American Journal of Nursing Science

Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020

  • Analysis of the Influencing Factors of Quality of Life and Nursing Needs of Older Patients with Liver Diseases

    Liang Dongxiu, Chen Zhaolin, Li Guanhong, Luo Jinglan

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 91-96
    Received: 2 March 2020
    Accepted: 13 March 2020
    Published: 1 April 2020
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    Abstract: This paper aims to explore the influencing factors affecting the quality of life of older liver disease patients and the need for inpatient care, the nursing staff can more effectively help patients improve their quality of life. A total of 134 older patients with liver diseases were enrolled in our hospital from January 2018 to June 2019, and the ... Show More
  • Impact of Shared Decision-making on Compliance with Oral Nutritional Supplements and Quality of Life Among Elderly Patients with Cirrhosis

    Li Guanhong, Liang Dongxiu, Chen Zhaolin

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 97-101
    Received: 12 March 2020
    Accepted: 26 March 2020
    Published: 7 April 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effect of shared decision-making on compliance with oral nutrition supplementation (ONS) and quality of life of among elderly patients (≥ 60 years) with cirrhosis. Methods: This study used an action research design that tested the intervention of shared decision-making among elderly patients with cirrhosis. It measured... Show More
  • The Psychological Feelings of Newly Recruited Nurses on the Implementation of One-to-One Specialized Tutorial System Training: A Qualitative Research

    Yanfei Li, Jiayu Zheng, Cuiqing Liu, Weiju Chen

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 102-106
    Received: 11 March 2020
    Accepted: 27 March 2020
    Published: 13 April 2020
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    Abstract: Background: Clinical tutors play an important role and responsibility in the clinical training of nurses,They are indispensable members of clinical education training and the soul of continuing education training. Clinical interns from the school into the clinical work, Clinical mentors become leaders in their careers. In the training of new nurses... Show More
  • Optimization of Cleaning Management Improves the Efficiency of the Continuous Surgery

    Haiyan Li, Zhiqiang Su, Shanghai Ma, Zhiling Ou

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 107-111
    Received: 17 March 2020
    Accepted: 1 April 2020
    Published: 13 April 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To explore optimized processes and experience of cleaning operating room during continuous surgery. Method: Selected surgery cases from January to December 2018 randomly, 300 cases were using traditional methods of cleaning and 300 cases with improved methods of cleaning, we compared and analyzed the cleaning time and cleaning effect bet... Show More
  • Assessing the Influence of Personalized Nursing Services on Severe Acute Pancreatitis Patients Who Undergoing Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

    Zhaolin Chen, Jinglan Luo, Jieyu Rao, Jishi Wu, Yanyun Chen, Weixiang Ye

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 112-115
    Received: 20 March 2020
    Accepted: 3 April 2020
    Published: 13 April 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the influence of personalized nursing services on Severe acute pancreatitis patients who undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange. Methods: 62 patients were invited to join our research, that they were diagnosed as severe acute pancreatitis from March 2016 to October 2019. We randomly assigned the participants to control group ... Show More
  • Humanistic Care Nursing Mode for Severe Hyperbilirubinemia Patients Who Undergoing Double Plasma Molecular Adsorption System and Plasma Exchange

    Rou Wen, Zhaolin Chen, Yanyun Chen

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 116-119
    Received: 26 March 2020
    Accepted: 14 April 2020
    Published: 23 April 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To assess humanistic care nursing mode for severe hyperbilirubinemia patients who undergoing double plasma molecular adsorption system and plasma exchange. Methods: 124 participants were diagnosed with severe hyperbilirubinemia and were received combined treatment, include that double plasma molecular adsorption system and Plasma exchang... Show More
  • Continuous Quality Improvement of Radiation Safety Management for Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma with Iodine-131

    Miaoli Zhou, Qingran Lin, Jinmei Xiong, Lijiao Liao, Chunliu Luo, Jian Gong, Hao Xu

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 120-123
    Received: 31 March 2020
    Accepted: 13 April 2020
    Published: 28 April 2020
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    Abstract: Purpose: To explore the effect of continuous quality improvement (CQI) of radiation safety management for patients administerediodine-131 after thyroid cancer surgery. Methods: A total of 103 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma were randomly divided into control and experimental groups containing 51 and 52 patients, respectively. In the ... Show More
  • The Effect of Individual Care of Case Manager on Breast Cancer Patients

    Lingling Wang, Yuhua Ma, Junnan Lin

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 124-126
    Received: 1 April 2020
    Accepted: 17 April 2020
    Published: 28 April 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To assess influence of individual care of case manager on breast cancer patients. Methods: 99 participants who were diagnosed as breast cancer were invested to join our study, their diagnose time is from October 2018 to March 2019. We randomly assign the participants to the two different groups, that include control group (n = 51) and th... Show More
  • Effect of Intestinal Cleaning Knowledge Training on Intestinal Cleaning Rate of Enteroscopy in Hospitalized Patients

    Chen Zhaolin, Li Guanhong, Liang Dongxiu, Ye Weixiang, Luo Jinglan, Wei Hongcheng

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 127-131
    Received: 29 February 2020
    Accepted: 15 April 2020
    Published: 14 May 2020
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    Abstract: Objective To investigate the clinical effectiveness of intestinal cleaning knowledge training on intestinal cleaning rate of inpatients undergoing colonoscopy. Methods A comparative study was conducted by selection of 1166 inpatients undergoing colonoscopy in our hospital from January to November in 2016. Among them, 510 inpatients from January to ... Show More
  • PDCA Circulation in the Prevention of Clinical Rust Effect Observation

