1.Qualitative research on soft skills of pediatric nurses
Yanfen FU ; Xianlan ZHENG ; Ping LI ; Yuqian MENG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2008;24(32):53-55
Objective To deeply study the soft skills that pediatric nurses should have. Methods 8 pediatric registered nurses were interviewed, the whole interviewing process was fully noted, then the data were analyzed acconting to Colaizzi methods. Results Soft skills that pediatric nurses should have included: affinity, empathy, caring about others, sympathy, communication skills, spirit of contribution, a bridge for com-munication between patients and doctors, resolving conflicts skills, cooperation, seE-regulation, stress manage-ment, emotion management and working achievements. Conclusions Soft skills are very important to pedi-atric nurses, so we need progress it gradually.
2.Discussion on the strategy for developing nursing human resources
Yuqian MENG ; Xianlan ZHENG ; Yanfen FU ; Hong WANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2008;24(16):14-17
Objective The discussion on the strategy for developing nursing human resources was carried out through truthfully understanding the medical managers' experiences of developing nursing human resources. We aimed to supply reference for establishment of policies by relevant government departments. Methods We collected data of 13 medical managers by in-depth interview and took notes (or recording) on the spot. The data were analyzed by Colaizzi's analysis program. Results Two aspects were summarized through reading, analyzing, reflecting, classifying and extracting. One was policy guidance for developing nursing human resource (4 items) and the other was policies and measures for developing nursing human resource (7 items). Conclusions The development of nursing human resource was influenced by many factors. It needs the common efforts by government, society, hospital and nurses.
3.Ecological Niches of Sucking Lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) and Their Coevolution Relationship with Small Mammal Hosts in Yunnan, China
Yanfen MENG ; Xianguo GUO ; Xingyuan MEN ; Dian WU
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases 1987;0(01):-
Objective To investigate the ecological niches of sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) on the body surface of small mammal hosts and the co-evolutionary relationship between lice and mammal hosts in Yunnan Province. Method Thirty species of small mammals were captured and used as 30 resource sequences. The distribution and composition of the dominant 22 species of sucking lice on the body surface of the 30 species small mammal hosts were analyzed as the utilization proportion for each resource sequence. The niche breadth and proportional similarity were measured. SPSS 13.0 statistical software was used for analyzing the niche overlap matrix of sucking lice by hierarchical clustering analysis, and a dendrogram was made. Results The niche breadth was narrow for most species of sucking louse. Among the detected species, Hoplopleura pacifica showed the widest niche breadth, but only 0.1536. Indices of niche proportional similarity of most sucking lice were relatively small from 0.0005 to 0.4695. The 22 species of sucking lice were classified into 16 niche overlap groups, by ?=5.5, through a hierarchical clustering analysis for the niche overlaps, and the clustering process of most sucking lice was late. Conclusion The sucking lice have a high specificity for hosts, of which different species show an apparent niche divergence on host selection. The results reveal a high coevolution between sucking lice and the mammal hosts.
4.Role of survivin in PC12 cells against injuries induced by chemical hypoxia
Jinlan MENG ; Yanfen DONG ; Liqiu MO ; Chuntao YANG ; Aiping LAN ; Zhanli YANG ; Peixi CHEN ; Jianqiang FENG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2010;26(4):526-530
Aim To explore the effect of survivin in PC12 cells against injuries induced by cobalt chloride(CoCl_2).Methods PC12 cells were exposed to CoCl_2 at different doses in different time to set up the chemical hypoxia induced PC12 cells injuries model.Cell viability was tested by using cell counter kit-8.Dose-effect(200~1 000 μmol·L~(-1))and time-effect(0~48 h)relationship between hypoxia induced by CoCl_2 and the expression of survivin was evaluated by western blot.Results PC12 cells viability was inhibited significantly by CoCl_2 in a dose and time dependent manners;At the concentrations from 200 to 600 μmol·L~(-1) CoCl_2 for 24 h,survivin expression was upregulated in a dose dependent manner,peaking at 600 μmol·L~(-1) CoCl_2 treatment,exceeding this concentration of CoCl_2,with dose increasing,survivin expression decreased.At the dose of CoCl_2 up to 1 000 μmol·L~(-1),survivin did not express basically;Treatment with 600 μmol·L~(-1) CoCl_2 in different time,within the range of 0~36 h,the expression of survivin enhanced in time dependent manner.But with the extension of time,survivin expression was declining; 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (2 μmol·L~(-1)),an inhibitor of Hsp90,not only decreased survivin overexpression but also obviously enhanced the injuries of PC12 cells induced by CoCl_2,which didn't damage PC12 cells alone.Conclusion Upregulation of survivin expression may be one of the endogenous defense mechanisms for PC12 cells against chemical hypoxia.
