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{"title":"[Exploring Fatigue Patterns and Associated Factors Among Patients on Hemodialysis].","authors":"Ya-Tzu Lu,&nbsp;Fur-Hsing Wen,&nbsp;Chiu-Chu Lin,&nbsp;Huey-Ling Wang","doi":"10.6224/JN.202304_70(2).08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202304_70(2).08","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fatigue in patients on hemodialysis varies based on disease and treatment situations. Most studies have assessed the effectiveness of interventions based on average fatigue during the past week. However, two different types of fatigue are identified: post-dialysis fatigue and continuous fatigue. Identifying different types of fatigue and related factors may facilitate the development of more-effective, type-specific measures to reduce patient fatigue.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to explore fatigue patterns and predictors in patients on hemodialysis during their eight-day dialysis cycle.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A perspective, observational research design was adopted. One hundred and two patients were recruited from three hospitals and one hemodialysis clinic in New Taipei City. During the dialysis, patients answered a structured questionnaire that included a demographic datasheet, Taiwanese depression questionnaire, hemodialysis social support scale, trait anxiety inventory, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, and fatigue visual analogy scale. After dialysis on each day, patients completed the fatigue visual analogy scale for a period of eight consecutive days every morning, noon, and night. Biochemical data and inter-dialysis weight gain were collected from medical charts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study found three distinct fatigue status groups: fatigue adaptation, rapid change and continuous fatigue. After the day of dialysis, fatigue level was the lowest in the fatigue adaptation group, followed by the continuous fatigue group. The rapid change group reported the highest level of fatigue. With regard to the degree of increase in fatigue after dialysis (fatigue score after dialysis minus fatigue score before dialysis), the rapid change group had the highest average increase in score after dialysis, while the continuous fatigue group had the lowest. Sleep quality, trait anxiety, and health caregiver support were also found to be predictors of group affiliation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nurses can provide individual social support interventions and methods to improve sleep quality and alleviate anxiety to reduce fatigue in patients on hemodialysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9164093","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":"[Application of Evidence-Based Smoking Cessation Nursing Interventions Increase the Quitting of Smoking in Hospitalized Patients].","authors":"Lin-Yu Liao, You-Cheng Chang, Fenju Chen, Shunt-Chen Yang","doi":"10.6224/JN.202404_71(2).09","DOIUrl":"10.6224/JN.202404_71(2).09","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The second-generation smoking cessation measures for inpatients in our hospital were provided primarily by physicians. Statistics from January to December 2019 showed a negative trend in the number of inpatient smoking cessation services and health education courses provided.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Purpose: In this study, a comprehensive systematic literature review on the application of smoking cessation interventions was conducted with the goal of helping enhance the inpatient quit rate at the author's hospital.</p><p><strong>Resolution: </strong>The literature on smoking cessation interventions was reviewed, with the findings used to formulate a feasible plan for the implementation of an effective related intervention at our hospital. During the implementation process, the challenges encountered led to the formulation of strategies, including: 'conducting second-generation smoking cessation on-the-job training,' 'revising the referral process for patients taking smoking-cessation medications,' and 'adding patients who do not cease smoking to the referral process.' Data on the number of individuals attempting to quit smoking and the success rate of smoking cessation were collected. The baseline values before project implementation were compared with the values at 12 and 24-months posttest.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The number of individuals receiving smoking cessation services increased from 85 people within 12 months to 105 people, and further increased to 125 people by the 24th month. Comparing the 3-month abstinence rates for 2019 and 2020, an increase from 31.36% before project implementation to 42.67% after implementation was observed, indicating a rise of 11.31%. Also, comparing the 6-month abstinence rates between 2019 and 2020, an increase from 27.16% before project implementation to 42.67% after implementation was observed, indicating a rise of 15.51%. The project outcomes calculated in December 2021 show a three-month abstinence rate of 44.40% and a six-month abstinence rate of 41.82%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The nursing interventions for smoking cessation in this project increased the abstinence rate among inpatients. Evidence-based practices, including earching for quality research evidence, utilizing the 7A framework to bridge evidence and clinical differences, and promoting the project using a collaborative cross-team approach, were the main factors contributing to the success of the project. The evidence-based application of smoking cessation strategies highlights the significant role played by nurses in enhancing the quality of care. The findings may serve as a reference for the future development of nursing project solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294792","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":"[Management of Patients With Kennedy Terminal Ulcer: Challenges and Best Practices].","authors":"Shu-Fen Lo,&nbsp;Li-Yueh Wu,&nbsp;Yuan-Chun Lo","doi":"10.6224/JN.202304_70(2).12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202304_70(2).12","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Whether