    Weifeng He, Lihong Deng, Xiuyue Zeng, Lian Zhang

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 132-135
    Received: 1 April 2020
    Accepted: 24 April 2020
    Published: 14 May 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: The study aims to prevent rusting of clinical instruments by using PDCA circulation. Methods: The routine recovery and cleaning rusty instruments management for clinical diagnosis and treatment instruments from October to December in 2018 are chosen as before implementation. And after the PDCA continuous quality improvement measures from... Show More
  • Authentic Leadership and Its Relation to Structural Empowerment and Work Environment Among Nurses

    Soha Mamdouh Elkholy, Mervat Ebrahim Aly El Dahshan, Hind Hassan Abd El Mageed

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 136-144
    Received: 8 April 2020
    Accepted: 3 May 2020
    Published: 14 May 2020
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    Abstract: Background: Nursing work environments often expose nurses to toxic behaviors. Today’s nurse leaders face many challenges and concerns in order to empower their staff through creating professional practice environment that require a new type of leadership in which authentic leadership is considered a positive relational-leadership approach, a. Aim:... Show More
  • Home Care for the Elderly under the Epidemic of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia

    Jieling Chen, Lin Wang, Ruiying Huang, Jiali Chen

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 145-148
    Received: 11 April 2020
    Accepted: 27 April 2020
    Published: 14 May 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To explore the effects of home care in the elderly patients under the epidemic of COVID-19. Methods: According to the hospital deployment and guidance documents, a series of actions were worked out, including the home care service process and contingency plan, training of the knowledge of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), providing psyc... Show More
  • Application of Nursing Quality Improvement to Reduce the Incidence of Hypoglycemia During Colonoscopy Procedure in Diabetes Patients

    Yan Zhou, Wane Zhao, Xiaohua Lu, Jiewei Huang, Qinglin Chen, Yan Liu, Xixi Luo

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 149-154
    Received: 12 April 2020
    Accepted: 3 May 2020
    Published: 14 May 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To explore the effect of Nursing Quality Improvement on reducing the incidence of hypoglycemia prior to and during colonoscopy in diabetes patients. Methods: The causes of hypoglycemia prior to and during colonoscopy were first analyzed. Then, the corresponding improvement plan and special procedure rules prior to and during colonoscopy ... Show More
  • Effect of Implementing Birth Plan on Women Childbirth Outcomes and Empowerment

    Rehab Soliman Abd El Aliem, Afaf Mohamed Emam, Ahlam El Ahmady Sarhan

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 155-165
    Received: 21 April 2020
    Accepted: 11 May 2020
    Published: 27 May 2020
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    Abstract: Background: The birth plan raises women’s knowledge, improves empowerment, and promotes childbirth outcomes. Aim of the study was to implement a birth plan and evaluate its effect on women childbirth outcomes and empowerment. Design: A quasi-experimental comparative design. Sampling: A purposive sample of 194 pregnant women was enrolled and equally... Show More
  • Without Urinary Catheter During Perioperative Period of Microvascular Decompression of Trigeminal Neuralgia: The Inspiration Under the Concept of Rapid Recovery

    Huixuan Chen, Cuiqing Liu, Wei Li, Shiyong Wang, Weiju Chen

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 166-171
    Received: 29 April 2020
    Accepted: 18 May 2020
    Published: 27 May 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To determine the effect and advantages of no indwelling catheter during perioperative period of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia under the concept of rapid recovery. Methods: 30 patients underwent microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia at our hospital during February 2017 and December 2019 were collected... Show More
  • Effect of Comprehensive Nursing Intervention on Emergency Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients

    Qingyun Zheng, Qiyao Liu

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 172-174
    Received: 29 April 2020
    Accepted: 18 May 2020
    Published: 29 May 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To assess effect of comprehensive nursing intervention on emergency treatment of acute myocardial infarction patients. Methods: 80 patients were invested to join our study who were diagnosed as acute myocardial infarction. They went to the hospital for treatment from March 2017 to July 2019. The participants were randomly assigned to two... Show More
  • The Relationship Between Different Care Units Nurses and Fall Prevention Knowledge in Acute Care Hospitals in China Based on Lasso Regression Model

    Lin Wang, Li Zhang, Weiju Chen, Zhiwei Mou

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 175-180
    Received: 30 April 2020
    Accepted: 22 May 2020
    Published: 29 May 2020
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    Abstract: Objective: To explore the difference of fall prevention knowledge level of nurses working on special care units and general care units in acute hospitals. Methods: Nurses in special care units and general care units from two acute care hospitals were investigated about fall prevention through a cross-sectional survey. The collected data was analyze... Show More
  • Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurses Toward Sexual Guidance on Patients After Total Hip Replacement: Preliminary Survey Results

    Jiayu Zheng, Cuiqing Liu, Yanfei Li

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2020
    Pages: 181-185
    Received: 1 May 2020
    Accepted: 21 May 2020
    Published: 29 May 2020
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    Abstract: To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of nurses toward sexual guidance on patients after THR (total hip replacement) surgery, thus providing data for departments to develop nursing policies for patients after THR. A Web-based survey was completed by 92 nurses from the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University. Viability analysis ... Show More