5.Inhibitory effect of SM-1 on human liver microsomal cytochrome P450 enzyme
Yanfen CHEN ; Jingxiu CHEN ; Meng SUN ; Junyao DING ; Zeneng CHENG ; Gaoyun HU ; Jinsong DING ; Qubo ZHU
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 2017;33(5):627-629
Aim To investigate the effect of SM-1 on seven main cytochrome P450(CYP450)in human liver microsomes.Methods Substrate or SM-1 was incubated with human liver microsomes for 30 min in vitro,and divided into control group and experimental group.The effects of SM-1 on the main phase I metabolic enzymes in human liver microsomes was detected by HPLC.Phenacetin,bupropion,paclitaxel,tolbutamide,omeprazole,dextromethorphan,testosterone were investigated as probe drugs.Results Inhibition rate of SM-1 on the classical substrate of human liver microsomal CYP was 0.05%,3.37%,0.08%,2.07%,4.20%,-0.15%and 10.84%,respectively.Conclusions SM-1 may have inhibitory effect on CYP3A4.Attention should be paid to the interaction of clinical drug induced by CYP enzyme inhibition.
6.Study on the correlation between sleep disturbances and cognitive impairment-associated cerebral small vascular disease in elderly people
Ruixia WANG ; Yuanyuan MENG ; Yumeng GU ; Yu YAN ; Wenjun FENG ; Ping ZHAO ; Yanfen DU ; Xin LI
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2023;42(12):1430-1434
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and correlation of sleep disturbances(SD)with cognitive impairment-associated cerebral small vascular disease(CSVD-CI)in elderly patients.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 261 elderly CSVD-CI patients admitted to the Department of Neurology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University between December 2019 and December 2021 were continuously enrolled.The Pittsburgh Sleep Index Scale(PSQI)was used to evaluate the overall sleep quality.Those with a PSQI score ≥7 was assigned to the CSVD-CI with sleep disturbances(CSVD-CI-SD)group, while those with a PSQI score <7 was assigned to the CSVD-CI without SD(CSVD-CI-NSD)group.The Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA)was used to evaluate the cognitive function of patients with CSVD-CI, and scores on the overall cognitive function and various cognitive domains were compared between the CSVD-CI-SD group and the CSVD-CI-NSD group.Results:There were no significant differences between the CSVD-CI-SD group and the CSVD-CI-NSD group in sex ratio, age, education level and comorbidities( P>0.05). Compared with the CSVD-CI-NSD group, patients in the CSVD-CI-SD group took longer to fall asleep, had worse sleep efficiency, a shorter sleep duration, more obvious SD at night, worse sleep quality, more use of sleeping drugs, and more obvious daytime dysfunction(all P<0.05). Compared with the CSVD-CI-NSD group, the total MoCA score, attention score and orientation score in the CSVD-CI-SD group were significantly decreased( P<0.01). Correlation analysis results showed that the total MoCA score and attention in the CSVD-CI-SD group were negatively correlated with SD at night( r=-0.198, r=-0.115, P<0.05 for both), and orientation was negatively correlated with sleep quality( r=-0.170, P<0.05). Conclusions:The prevalence of SD is high in CSVD-CI patients, with CSVD-CI-SD patients showing more obvious overall cognitive, attention and orientation impairment in MoCA.Additionally, the total MoCA score and attention are negatively correlated with nighttime SD, and orientation is negatively correlated with sleep quality in CSVD-CI-SD patients.
