{"title":"Nursing Care of a Patient with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Without Fracture and Dislocation: A Case Report","authors":"Meixue Chen, ZhaoFu Wang, Ya-Fen Fan, Ningjun Wan, Ni Zhang, Qingran Lin, Weiju Chen","doi":"10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.16","url":null,"abstract":"Cervical spinal cord injury without fracture and dislocation (CSCIWFD) is a severe disabling injury with acute illness, slow recovery, and many complications that significantly increase patients’ pain and the difficulty of disease management. We introduce the nursing care of a 52-year-old man with multiple complications of CSCIWFD caused by a car accident. Nursing mainly focused on posture and safety, nutritional support, respiratory management, limb function training, medication, psychological nursing, and actively preventing and managing complications such as central fever, obstinate hyponatremia, klebsiella pneumoniae infection, venous thrombosis, and pressure ulcers, among others. The nurses closely observed the patient's condition, strictly managed his 24-hour access volume, and regularly evaluated his treatment and nursing effects. In addition to superior treatment and nursing, we should invite multidisciplinary cooperation for diagnosis and treatment and encourage family members to participate in disease management, which improves patient’s later functional recovery and his quality of life. After 53 days of hospitalization, the patient’s condition gradually stabilized, he and his family members were satisfied with the treatment and nursing results, and he was transferred to another hospital for rehabilitation. The prognosis of patients with CSCIWFD is closely related to the quality of nursing. Personalized comprehensive care is of great significance to reduce and timely control complications and promote patients' recovery.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129947914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frank Bahrmann, S. Vogt, Catharina Wasic, E. Graessel, H. Boehme
{"title":"Towards an All-Day Assignment of a Mobile Service Robot for Elderly Care Homes","authors":"Frank Bahrmann, S. Vogt, Catharina Wasic, E. Graessel, H. Boehme","doi":"10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.14","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the demographic change in many industrial nations, the proportion of the older population is increasing. With this increase, the number of people who are dependent on outpatient or inpatient care is also rising across the board. Against this background, digital assistive systems could play an important role for improving the situation within those sectors. Therefore, the proposed novel approach describes a possible all-day use of a mobile assistive robot within an inpatient geriatric care facility, which should both relieve the staff and provide a therapeutic and entertaining contribution for the residents. The design of the components of the robot platform required for all-day use was carried out in an iterative development process. This process was started by convening a focus group, which first analyzed the requirements and then critically questioned the current status and actual benefits. Additionally, the accompanying occupational therapists and care assistants (N = 6) answered questionnaires after each of the 32 completed assignments, which were intended to draw attention to existing weaknesses and positive aspects. The main focus was to answer the question of how an assistive robot can be used meaningfully within an inpatient geriatric care facility with the means of the current state of science and whether this platform is perceived as support by the groups of people concerned. Due to the predominantly positive response to this question, the concept presented here for all-day use could be realized. Even if the response and operational capability were predominantly positive, there are still wishes from the staff and residents. These demands cannot yet be guaranteed with the current state of science to the required high degree of robustness under real world conditions. Consequently, the components identified as still in development or conceptually conceived require further research in the respective fields.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"126 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123974722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the Effect of Personalized Nursing on Thrombolytic Hemodialysis Patients After Arteriovenous Fistula Occlusion","authors":"Huixia Yu, Xiutin Li, Jian Li, Yi Yang, Guanmin Wu, Guiyan Wen","doi":"10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.13","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To assess the effect of personalized nursing on thrombolytic hemodialysis patients after arteriovenous fistula occlusion. Methods: 92 patients who undergoing arteriovenous fistula in the hospital were invited to join our study. The time of they receive the treatment is from May 2015 to July 2020. In study beginning, the patients were randomly assigned to the control group (n = 46) and an intervention group (n = 46). The two groups receive different nursing intervention. The control group receive common nursing intervention. On the other hand, the intervention group patients receive personalized nursing intervention in treatment process. Result: In basic patient information, the patient basic status are similar [20 (47.6%) vs 23 (54.8%), 38.14±9.12 vs 37.88±10.07, 1.41±0.75 vs 1.37±0.69], that the gender, age and number of thrombolysis are not statistical significance (p > 0.05). In thrombolysis success rate research, the intervention group has higher thrombolysis success rate than that of control group [38 (90.5%) vs 32 (76.2%), p = 0.016]. In patient satisfaction research result, more intervention group patients make very well assessment than that of control group patients [19 (45.2%) vs 10 (23.8%), p < 0.005]. Conclusion: the personalized nursing intervention not only increase thrombolysis success rate but also improve the patient satisfaction in arteriovenous fistula occlusion.