1.Study on home care needs and care resource integration expectations of elderly patients after hip fracture surgery: a mixed-method study
Yan KUANG ; Lei CHENG ; Yuanfang KUANG ; Zhenlan XIA
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(25):1972-1978
Objective:To investigate the home care needs and home resource integration expectations of elderly patients after hip fracture surgery so as to provide health care guidance after discharge.Methods:A mixed study method of consistent parallel design was used to conduct semi-structured interviews in 15 elderly patients after hip fracture surgery. Meanwhile, convenient sampling method was used to select elderly patients after hip fracture surgery to conduct health survey with interRAI-HC(International Resident Assessment Instrument Home Care), and comprehensive data results were analyzed.Results:Through the analysis and induction of the interview data, two main themes were extracted: the diversification of home care needs and the lack of integration of home service resources. There were 25 health problems in the elderly after hip fracture surgery. Health problems mainly focus on ADL limitation, insufficient social activity, limited social interaction, clinical health problems (fall risk, malnutrition, pain, cardiovascular and respiratory problems, weakness, fatigue), etc.Conclusions:For elderly patients after hip fracture surgery, it is necessary to strengthen the rehabilitation guidance at discharge, integrate home care resources to provide diversified nursing services in the transitional stage, promote the formation and continuity of patients' rehabilitation behavior, and improve the clinical outcome of patients.
2.Ethical considerations of enterostomal therapists in dealing with the problems of patients with chronic wounds:taking a chronic wound patient with postpartum fat liquefaction combined with thread-knot reaction as an example
Zhenlan XIA ; Junrong LIU ; Zexuan LIU ; Liping CHEN
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(2):194-198
Specialist nurses play an increasingly important role in clinical,and at the same time,they(especially enterostomal therapists/wound stoma specialist nurses)are often troubled by ethical problems when facing patients independently.Based on the"structured analysis form of clinical nursing ethics"constructed in the early stage,this paper used a case study method,took a chronic wound patient with postpartum fat liquefaction combined with thread-knot reaction as an example,conducted an in-depth analysis and reflection on the ethical problems of enterostomal therapists choosing treatment plans in clinical work,as well as proposed clinical recommendations.Base on this,this paper suggests that specialist nurses should fully consider the wishes and background characteristics of patients when nursing and treating patients,and use the four-box model of ethical analysis to analyze and solve ethical conflicts.
3.The observation of the effect led by the enterostomal therapist of platelet-rich plasma combined with wet dressings in the treatment of postoperative chronic wounds
Zhenlan XIA ; Xiaojun YANG ; Yonglin ZHOU ; Yixi YANG ; Yueling CHEN ; Liping CHEN ; Zexuan LIU
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2024;40(23):1761-1767
Objective:To explore the application effect of a multidisciplinary collaborative model led by stomatognathic therapists, utilizing a combination of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and moist wound dressings in the comprehensive treatment of postoperative chronic wounds, and to provide references and guidance for improving the clinical practice and management level of patients with chronic wounds.Methods:This was a prospective randomized controlled trial. Eighty-eight patients with postoperative non-healing chronic wounds who visited the Chronic Wound Care Clinic of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University from October 2018 to February 2023 were conveniently sampled. They were randomly divided into two groups using a coin toss method: the control group ( n = 41) received standard moist wound dressing therapy, while the experimental group ( n = 47) received comprehensive treatment based on PRP combined with moist wound dressings. This treatment, led by enterostoml therpist, involved the innovative nursing technique of simultaneous injection of PRP and coagulant mixture via a three-way connector and covering with ultra-thin foam dressing. The Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) score, wound area healing index (WSHI), pain level during dressing change, wound healing time, and treatment satisfaction rate were observed in both groups. Results:Among 88 cases, there were 25 females and 16 males in the control group, aged 58.00 (37.00 ± 79.00) years old. There were 31 females and 16 males in the experimental group, aged 57.00 (35.00 ± 72.00) years old. The median PUSH scores of the experimental group on the 7th, 14th, and 21th day after wound treatment were 11.00, 9.00, and 7.00, respectively, which were better than those of the control group, which were 13.00, 11.00, and 9.00. The median WSHI scores were 0.35, 0.58, and 0.84 for the experimental group, respectively, which were better than those of the control group, which were 0.09, 0.30, and 0.50. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant ( Z values ranged from 4.08 to 8.20, all P<0.01). On the 7th, 14th, and 21st day of treatment, the pain scores of the experimental group were 3.00 (2.00,3.00), 2.00 (1.00, 2.00), 0.00 (0.00,1.00) points, respectively, which were lower than the 3.00 (3.00,3.50), 2.00 (2.00,3.00), and 2.00 (1.00, 2.00) points of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( Z values were 2.16, 3.38, 6.14, all P<0.05). The healing time in the experimental group was (37.04 ± 25.33) days, which was shorter than that in the control group, (52.88 ± 36.58) days, and the difference was statistically significant ( t = 5.53, P<0.05). The satisfaction rate in the experimental group was 97.87% (46/47), significantly higher than 87.80% (36/41) in the control group ( χ2 = 3.13, P<0.05). Conclusions:Under the leadership of stomatognathic therapists, the multidisciplinary collaborative model, employing comprehensive treatment techniques centered around PRP combined with moist wound dressings, demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy for postoperative chronic wounds including shortening healing time, accelerating healing speed, reducing wound pain, and improving patient satisfaction, indicating high clinical application value and social benefits.
4.Ethical Analysis on a Patient with a Chronic Wound Nonunion Refused to be Hospitalized
Zhenlan XIA ; Liping CHEN ; Linling YANG ; Qixia LIAO ; Junrong LIU
Chinese Medical Ethics 2022;35(9):1012-1016
This paper introduced a case of ethical conflict between the principle of benefit and the principle of respect in the formulating treatment and nursing plan for patient with chronic wound nonunion by specialist nurses, and used the "structured analysis form of clinical nursing ethics" designed by the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University to conduct ethical analysis and ethical decision-making, and solve the clinical nursing ethical problems of complex nursing cases. The practice of the case showed that under the situation of ethical conflict in making nursing treatment plan for patient, the application of structured ethical analysis of clinical nursing is helpful to improve nurses’ ethical decision-making ability and strengthen their ethical thinking. It is suggested to strengthen nurses’ ethical thinking in clinical nursing, continuously improve nurses’ ethical decision-making ability, and cultivate core nursing technology integrating science and humanities, thus to enhance nursing value.