Objective
To evaluate the effect of situational leadership theory training on head nurses’ leadership style in nursing management, and summarize the application methods of situational leadership theory.
Methods
In December 2013, by means of convenience cluster sampling method, 154 head nurses of West China Hospital of Sichuan University were selected for a Leadership Style Self-rating Questionnaire survey, of whom 84 attended the situational leadership theory training one month ago. The questionnaire score was compared between the trained head nurses (the trained group) and the non-trained ones (the non-trained group).
Results
A total of 154 questionnaires were issued, and 109 valid ones were recovered, in whom 72 were trained by the situational leadership theory while the other 37 were not. The average scores of head nurses’ flexibility and efficacy in the trained group (22.35±5.12 and 55.67±7.59) were higher than those in the non-trained group (19.03±4.05 and 50.95±5.30), and the proportions of head nurses with high flexibility and high efficacy in the trained group (61.1% and 31.9%) were higher than those in the non-trained group (32.4% and 8.1%), and the differences above were statistically significant (P<0.05).
Conclusions
The training of the situational leadership theory can improve the application of theory to clinical nursing management and promote the head nurses’ flexibility and efficacy to accelerate their work enthusiasm and personal improvement. It can also promote team cohesion and sense of accomplishment by creating a positive team atmosphere to make the efficient usage of limited human resources.
ObjectiveTo analyze the methods and effects of the reformation of undergraduate course of geriatric nursing in China.
MethodsIn the spring semester of 2012 and 2013, we implemented the experiential scenario teaching and autonomous group learning with simulation and heuristic teaching method, and the nursing undergraduates were given scale of Kogan's attitude toward older people and Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz 1 for investigation. The attitude to and knowledge on the elderly were compared before and after the study. Meanwhile, we also surveyed the interest in geriatric nursing among the students.
ResultsThe interest in, attitude to and knowledge on the elderly among the students increased considerably after the teaching reformation.
ConclusionThe undergraduate course teaching reformation of geriatric nursing with the simulation and heuristic teaching method has achieved good effects, and it can be widely used in geriatric nursing teaching in China. In the future, the reformation should focus on improving the students' professional interests and career choice.
【摘要】 目的 總結開展“優質護理服務示范工程活動”以來，護士滿意度提高的原因與經驗。 方法 分別于2010年1月和11月采用一般情況調查表及明尼蘇達工作滿意度問卷短式量表調查干部/老年科的護士在開展“優質護理服務示范工程活動”前后的工作滿意度。 結果 開展“優質護理服務示范工程活動”1年以來，護士的內在滿意度上升了35.27%，外在滿意度上升了29.25%，一般滿意度上升了27%。 結論 干部/老年科通過提高護士對各崗位的價值與責任的認可，科學規劃護士的職業生涯，完善科室文化建設、薪酬與激勵機制使護士的職業成就感、自身價值滿意度均有不同程度提高。【Abstract】 Objective To summarize the reasons and experience of enhancing nurse′s satisfaction after improving the “high-quality nursing services”. Methods A general questionnaire and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) were used to investigate satisfactions of nurses working at the senior leader/ person′s wards before and after improving the activity on “high-quality nursing service”. Results One year later, the inner satisfactions of participates increased 35.27%, the outer satisfactions increased 29.25%, and the general satisfactions increased 27%. Conclusion Nurse′s professional achievability and the satisfaction on self-value increase after enhancing professional value and responsibility of nurse, planning reasonably professional career of nurse, and perfecting culture construction, and the salary and encourage mechanism.
ObjectiveTo analyze the impact of disaster prevention and preparedness education courses on college students’ awareness, actions and abilities of disaster prevention and preparedness, so as to provide a reference for the establishment and optimization of disaster education-related courses in colleges.MethodsStudents who took the optional course “Disaster Preparedness Education” of Sichuan University in the fall semester of 2019 to 2020 were included. Questionnaires were issued before and after the course to compare the differences in awareness, actions and abilities of disaster prevention and preparedness of college students before and after the course. We also analyzed the differences between college students of different genders and college students of different grades.ResultsFinally, 148 college students were included. After the course, college students’ awareness scores (9.24±0.61 vs. 6.11±0.52), action scores (6.89±0.70 vs. 2.65±0.58) and ability scores (33.73±1.61 vs. 18.55±1.88) of disaster prevention and preparedness were improved compared to those before the course, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Before the course, boys’ disaster prevention and preparedness awareness score was higher than that of girls (6.48±0.56 vs. 5.23±0.44), the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); there was no significant difference in the scores of actions or abilities of disaster prevention and preparedness between boys and girls (P>0.05). After the course, there was no statistically significant difference in any of the scores between boys and girls (P>0.05). Before and after the course, there was no statistically significant difference in any of the scores between the senior college students and the lower college students (P>0.05). College students’ overall satisfaction with disaster preparedness education was relatively high, with the highest scores for teaching methods and assessment methods.ConclusionDisaster preparedness education courses have a positive effect on improving the comprehensive qualities of college students’ disaster preparedness awareness, actions, and abilities, but it is necessary to attract more college students to participate and increase the scope of the course.
The balance ability is the basic guarantee for the human body to maintain the posture and complete every daily life activity, and it is also an important physical quality index for the elderly. Insufficient balance ability may lead to falls among the elderly, which may lead to fractures, long-term pain, craniocerebral trauma, disability, and even death and other serious adverse consequences. Under the background of China’s rapid aging population and the strong advocacy of the combination of medical care and nursing, improving the balance ability of the elderly is an effective way to prevent the elderly from falling down, and is of great significance to reduce the accidental injury for the elderly. In this paper, the methods and the latest progress of balance function evaluation and training for the elderly at home and abroad are reviewed in order to provide reference for the formulation of intervention programs to improve the balance function of the elderly, so as to improve the quality of life of the elderly and open up a new path for the realization of healthy aging.
