Objective The study aimed to investigate the influence of head nurse's transformational leadership style on emotional labor and psychological empowerment of nurses.Methods Totally 851 staff nurses from four 3A hospitals were investigated with the Transformational Leadership Style Sub Scale of Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire,Psychological Empowerment Scale and Emotional Labor Scale.Results The head nurse's transformational leadership style scored (2.41±0.81).The psychological empowerment of nurses scored (3.27±0.47),its autonomy dimension scored (3.81±0.50),staying at medium level.The emotional labor of nurses scored (3.68±0.61),its deep acting dimension scored (4.67±0.76),which was above medium level.The indirect correlation coefficient between head nurse's transformational leadership style and emotional labor (r=-0.13) was far higher than direct correlation coefficient (r=-0.04).The psychological empowerment was the full mediation variable by which head nurse's transformational leadership style influence emotional labor of nurses.Conclusions Head nurse's transformational leadership style can enhance nurse's selfefficacy,cognition of work significance and work autonomy,so that nurse's deep acting and positive perception of emotional display can be increased,and nurse's emotional exhaustion and job burnout can be decreased to retain nurses.

Objective To observe the effect of Tongfu Xiere Recipe (TXP) combined with routine treatment on cytokine level in patients with acute lung injury due to surgery disease of chest. Methods Fifty eight patients with acute lung injury due to surgery disease of chest were randomized into two groups. The two groups received routine treatment subjecting to the Guideline (2006) for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. The treatment group additionally received TXP (mainly composed of Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Natrii Sulfas, Fructus Gardeniae, Caulis Lonicerae, Herba Taraxaci, Semen Raphani, Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae, Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, and Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis) for 5 days or till oxygenation index recovered to the normal. The therapeutic effect was evaluated after treatment, and the changes of blood tumor necrosis factor ? (TNF-?), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) levels were observed before and after treatment. Results The serum levels of TNF-?, IL-6 and IL-8 in the two groups after treatment were decreased (P0.05). Conclusion The therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine integrated with western medicine is superior to the western medicine only for acute lung injury due to surgery disease of chest. TXP can regulate the immune function and relieve the pulmonary inflammation and injury by decreasing the blood levels of TNF-?, IL-6 and IL-8, thus enhance the therapeutic effect of western medicine.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the risk factors for contact dermatitis in pig farm workers.

METHODSThe cross-sectional questionnaire survey and on-site survey were conducted in pig farms raising more than 50 pigs in a county of Fujian Province, China. The study subjects were grouped based on different factors. The incidence rate was compared between groups by statistical analysis.

RESULTSOf 302 subjects, 70 (23.18%) had contact dermatitis. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of contact dermatitis between the subjects in direct contact with commercially available pannage and those in indirect contact (χ(2) = 14.552, P < 0.01). Region, season, farm scale, brand of pannage, and allergic history were not influential factors for contact dermatitis (P > 0.05 for all).

CONCLUSIONDirect contact with commercially available pannage is closely associated with contact dermatitis in pig farm workers.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Agriculture ; China ; epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Dermatitis, Contact ; epidemiology ; Dermatitis, Occupational ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult