Research Assistant (Psyhiatric Nursing)

 E.mail: simaybudak@hacettepe.edu.tr

 Phone: 0312 305 15 80 / 177

She was born on July 16, 1998, in Ankara. In 2021, she completed her undergraduate education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing and began her master’s program in the Department of Psychiatric Nursing at Hacettepe University Graduate School of Health Sciences the same year. Between February 2022 and March 2023, she worked as a nurse in the Palliative Care-2 unit at Ankara Atatürk Sanatory Education and Research Hospital. In March 2023, she started working as a research assistant in the Department of Psychiatric Nursing at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing. In 2023, she completed her master’s degree and began her doctoral studies. She has started psychotherapy training from the Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy Association, which is ongoing.

Selected Publications:

• Budak SE, Ay Kaatsız MA. Qualitative Analysis of the movie ''Girl, Interrupted'' in the Context of Human-to-Human Relationship Model Qualitative Analysis of the movie ''Girl, Interrupted'' in the Context of Human-to-Human Relationship Model. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Nursing Sciences. 2022;14(4):1196-204.
• Budak SE, Üzar Özçetin YS. An Existential Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing. 2023;10(1):87-92.
• Üzar Özçetin YS, Budak, SE. The Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Death, Rumination, and Psychological Resilience of Oncology Nurses. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 2024;40(3):1-8.
• Budak SE, Ay Kaatsız MA. The Effect of Perceived Social Support and Spiritual Care Needs in Predicting Hope in Oncology Patients. Cancer Nursing. 2024. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001370