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132222681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hydrocolloidal Dressings Reduce Adverse Reactions Induced by Injection of Azarcytidine: A Clinical Observation Study","authors":"Fuxiang Luo, Jiaxin Wang, Yu Ding, Yangshen He, Chunli Wang, Tiantian Xiao","doi":"10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.12","url":null,"abstract":"To investigate the effect of hydrocolloid dressings on reducing complications associated with azarcytidine injection. Methods: Twenty patients with myelodysplastic syndrome were included in the self-controlled study. The group settings were as follows: Experimental group A: Hydrocolloidal dressing was used alone after injection. Experimental group B: 50% magnesium sulfate topical. Experimental group C: blank control group. Pain, anxiety and depression scores, and complications of subcutaneous ecchymosis, subcutaneous induration, subcutaneous swelling and skin erythema were compared in each group. Results: Both the hydrocolloid dressings and 50% magnesium sulfate external application can reduce the local pain and reduce the occurrence of adverse emotions (A vs. C, P=0.000, P=0.000, P=0.000; B vs. C, P=0.000, P=0.092, P=0.044). Hydrocolloid dressings can effectively reduce the occurrence of skin ecchymosis, subcutaneous scleroma, subcutaneous swelling and skin erythema (X2=8.12, X2=8.12, X2=6.667, X2=3.956). P<0.01, P<0.01, P<0.022, P<0.047). Conclusion: The external application of hydrocolloid dressing can significantly reduce the occurrence of skin related complications and patients' adverse emotions after azarcytidine injection, with definite curative effect and strong application. It is an efficient and convenient nursing method.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128195060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ni Zhang, Yuan-zong Song, Meixue Chen, Lingli Cai, Manli Liu, Weiwei Wang, Qingran Lin
{"title":"Summary and Considerations in the Nursing Care of Patients with Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis","authors":"Ni Zhang, Yuan-zong Song, Meixue Chen, Lingli Cai, Manli Liu, Weiwei Wang, Qingran Lin","doi":"10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/J.AJNS.20200905.11","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Progressive familiar intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is a group of rare cholestatic liver diseases whose main features are itching, jaundice and even liver failure. Many studies have been reported in clinical reports, but the care of PFIC is rarely described. Purpose: To provide a summary and recommendations for the setup of strategies for PFIC patient care. Material and methods: A non-systematic review of PFIC nursing research until July 12, 2020. Use online search engines (PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL) to find PFIC nursing-related content, sort and summarize nursing-related content. Results: As a rare disease, there is limited research in PFIC nursing. The main care measures of PFIC including nursing interventions and evaluation tools. Nursing intervention is divided into general symptom care and nursing care of postoperative complications. Evaluation tools mainly focus on quality of life assessment and evaluation of itching. Conclusions: Nurses should pay attention to the use of scales when caring for PFIC patients, and observe whether specific nursing measures can help improve patients’ quality of life. PFIC nursing interventions and evaluation tools should be tailored according to PFIC clinical manifestation. A multidisciplinary collaborative approach is encouraged for proper management and tailoring therapy according to clinical manifestation.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131334662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"E-learning During COVID-19 Pandemic: Obstacles Faced Nursing Students and Its Effect on Their Attitudes While Applying It","authors":"G. Diab, Nahid Elgahsh","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.33","url":null,"abstract":"Background: E-learning is the use of the internet and its related devices for educational purposes without geographical restrictions, especially after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, which led to a disruption of education in the classrooms in Egypt and around the world. Teaching and learning via the internet is a novel experience for most teachers and students. Aim: to investigate the effect of obstacles faced nursing students on their attitudes towards e-learning while applying it during COVID-19 pandemic. Design: A descriptive correlational research design. Setting: The study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt. Subjects: A stratified random sample technique was employed for the selection of 30% from the students in each of the four academic years enrolled in Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University during the academic year 2019/2020. Tools: Interviewing questionnaire, attitude towards e-learning scale, and obstacles of e-learning questionnaires. Results: The results revealed that overall, 61.6% of students had negative attitudes towards e-learning. There was the highest level of total obstacles present among academic students in the first year were (67.6%) and the lowest level of total obstacles present among academic students in the fourth year was (55.7%) that faced nursing students during using e-learning. the most common dimensions of obstacles to e-learning were infrastructure and technology, technical and management support, and instructors' characteristics (87.1%, 85.2%, and 82.9%, respectively). Conclusions: There was a high statistically significant negative correlation between obstacles facing nursing students, and their attitudes toward e-learning. Recommendations: The Board Directors of the Faculty of Nursing must take the necessary measures to improve electronic learning and teaching during the closure. Also, a systematic strategy should be followed to implement e-learning since it is a new experience for Menoufia University.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133242843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Recombinant Human Interleukin-11 on Oral Mucositis Associated with Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation","authors":"Xiuling Chen, Yu Ding, Fuxiang Luo, Chunli Wang","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.32","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation gives new life to malignant hematologic patient. However, oral mucositis caused by graft-versus-host disease affects the quality of life of patients. Objective: To observe the efficacy of recombinant human interleuko-11 in the treatment of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation associated with oral mucositis. Methods: 54 patients requires an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with hematological clinical observation research, the control group was 0.05% acetic acid chloride solution is folinic acid joint and diluent containing wash, the experimental group on the basis of the join recombinant human interleukin - 11 atomization and contain gargle, comparing curative effect, the ulcer healing time and pain, anxiety and depression scores, as well as oral infections. Results: the efficacy of recombinant human interleukin-11 treatment group was better than that of control group (X2=4.43; P = 0.035); Nebulized inhalation and gargle containing recombinant human interleuk-11 significantly reduced the mean healing days of oral ulcers (Experimenta group A vs. control group C, P=0.05, P=0.004, P=0.000). Experimental group B vs. control group C, P=0.045, P=0.005, P=0.000) and can reduce the occurrence of pain and bad mood. Conclusion: recombinant human interleukin-11 is effective in the treatment of oral mucositis associated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. It can effectively shorten the course of disease and reduce the incidence of oral infection, anxiety and depression while reducing the pain of patients.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127758903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roberta Zaninelli do Nascimento, M. D. Martino, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm Cunha, Cyro Rego Cabral Junior