receiving acute, long-term, or home care, patients at the end of life may experience skin failure due to hemodynamic changes and insufficient perfusion of skin tissue. Skin failure begins as superficial ulcers that can quickly become full-thickness lesions, which are referred to as Kennedy terminal ulcers. Skin lesions commonly occur in the final 6 weeks of life and can occur even in the presence of a comprehensive care plan. The pathogenesis of Kennedy terminal ulcers is often misunderstood and these ulcers are commonly misdiagnosed as pressure injuries. This confusion may lead to aggressive care with subpar clinical outcomes that cause further psychological and emotional distress to patients and family members. Patients at the end of life must be provided care focused on their comfort rather than wound healing. To provide the highest quality of care to patients, four end-of-life strategies should be used, including: taking account of the preferences of patients and families, protecting the skin, describing the wound, and preserving a high quality of care. The terms, pathophysiological and clinical manifestations, and nursing treatments related to skin failure at the end of life described in the literature are introduced in this paper. Furthermore, monitoring indicators of nursing quality are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9156711","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":"[Applying Problem Behavior Theory to Investigate the Factors Affecting Tobacco Products Use by Students at Eight Universities in the Greater Taipei Area].","authors":"Yun-Xuan Zheng, Pei-Ching Chen","doi":"10.6224/JN.202404_71(2).07","DOIUrl":"10.6224/JN.202404_71(2).07","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There is growing concern related to the recent rise in consumption of cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, and heated tobacco products. The government should pay more attention to the use of various tobacco products by university students.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Problem behavior theory was used in this study to explore the factors influencing the use of various tobacco products by university students in the Greater Taipei area.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, convenience sampling was used to select eight institutions of higher education in the Greater Taipei area. Eight departments recognized by the Ministry of Education were then listed on a table for use in randomizing the selection of third- and fourth-year undergraduate students. A total of 115 participants filled out the questionnaires included in the self-administered online survey. Data analysis was conducted using logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of tobacco-product use in the sample was 5.22%. Logistic regression analysis revealed having parents who smoked (adjusted odds ratio, AOR = 2.05), holding a positive attitude toward their parents' smoking (AOR = 4.23), having peers who smoked (AOR = 4.33), engaging in deviant behavior (AOR = 90.44), and having peers involved in deviant behavior (AOR = 103.99) to be associated with a higher likelihood of engaging in tobacco-product use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions / implications for practice: </strong>Family, peers and delinquency significantly influence the usage behavior of university students with regard to tobacco products. The government should allocate greater resources for tobacco harm prevention education aimed at the parents of university students. In addition, integrating tobacco harm education into campus curricula, utilizing social media for online digital education, and providing students with counseling and support measures are strategies that may help reduce the tobacco-product use among this vulnerable population.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294793","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":"[The Effects of Supportive Caring on Symptoms Distress, Nursing Needs, and Depression in Patients With Brain Tumor After Surgery: A Preliminary Study].","authors":"Li-Chu Wu,&nbsp;Yu-Hua Lin","doi":"10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).08","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Brain tumors are mainly treated with surgery. However, patients still experience many symptoms and nursing needs due to disease and treatment-related factors that, if not improved in a timely manner, may result in depression.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of supportive caring on symptom distress, nursing needs, and depressive symptoms in patients with brain tumor after surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study adopted a two-group, pre- and post-test experimental design. The enrolled participants were randomized into two groups. Those in the experimental group received a phone-based supportive caring intervention twice at 1 and 3 months after surgery. Those in the control group received usual discharge care. The measurement outcomes included a supportive care needs survey, symptom distress scales, and the center for epidemiological studies of depression. Baseline data was collected prior to hospital discharge (T0), with follow-up data collected at one month (T1), three months (T2), and six months (T3) after surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results of the generalized estimating equation analysis showed that nursing needs in the experimental group at T1 (β = -23.61, p < .001), T2 (β = -22.51, p < .001), and T3 (β = -22.26, p < .001) were significant lower than in the control group. Also, symptom distress in the experimental group at T1 (β = -7.03, p = .019) and T2 (β = -8.39, p = .003) was significantly lower than in the control group. However, depressive symptoms in the experimental group were lower than in the control group only at T2 (β = -8.55, p = .005).