Measuring the attention deficit/hyperactivity level of nurses with moxo test: A private hospital sample in İstanbul

The most important factor in healthcare is human. The most crucial input in healthcare, whether for the staff in hospital: the doctor, the nurse, the technician or for the patient is the human health. The purpose of this master thesis is to measure and compare the attention deficit/hyperactivity levels with the work experiences of nurses at a private hospital. The attention deficit/hyperactivity level of 35 nurses working at a private hospital in Istanbul was measured with MOXO test and compared in terms of their work experiences with respect to this purpose. The nurses were divided into two groups according to their work experiences. Those nurses with work experiences equal to/less than 5 years (n=22) were expected to perform better in attention, timing, impulsiveness and hyperactivity than those nurses with work experiences more than 5 years (n=13). As a result of this study, those nurses with work experiences equal to/less than 5 years (n=22) were found to perform better in attention than those nurses with work experiences more than 5 years (n=13). However, those nurses with work experiences more than 5 years (n=13) were found to perform better in timing, impulsiveness and hyperactivity than those nurses with work experiences equal to/less than 5 years (n=22).