Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the compassion levels and the
factors that affect the mercy levels of the operating room nurses, which
is an important part of the surgical process.Methods:This descriptive
study was conducted with 236 nurses working in the operating rooms of
public and private hospitals between December 2017 and January 2018,
which allowed the study to be carried out in Istanbul.The Compassion
Scale and the Introductory Information Form were used to collect
data.The SPSS 23 for Windows computer program was used to analyze the
frequency,Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis H Test,
.Result:47.1% of the operating room nurses were male and
52.9% were female.The mean total score of the operating room nurses’
Compassion Scale was 3.92 ± 0.85.According to gender, kindness, common
humanity, mindfulness, disengagement and total compassion level in men;
ındifference and separation were higher in women (p
<0.05).According to marital status, the size of indifference
was higher in married, all other dimensions were higher in single staff.
Conclusıon:In the light of the findings obtained from the study, it can
be said that the highest average score can be taken from the scale, and
the compassion levels of the operating room nurses are high.