7.Characteristics of sepsis in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tianjin: A 4-year retrospective analysis
Yulei GAO ; Yancun LIU ; Lijun WANG ; Muming YU ; Ying YAO ; Yuting QIU ; Jie LI ; Xiang ZHANG ; Qingyun DONG ; Chen LI ; Xianglong MENG ; Xinsen CHEN ; Songtao SHOU ; Yanfen CHAI
Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022;31(1):85-91
Objective:Taking emergency department (ED) as a starting point, to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and mortality risk factors of sepsis, and to provide evidences for ED to carry out the strategy of "three early and two lower" for sepsis.Methods:Based on the ED and inpatient medical record management information platform of Tianjin Medical University Gernal Hospital, adult ED patients with sepsis from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020 were included according to the third international consensus definitions for sepsis and septic shock in 2016 and the consensus of Chinese experts on early prevention and blocking of sepsis in 2020. The epidemiological characteristics of patients were retrospectively analyzed. Chi-square test was used to compare the difference of age, sex, hospitalization times, length of stay, hospitalization cost and infection location between dead patients and survival patients, and a stepwise logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of mortality in hospitalized patients with ED sepsis.Results:A total of 7 494 patients with sepsis in ED were included in this study, and the annual and monthly component ratios varied from 3.8‰ to 6.1‰ and 2.0‰ to 9.0‰, respectively. The main characteristics of patients with sepsis in ED were as follows: 40-69 years old (46.0%), male (59.0%), mostly diagnosed with sepsis (96.8%), mainly treated with urban health insurance (59.6%), and ED diagnosis and treatment fees of 2 000-8 000 Yuan (51.1%). The mortality of hospitalized patients with ED sepsis was 24.4% and that of hospitalized patients with septic shock was 28.8%. The main characteristics of hospitalized patients with ED sepsis were as follows: most of them were male (56.2%) patients over 70 years old (56.0%), most of them were diagnosed with sepsis (94.0%) and hospitalized for the first time (76.0%), the median hospitalization time was 15 d, most of them were hospitalized under urban health insurance (65.2%), and the median hospitalization fees was 47 000 Yuan. The risk factors of death were influenced by age and length of stay. Patients aged 70 years or older had a higher risk of death than those aged from 18 to 39 years, and patients with a length of stay of more than 7 d had a lower risk of death than those with a length of stay of shorter than 7 d. The primary infection focus were mainly respiratory and urinary systems, while the death rate of patients with hematological and abdominal infections was relatively high, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01). Respiratory and abdominal infections were risk factors for death in patients with ED sepsis. Conclusions:The composition ratio of sepsis in ED patients is not regular in time, so vigilance of sepsis in elderly men and patients with respiratory system, blood system, urinary system and abdominal infections should be constantly raised. Patients with sepsis who are older, hospitalized more frequently, hospitalized for a shorter time, and infected in the respiratory system or abdomen have a higher risk of death.
8.Analysis of primary site and pathology on 903 patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms.
Xudong QIU ; Meng LIU ; Qing LIU ; Zhiying YANG ; Jixi LIU ; Fanqiang MENG ; Zaiyong WANG ; Yanfen SHI ; Liguo LIU ; Pan ZHANG ; Jie LUO ; Huangying TAN
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2017;20(9):993-996
OBJECTIVETo explore the primary site and pathological feature of neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN), especially the NEN of digestive system.
METHODSClinicopathological data of NEN patients at China-Japan Friendship Hospital from January 2012 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Tumor primary sites were summarized. Association between tumor site and pathological grading in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm(GEP-NEN) was examined.
RESULTSThere were a total of 903 cases of NEN. Sites of primary tumor included the digestive system in 699 cases(77.4%), the thorax(including lung, thymus and mediastinum) in 87 cases(9.6%), other sites in 60 cases (6.6%), unknown in 57 cases(6.3%). Among 699 GEP-NEN cases, the primary sites included the stomachin in 207 cases (29.6%), pancreas in 201 (28.8%), rectumin in 185 (26.5%), duodenum in 43(6.2%), jejunum and ileum in 18(2.6%), appendix in 15 (2.1%), gallbladder in 11(1.6%), esophagus in 10(1.4%), and the colon in 9 cases (1.3%). Pathologically, the tumor grading was neuroendocrine tumor (NET) G1 in 336 cases(48.1%), NET G2 in 203 cases (29.0%), neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) G3 in 139 cases (19.9%). All the esophagus NEN(10/10), most gallbladder NEN(9/11) and colon NEN(6/9) were poorly-differentiated NEC (G3), while all appendix NEN(15/15), most stomach NEN(147/207, 71.0%), pancreas NEN (156/201, 77.6%), rectum NEN (169/185, 91.4%), duodenum NEN (31/43, 72.1%), jejunum and ileum NEN(16/18, 88.9%) were well-differentiated NET G1 or G2.
CONCLUSIONSThe most common primary site of NEN is the digestive system. The stomach, pancreas and rectum are most common primary sitesof GEP-NEN. Difference in pathological grading is quite greatin different primary sites of GEP-NEN. Most NENs fromesophagus, colon and gallbladder are poorly-differentiated NEC.