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of this study confirm that supportive care helps improve nursing needs, symptoms distress, and depressive symptoms in patients with brain tumor after surgery. Medical team members should pay attention to these issues following surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10532918","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":"[Using Team Resource Management and Situational Simulation to Improve the Resuscitation Performance Completion Rate].","authors":"Pei-Ting Huang,&nbsp;Pei-Chun Chou,&nbsp;Hsin-Yi Su,&nbsp;Chin-Tse Chen","doi":"10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).11","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background & problems: </strong>Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an important issue in patient safety. After investigation, we identified the causes of the low rate of resuscitation completion in our emergency department as: incomplete utilization of available first-aid equipment, lack of standards related to task allocation, unclear moving line and instrument placement, lack of teamwork, and poor resuscitation-related communications during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The project aimed to improve the resuscitation performance completion rate.</p><p><strong>Resolution: </strong>The project included designing equipment reminder cards and an airway car, designating specific responsibilities for each team member, establishing standard layouts and traffic flows, and providing situational simulation and team resource management training.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After the intervention, the resuscitation performance completion rate had risen to 91.6% from the pre-intervention rate of 69.1%. This has since further risen to a relatively constant completion rate of 98.1%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The implementation of the team resource management and situational simulation training intervention in our ED improved both the resuscitation completion rate and the rate of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10541357","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":"[Post COVID-19 Pandemic Care for HIV Caregivers].","authors":"Chia-Yin Hsieh,&nbsp;Chia-Lin Li,&nbsp;Chia-Hui Yu","doi":"10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the world in 2020 has highlighted the dangers and challenges posed by infectious diseases and encouraged healthcare providers to further re-think the stigma of epidemic and pandemic diseases. HIV infection was reclassified as a chronic disease in Taiwan after highly active antiretroviral therapy was introduced in the country. Because HIV infection is related to behavior, people living with HIV are often affected by a negative social image that is influenced by multiple stereotypes and the general stigma toward AIDS. In Taiwan, this stigma is deeply influenced by Eastern philosophy and Confucian culture, making the context and effect of stigma different from Western countries. The current \"U=U\" concept of HIV treatment holds that someone under treatment for HIV with an undetectable HIV viral load cannot sexually transmit the virus to others. Therefore, in the post-pandemic era, HIV medical care personnel should apply evidence-based-care thinking. This article describes HIV stigma in the context of Confucianism, U=U as the leading concept of HIV treatment, and the recommended approach to care for HIV healthcare practitioners in the post-COVID-19 era. Reducing HIV stigma will enable Taiwan to achieve the ' Three Zeros' of zero discrimination, zero infection, and zero death advocated by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS for ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10541353","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":"[The Moderating Effect of Veteran Status on the Relationship Between Fatigue and Sleep Disturbance in Primary Caregivers of Patients With Cancer].","authors":"Huei-Chuan Yu,&nbsp;Shu-Wen Chen","doi":"10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).07","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fatigue may lead to disordered sleep. Primary caregivers of patients with cancer may suffer from higher levels of disordered sleep because of care-related fatigue. Older-adult veterans with cancer tend to be emotionally negative, which increases the challenges of care.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study was designed to investigate the veteran status of patients as a possible moderator in the relationship between fatigue and disordered sleep in primary caregivers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional study, 127 primary caregivers of patients with cancer were randomly recruited from three hospitals in northern Taiwan. Data were collected using a demographics datasheet, the Taiwanese version of the Brief Fatigue Inventory, and the Chinese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analyses, and hierarchical regression analyses were used to analyze the obtained data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fatigue in the participants was shown to correlate significantly and positively with their sleep quality (r = .632, p < .01), with fatigue found to affect sleep quality positively (β = .472, p < .001). The regression analyses showed the explanatory power of fatigue on sleep disorders (b = .148, p < .001) to be higher in caregivers of veteran patients than in caregivers of non-veteran patients (b = .091, p < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions / implications for practice: </strong>Veteran patient status may moderate the relationship between fatigue and disordered sleep in primary caregivers. Nurses should assess caregiver fatigue status and offer appropriate resources.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10541359","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":"[Detection of Fever Using Continuous Skin Temperature Monitoring in Hospitalized Older Adults].","authors":"Yi-Jhen Chen,&nbsp;Yi-Ting Chung,&nbsp;Chang-Chun Chen,&nbsp;Yen-Chin Chen,&nbsp;Shih-Hsin Liang,&nbsp;Jiun-Ling Wang,&nbsp;Chun-Yin Yeh,&nbsp;Kun-Ta Chuang,&nbsp;Nai-Ying Ko","doi":"10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).09","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The continuous monitoring of body surface temperature has been proven to help detect potential fever events in hospitalized patients. However, the efficacy of using body surface temperature to detect fever in older adults remains unclear due to the relatively low and slower-to-change body surface temperature in this population.