Objective To explore the correlation between the psychological empowerment and occupational burnout of nursing students in clinical practice.Methods Totally 395 nursing students from 5 nursing schools who had graduation practice in 13 general hospitals in Shanghai between February and May 2015 were selected by cluster sampling, and investigated with nursing burnout scale (NBS) and psychological empowerment scale (PES).Results The 395 nursing students' burnout score and psychological empowerment score were (135.31±21.74) and (3.56±0.65), respectively, with a moderate level; Nursing burnout was negatively correlated with meaning at work, self-efficacy and psychological empowerment (r=-0.140, -0.127, -0.101;P<0.05).Conclusions Clinical teaching should attach importance to nursing students' perception of psychological empowerment, and creates a favorable environment for them to foster psychological empowerment, thus reducing occupational burnout.

Objective:To select and obtain evidence on oral health management for dementia patients, and summarize the best evidence.Methods:The best clinical practices, guidelines, expert consensus, evidence summary, recommended practices, and systematic reviews on oral health management for patients with dementia and cognitive impairment were electronically retrieved from British Medical Journal Best Practice, Australia Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Health Care Center Database, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Alzheimer's Association, China Biomedical Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data and VIP and so on. The search period was from database establishment to October 31, 2023. Two to four researchers evaluated the quality of the included literature and extracted evidence from the literature that met the quality standards.Results:A total of 11 articles were included, including two guidelines, five evidence summaries, one recommended practice, and three systematic reviews. A total of 31 best pieces of evidence were summarized from eight aspects, including team work, personnel training, oral assessment, oral cleaning procedures, denture management, communication and behavior management, interventions for special oral problems, and health education.Conclusions:The oral health management of dementia patients has its particularity and the incidence of oral complications is high. It is necessary to strengthen the awareness and training of medical and nursing staff, pay attention to oral assessment, oral care, and communication skills, actively prevent and handle special oral problems, so as to improve the oral health of patients. In addition, it is recommended to evaluate patient cultural differences, clinical environment of the medical institution, patient willingness and so on before applying evidence in clinical practice, and then implement targeted evidence measures.