The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Fatigue Severity and Sleep Quality in Emergency Department Nurses

he researcher will provide approximately 45 minutes of information about relaxation exercises to the nurses. During the application of progressive relaxation exercises, the necessary precautions to be taken during and after the exercise will be explained to the nurses. In the study, a sound recording that includes the PRE will be uploaded to each nurse's phone. The relaxation exercises CD created by the Turkish Psychologists Association will be used for the sound recording. The first section of the CD, which is 10 minutes long, defines deep relaxation, its purpose, and the precautions to be taken during the exercise. The second 30-minute section explains the relaxation exercises with the sound of a stream and verbal instructions. The third 30-minute section contains only relaxation music without any verbal instructions. After the training, nurses will be given the sound recording in CD form. Nurses will be asked to perform the PRE according to the instructions. They will be instructed