INVESTIGATION OF HEALTY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS OF NURSING DEPARTMENT STUDENTS

INTRODUCTION: This study was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors of nursing students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The population of the study consisted of 753 nursing students studying in the 2016-2017 academic year. The study was completed with 406 students who accepted to participate in the study without going to the sample selection. In collecting the data, the sociodemographic information form, information form to determine the hygienic behaviors created by the researcher and the healthy lifestyle behaviors scale II were used. The data were evaluated using percentile, Anova and t test. RESULTS: It was determined that the average score of healthy lifestyle behaviors scale II scores of the students was moderate with 126.07 ± 19.11. It has been determined that income level increase healthy lifestyle behaviors, having chronic illness increases health responsibility, and that health information in given education positive effect on take health responsibility. CONCLUSION: According to this, it was thought that the inclusion of health information courses in schools would be effective in developing positive health behaviors KEY WORDS: Nursing student, life, healthy lifestyle