Study of the effect of humanistic nursing care model wards in Children Caring Ward School on the nurses'caring ability

Objective: To understand the effect of humanistic nursing care model wards in Children Caring Ward School(CCWS) on the nurses' caring ability.Methods: Questionnaire 25 nurses of humanistic nursing care model wards in CCWS using the Nkongho Caring Ability Inventory(CAI) before and after implement the humanistic nursing care model, including reform the systems of nursing care, introduce humanistic care model, implement the humanistic care, to measure the nurses' caring ability.Results: The nurses' caring ability had significantly developed on total, cognition dimension, courage dimension and patience dimension after all measures considered(p < 0.05).Conclusions: The humanistic nursing care model wards in CCWS has a positive effect on the nurses' caring ability, not only to help build great relationships between nurses and patients but also to enhance the patients' satisfaction.

Expert Consensus on Nurses'Human Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Different Sites

Summary:This study aims to develop the expert consensus on nurse's human caring for Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19)patients in different sites,and thus provide a guideline on providing whole process and systematic caring for COVID-19 patients.Based on the frontline experiences of human caring for COVID-19 patients and the review of literature,the initial draft of consensus was made and finalized after online meeting and revisions.The experts reached consensus on the following parts:terms and definitions,principles of human caring for COVID-19 patients,and human caring measures for COVID-19 patients in different sites.The expert consensus is practical,concise,and reasonable for guiding the nurses providing human caring for COVID-19 patients,as well as other similar infectious diseases.

Five High-risk Factors for Inpatient Suicide

Objective:The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for inpatient suicide in a general hospital.Methods:Thirty suicide victims were drawn from the adverse event reports of suicidal acts during hospitalization in a general hospital from 2008 to 2014.Data were gathered from a focus group interview of 6 medical staff who had experienced inpatient suicide.Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyze the data.Results:Five main themes regarding high-risk factors for inpatient suicide emerged from this study:mental disorders,diseases,the source of money to meet medical expenses,social support,and the hospital environment.Patients with mental disorders were at a high risk of suicide.Having a serious disease paying high medical expenses alone,the loss of social support and unsafe hospital environments were also associated with an increased risk of suicide.Conclusions:This study puts forward different perspectives on the reasons that inpatients commit suicide and corresponding preventive measures based on these 5 main themes that could be implemented to avoid or reduce suicidal acts among inpatients during hospitalization.

Characteristics of and management strategies for 54 suicidal inpatients in a general hospital

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of and preventive management strategies for suicidal inpatients in a general hospital.Methods: A total of 54 suicide victims were drawn from a patient safety adverse event network reporting system during hospitalization in a general hospital from November 2008 to January 2017.Results: Subjects who committed suicide in the general hospital were women and those who suffered from malignant neoplasms during general hospital treatment. Furthermore, most of the patients who committed suicide used more violent suicide methods. The most common and lethal means was jumping from heights at the windowsill.Conclusions: It is concluded that management strategies for suicide prevention can be provided from the aspects of patients, medical staff and the hospital environment. It is not only urgent but also feasible to reduce the suicide rate of inpatients and further improve hospital safety management.