{"title":"Psychosocial Factors and Their Relationship to Work Amongst Workers in the Financial Sector","authors":"Roberta Zaninelli do Nascimento, M. D. Martino, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm Cunha, Cyro Rego Cabral Junior","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.31","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The evolution of work characteristics and the work sector may bring physical and psychological consequences to the health of workers. Objective: To analyze the demand for control amongst workers in the financial sector. Method: This was an exploratory, cross-sectional, quantitative study, which included 39 workers from a company in the financial sector based in Sao Paulo. We used the short form of the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire (DCSQ). Results: There was a prevalence of low demand and control amongst the 39 workers interviewed. The mean age was 30 years. The results obtained by categorization demonstrated that the coexistence of low demand and low control were present amongst the workers of this financial sector and it is known that the interaction of two factors, termed passive work and intermediate health risk, are considered to induce a decline in the general activities of an individual. Conclusion: The presence of psychosocial factors at the workplace may favor apathy at work, a lack of interest and low production.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115256385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nursing Intervention of Nonstop Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Forming with Simultaneous Atrial Flutter After Secondary Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report","authors":"Zhilian Huang, Y. Qian, Lihuan Hou, Xiaoshen Zhang, Chengfeng Huang, Hai-liang Huang","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.30","url":null,"abstract":"We discuss the nursing intervention of nonstop minimally invasive tricuspid valve forming with simultaneous atrial flutter after secondary cardiac surgery. Patient is a 50-years-old male who undergoing repair of atrial septal defect by central thoracotomy with extracorporeal circulation as atrial septal defect in the 30 years ago require repair of atrial septal defect by central thoracotomy with extracorporeal circulation again as residual shunt after repair. In patient checking report of January 2019, it indicated that in the case of no obvious inducement patients appear palpitation, palpitation, is persistent. Base on admission dynamic electrocardiogram, it indicated: (1) Persistent atrial flutter (2) second degree atrioventricular block with junctional escape (3) severe tricuspid regurgitation. In result of operation, we successfully completed the operation, and the patient had no complications after the operation. The surgical procedure was to perform electrophysiological mapping of the right atrium, establish extracorporeal circulation, surgical bipolar radiofrequency ablation, and tricuspid valve formation. Base on result of this operation, effective implementation of prospective nursing interventions can reduce the risk of surgery. In addition, in operation process, as the operation involves a large number of instruments and equipment and surgical personnel, the position of equipment and the rationality of personnel station will influence the result of operation.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"411 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115325960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Wang, Weiping Tang, Yali Luo, Na Zhu, Liling Wang
{"title":"Construction and Evaluation of the E-clinic Service System in Baoan District, Shenzhen, China","authors":"Wei Wang, Weiping Tang, Yali Luo, Na Zhu, Liling Wang","doi":"10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajns.20200904.29","url":null,"abstract":"Objective To construct the regional elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) clinic (E-clinic) service system and evaluate its effect. Methods Since November 2018, the E-clinic service system has been established in the obstetric clinic of 18 maternal and child health (MCH) providers in Baoan District, Shenzhen, China, forming a regional service system. In E-clinics obstetricians take care of pregnant women with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection for complete perinatal services and infectious disease management. Before and after the implementation of the E-clinic service system, the changes of HBV screening rate among pregnant women, HBV infected mothers DNA detection rate, mothers with high viral load (> 2 × 106 IU/mL) antiviral therapy (ART) rate and HBV MTCT rate were analyzed. Results From July 2018 to March 2020, there were 162,036 registered pregnant women and 7,358 HBV infected mothers in Baoan District, Shenzhen, including 1,179 mothers with high viral load. The HBV screening rate among pregnant women, HBV infected mothers follow up rate, HBV infected mothers DNA detection rate and ART rate were 97.6% (124,311/127,379), 99.0% (5,742/5,801), 82.8% (4,805/5,801) and 70% (687/982) respectively, which were higher than 95.9% (33,247/34,657), 93.1% (1,449/1,557), 49.3% (767/ 1,557) and 21.3% (42/197) before the implementation of the E-clinic service system. The differences were statistically significant (P 0.05). Conclusions The E-clinic service system of Baoan District in Shenzhen integrates antenatal care (ANC) and ART, improves the management of HBV infection during pregnancy, further reduces the HBV MTCT, and provides experience for other regions to manage infectious diseases during pregnancy.","PeriodicalId":344042,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Nursing Science","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116071748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}