Burnout and psychological distress among nurses in a Nigerian tertiary health institution

Background

The role of nurses in the health care delivery system cannot be overemphasized. Nurses are needed at all levels of healthcare and the profession requires a lot of dedication, time and energy with regards to patient management and service delivery. This time investment and dedication to duty is likely to lead to burnout and psychological distress among the nurses.

Objective

This study assesses the prevalence of burnout and psychological distress among nurses working in Nigerian tertiary health institution.

Method

The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) were used to assess 210 nurses working in this health institution for symptoms of burnout and psychological distress.

Results

High levels of burnout were identified in 42.9% of the respondents in the area of emotional exhaustion, 47.6% in the area of depersonalization and 53.8% in the area of reduced personal accomplishment, while 44.1% scored positive in the GHQ-12 indicating presence of psychological distress.

Conclusion

Prevalence of burnout and psychological distress is high among nurses.     

分类树模型在重症手足口病风险预测中的应用

目的:应用分类树模型构建重症手足口病的预测模型,并评价其应用价值。方法:整群抽取河南省郑州市某医院2013年4月至6月住院治疗的221例发病时间≤72 h的手足口病患儿为研究对象,采用CHAID分类树算法建立重症手足口病的预测模型,采用错分概率Risk值、索引图及受试者工作特征曲线评价模型的应用价值。结果:所建立的分类树模型包括3层,共9个结点,共筛选出4个解释变量:精神差、易惊、热峰≥39℃、手足抖动;其中最为重要的预测因素为精神差和易惊。模型错分概率Risk值为0.045,模型拟合的效果较好。结论:分类树模型不仅能有效地拟合重症手足口病的风险预测,还可以对变量间的交互作用进行有效的筛选。     

Introducing a lecturer-practitioner: the management perspective

The West Midlands Regional Health Authority Department of Nursing funded a 1-year study to look at 'Implementation aspects of the lecturer-practitioner role (in nursing)'. A feasibility study was carried out from November 1992 to October 1993 to address the issue and highlight areas requiring more in-depth study. Twenty-nine subjects working as or with lecturer-practitioners were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The interview was divided into two discrete parts. The first section contained a mixture of open and closed questions and the second section adopted a modified repertory grid technique. This paper provides the main results from the first half of the interview. The study describes in practical terms how managers need to plan for the introduction of a lecturer-practitioner post; the key responsibilities of the role; and a person specification. The work identifies clear prerequisite criteria for job role and gives guidance on lecturer-practitioner management and function.     

d－生物素的立体专一性全合成研究

对ｃｏｎｆａｉｏｎｅ的ｄ－生物素（１）全合成进行了改进，从半胱氨酸计算，总收率３．７％。５与４－溴代三苯膦丁酸甲酯进行Ｗｉｔｔｉｇ－Ｓｃｈｌｏｓｓｅｒ缩合反应可立体专一性地转化成反式－烯（６）。以叠氮三甲基硅烷代替叠氮化锂亲核进攻９分子中Ｃ３－溴原子，可显著地提高顺式－叠氮内酰胺１０的收率。     

Evidence for posttranslational control of Hb C synthesis in an individual with Hb C trait and alpha-thalassemia

The level of Hb C in the erythrocytes of individuals with Hb C trait decreases significantly in the presence of coexisting alpha- thalassemia. This relationship may result from the higher affinity of beta A than beta C for limiting amounts of alpha-globin during hemoglobin assembly. This mechanism would predict that the beta A and beta C synthetic capacity in alpha-thalassemic individuals with Hb C trait should be balanced despite the low levels of Hb C in their circulating erythrocytes. To directly test this prediction, we have measured the beta A and beta C synthetic capacity of reticulocyte RNA isolated from two individuals with Hb C trait, one with a normal alpha- globin genotype and one with alpha-thalassemia. The balanced expression of beta A and beta C in both cases supports the proposed posttranslational control over Hb C expression.