1.Establishment and implementation of nursing quality evaluation system in department of orthopedics
Xiaoling CHEN ; Tianwen HUANG ; Yunjuan TAN ; Qiaoli LIU ; Zizhen GUI
Modern Clinical Nursing 2015;14(10):58-62
Objective To explore the establishment and implementation of nursing quality evaluation system in department of orthopedics. Methods Randomly 527 patients hospitalized in the department of orthopedics from December 2011 to December 2012 were selected and assigned into the control group, where a traditional evaluation system was used. Another 528 patients hospitalized from April 2013 to June 2014 as the observation group, where orthopedics specialist evaluation system was used. The two groups were compared in terms of hospital evaluation accuracy, observation accuracy, accuracy rate of specialist intervention complications, the qualified rate of nursing records and patient satisfaction. Result The hospital evaluation accuracy, observation accuracy, the accuracy rate of specialist intervention complications, the qualified rate of nursing records and patients satisfaction of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.01) and there was no incidence in two groups. Conclusion The establishment of orthopaedic nurse quality evaluation system can make up the shortage of traditional evaluation system and improve the quality of the orthopaedic nursing management.
2.Quality of life of discharged senile patients with chronic diseases and influencial factors
Tianwen HUANG ; Li PENG ; Yunjuan TAN ; Yuantao HAO ; Yongjing SU ; Xiaoyan ZHANG ; Shifeng DENG ; Yan XIAO
Modern Clinical Nursing 2014;(1):12-16
Objective To investigate the quality of life of patients with chronic diseases as well as the influencing factors. Method Two hundred and fifty five elderly patients with chronic disease from 3 hospitals in Guangzhou involved in the survey by adopting WHO quality of life-old(WHO OQOL-OLD)to investigate the quality of life and influencial factors.Results The quality of life of the elderly patients was in middle level.In the dimension of Past,Present and Future Activities,the quality of life was statistically different between the patients with different chronic diseases(P<0.05);In the dimension of Autonomy and Death&Dying, the quality of life was statistically different between those with and without cerebrovascular diseaseor(all P<0.05);In the dimensions of Autonomy,Social Participation,Death and Dying and Intimacy,the quality of life was statistically different between those needing care and no care after discharge(all P<0.05).Conclusions The quality of life of the elderly patients with chronic diseases is in middle level.The influencing factors for the quality of life include contracting multiple diseases,needing care after discharge and cerebrovascular diseases.At discharge,nurses should regulate instructions for them for the purpose of improving their autonomy,social participation and adaptability after discharge. Thus,their quality of life can be improved.
3.Impact of pain care standard training on pain-related knowledge and attitude of junior nurses in orthopedics department
Yunjuan TAN ; Tianwen HUANG ; Xiaolin CHEN ; Li PENG ; Qiaoli LIU ; Huifen LIU ; Zizhen GUI ; Xiaofen HUANG ; Ying ZHONG
Modern Clinical Nursing 2014;(9):63-66
Objective To investigate the impact of pain care standard training on the pain-related knowledge and attitude of junior nurses in orthopedics department.Methods The standard pain care training was done for the junior nurses in the orthopedics department. The scores of questionnaires related to pain-related knowledge and attitude were collected and compared between pre-and post-training. Result There was significant statistical difference in the measurements related to the junior nurse’s knowledge and attitude between pre-and post-standard training(P<0.05).Conclusion The standard pain care training can enhance junior nurses knowledge,improve the attitude towards pain,and set up apporiate pain management behavior.