowledge was partly sufficient and they got knowledge mostly from the internet. Informing nursing students about robotic surgery will help students gain professional and technological knowledge and skills in the nursing profession and help them in their career planning.
Keywords : Hemşirelik öğrencileri, robotik cerrahi, cerrahi hemşireliği