Investi̇gati̇on of healthy li̇festyle behavi̇ors of nursi̇ng students

Healthy lifestyle behaviors are important for people of all lifetimes. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors of the students of Gaziantep University Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department. The universal of the research is composed of 900 students at Gaziantep University School of Health Sciences, Nursing Department. The sample is 507 students who agree to participate in the study that does not use absenteeism in March 2017 and complete the Healthy Lifestyle Behavior II Scale fully. Data were collected using Socio-Demographic Form and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior II Scale. Data analysis; Frequency and percentage distributions, t test, x² analyzes. 71,6% of the students participated in the survey were female, 51,3% were in the 21-23 age group, 81,3% were in the core family and 42,8% were in the residence. 71.8% of the students were found to spend their social life time and 51.7% of them found that their health status was good. 71,6% of the students have applied to any health institution in the last year and 83,6% have easily access to health services. It was determined that 80.5% of the students never smoked and 87.4% never used alcohol. Of the students, 69.4% said they could not exercise regularly, 66.5% had 3-4 meals per day, 43.6% did not eat regularly, 64.1% had a special time to rest, 72% Reported that they slept 7-10 hours a day and 85.8% did not have any sleep problems. According to the findings obtained from the participants, it was found that the maximum score that can be taken from the scale was 208, the average score point of the students was 126.37 ± 19.64, the highest score was taken from health responsibility and nutrition and the lowest score was taken from the stress management subscale. In order to preserve and improve the healthy behavior of nursing students in schools ,educational programs should be established on the health issues of the administrators in the schools, the issues they have missing about the health of students should be identified ,Given health education; on positive health behaviors that has turned by scientific studies should be determined and the necessary improvements should be made.