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study was designed to investigate 1) the relationship between changes in body surface and routine tympanic temperatures, 2) the correlation between body surface temperature measurement frequency and detection of fever, and 3) the factors related to the incidence of fever in hospitalized older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A prospective study was conducted on 33 hospitalized older adults aged 65 years or older who were suspected to have or diagnosed with an infection in an infectious disease and medical ward at a medical center in southern Taiwan from March to November 2020. Demographic, routine tympanic temperature, and heart rate data were collected by reviewing the participants' medical records. Body surface temperatures were monitored continuously using HEARThermo every 10 seconds until one of the following conditions were met: hospital discharge, no fever for three continuous days, and HEARThermo was removed. Descriptive analysis was used to compare the variations in body surface temperature and routine tympanic temperature measurements. Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between different measurement frequencies and fever events. Finally, mixed effects logistic regression was used to analyze the factors significantly related to fever events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven hundred and twenty routine body temperature measurements were taken, with 209 (29.0%) fever events detected in 23 (69.7%) of the participants. The body surface temperatures were more closely correlated with tympanic temperatures during fever events than non-fever events (r = .260, p < .001). More fever events were detected using body surface temperature monitoring frequencies of every 10 seconds and every 1 minute. After controlling for demographic factors, the results of the mixed effect model indicate that body surface temperature and heart rate are significant factors related to fever events in hospitalized older adults (odds ratio, OR: 1.74, p < .001; OR: 1.11, p < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions / implications for practice: </strong>The continuous monitoring of body surface temperature may improve the detection of fever events in hospitalized older adults. The application of wearable devices and cloud platforms may further facilitate the real-time assessment and care capabilities of nurses, thus reducing their workload and improving care quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9104920","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":"[Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of The Journal of Nursing].","authors":"Yu-Hua Lin,&nbsp;Shiow-Luan Tsay","doi":"10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.6224/JN.202302_70(1).01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Journal of Nursing (JN) was first published in Taiwan seventy years ago in 1953 under its former name, Nursing Quarterly. The first issue of JN under its current name was published in 1961. JN mainly publishes academic papers. Despite the vicissitudes of history, the Taiwan Nurses Association (TWNA) remained true to its mission of serving its members, and resumed publication of JN after relocating to Taiwan from China after 1949. JN articles published over the past seven decades have focused on promoting professional competence, advocating clinical practice, advancing nursing education, introducing new concepts of administrative reform, and disseminating research findings and clinical case reports with goals of promoting nurses' understanding of nursing professional theory, cultivating critical thinking and creativity, helping nurses acquire and accumulate knowledge and skills in scientific language, and solving problems encountered in clinical care and education. In addition, in response to advances in medical care and the COVID-19 pandemic, the content of JN published in 2020 highlighted the current pandemic situation in special articles, research, and case reports to provide readers with knowledge about related care and research results. Through the publication of journal papers, we are promoting more interactions and inspiring more sparks of insight. JN is valued by readers around the world because the contributions and support of its many authors have allowed the journal to grow and thrive. At the same time, I would also like to thank the editor of each topic for their enthusiasm and enthusiastic welcoming of manuscript contributions and all Review Committee members for their careful review of manuscripts and tireless modification and review of articles, so as to provide readers with reliable reference resources. Therefore, the quality of the content published in JN has been recognized globally, and has been successively indexed in the globally recognized databases, including MEDLINE/PubMed (indexed from 2004), CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature; indexed from 1996), EBSCO Publishing (indexed from 2002), Scopus (indexed from 2004), ProQuest (indexed from 2012), and Airiti Library (indexed from 2004). Moreover, JN has been a RIHSS-accredited tier three journal since 2019. In addition, JN has won awards for five consecutive years since 2017. The excellent content quality of JN has made it an important source of knowledge dissemination and influence in domestic academic circles. Since becoming Editor-in-Chief of JN, I have read many contributors' articles and feel regularly grateful to the authors for their submissions, whether their articles are accepted for publication or not. With the efforts of previous Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Committee members, JN has continuously adjusted its mode of operations to meet social changes and has gradually established a comprehensive process for submission, review an","PeriodicalId":35672,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10541354","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}