Psychotropic drug intake in residents newly admitted to nursing homes

While several surveys have shown that psychotropic drugs are frequently used by nursing home residents, no studies have been performed to investigate whether the rates of drug use increase during the stay in nursing homes or whether residents have taken these drugs already before admission. Therefore, we investigated 262 residents admitted to rural and urban nursing homes in Austria for prevalence of psychotropic drug intake before admission, shortly after admission, and 6 months later. Two weeks after admission, 72.1% of the residents were being treated with psychotropics, while 6 months later 79.0% were receiving these drugs. The significantly higher rates of psychotropic drug use among the psychiatrically ill and in those suffering from sleeping problems suggest that these drugs were prescribed aptly, but residents without appropriate criteria for drug intake were often also treated with psychotropics. During 3 months before admission to nursing homes, 45.5% of the sample reported having taken psychotropics. In more than half of residents without drug intake before admission, psychotropic treatment was initiated within the first 2 weeks after admission, while during the first 6 months after admission the rate of drug use increased only slightly. This suggests that a large percentage of psychotropic intake is due to nursing home orders. Received: 20 January 1997/Final version: 21 May 1997     

护理学基础课程技术操作教学改革与实践

目的培养高素质实用型护理人才，塑造护生良好形象，使之更加适应现代护理工作需要。方法教师在护理学基础课程技术操作教学过程中，注意通过课前引导学生预习操作内容、精心设计教案、规范操作流程、善于灵活运用示教和多媒体、演练情景剧、开放实验室、强化训练、开展技能考核与比赛等方式培养学生动手操作能力。结果2001年以来，已先后有3届学生进入临床实习。通过问卷调查，学生、带教教师、病人满意度分别达到98．5％、98．2％、97．0％。     

无注气内镜下甲状腺次全切除术的手术护理

目的探讨无注气内镜下甲状腺次全切除术的手术方法及术中护理要点。方法6例经右侧锁骨上外侧1/3处行长2.5cm的小切口进入,分离皮下致颈阔肌后纵形切开颈白线,分离胸骨舌骨肌和胸骨甲状腺肌,暴露甲状腺,建立置镜通道,在内镜引导下用超声刀分别离断甲状腺下,上极血管,超声刀切割甲状腺,缝合创面,检查无活动性出血,放置引流管,皮内缝合手术切口,完成手术。结果刀口隐蔽完美,颈部无暴露的切口,手术术野清晰,出血减少,手术中副损伤减少。结论术前访视,术中积极的护理配合及观察对于无注气内镜下甲状腺手术的成功十分重要。     

7例肝细胞体内移植患者临床护理需求的探讨

目的观察肝细胞体内移植术的有效性与安全性,探讨相应的护理需求。方法从自愿捐献者的肝脏内分离纯化肝细胞,制成悬液,经股动脉插管行脾动脉灌注移植,观察治疗后肝衰竭患者的肝功能恢复率、恢复时间、治疗不良反应及患者心态变化,针对不良反应及患者心理给予完善护理,建立肝细胞体内移植术护理规范。结果7例肝衰竭患者治疗后,4例临床治愈,有效率为57.1%,胆红素、凝血酶原活动度改善50%以上的发生时间约在术后4周。术后患者不同程度出现恶心、呕吐(57.1%),少量腹水(57.1%),肝性脑病(42.9%),发热(42.9%),穿刺点皮下血肿(28.6%),肺部真菌感染(14.3%)。术后71.4%的患者有焦虑情绪。经过相应的临床及心理护理,症状均有不同程度的改善。结论肝细胞体内移植可延长终末期肝病患者生存期,但病情明显改善所需时间约4周,防治肝性脑病、预防穿刺点皮下血肿及运用心理护理消除患者焦虑情绪是重要的护理需求。     

An Appraisal of Different Cardiac Risk Reduction Strategies in Vascular Surgery Patients

OBJECTIVES: to summarize existing evidence regarding the benefits and the risks of all available interventional and medical means aimed at cardiac risk reduction in patients undergoing vascular surgery. DESIGN: review of the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: a critical review of all studies examining the impact of various prophylactic cardiac maneuvers on perioperative outcome following vascular surgery was performed. Overall mortality, cardiac mortality and myocardial infarction rate were used as the outcome measures. RESULTS: coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with a 60% decrease in perioperative mortality in patients undergoing vascular surgery, but in most of the cases this decrease does not outweigh the combined risk of the cardiac and the subsequent noncardiac vascular procedure. Data supporting the cardioprotective effect of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the perioperative setting are insufficient. beta-blockade has been shown to decrease perioperative mortality and cardiac morbidity in both high-risk (strong evidence) and low-risk (weak evidence) patients. CONCLUSIONS: coronary revascularization is rarely indicated to simply get the patient through vascular surgery and should be reserved for patients who would need it irrespective of the scheduled vascular procedure. Among all available pharmacological agents, including beta-blockers, alpha-agonists, calcium channel blockers and nitrates, only beta-blockers have been proven to reduce the cardiac risk of vascular surgery.     

33例婴幼儿复发性喉乳头状瘤的观察与护理

目的探讨婴幼儿复发性喉乳头状瘤的观察与护理。方法对33例婴幼儿复发性喉乳头状瘤患儿密切观察病情,以赢取抢救机会;进行有效的术前术后护理,包括完善术前准备和进行术前护理评估及术后并发症的预防、气管切开术后呼吸道管理等。结果33例中31例均好转出院,2例病情变化抢救无效死亡。结论婴幼儿复发性喉乳头状瘤患儿的术前、术后观察与护理对及时发现患儿病情变化,进行有效的抢救措施至关重要。     

单侧唇裂功能性修复320例护理体会

目的:探讨单侧唇裂功能性修复的护理特点和方法。方法:对我院320例行单侧唇裂功能性修复患儿的护理行回顾性分析和总结。结果:患儿及家属能积极配合,患儿术后恢复良好,家属满意。结论:在常规护理的基础上,患儿特别是家属对疾病和手术方案的认识将对手术和护理效果产生重要影响。     

更新护理观念 促进护理学科发展

随着新的医学模式的确立，护理学科的核心思想已从以疾病为中心的功能护理逐步发展为以病人为中心的整体护理阶段。其内涵：把病与病人，反生物学的病人与社会和心理学的人，把病人与其所处的环境，把病人从入院－出院－康复都作为一个整体，目前，我国护理工作主体仍处于以疾病为中心的护理思考指导下的功能制护理，局限了护理学科的发展，近年来，我国护理界引进了整体护理，并将其思想应用于临床护理工作中，进行了多方位探讨，旨     

吉林省38所医院护理工作抽查情况分析

吉林省第一周期的医院评审工作基本结束,为了巩固成果,防止滑坡,吉林省医院评审委员会多次组织专家对38所二三级甲乙等医院护理工作进行现场抽查。对吉林省护理工作的概况及抽查中发现的共性问题进行了分析。同时建议:加强护理人员的职业道德教育;解决护理人员编制不足问题;提高护理人员技术劳务价值;运用激励手段提高护理工作质量。     

人本原理在医院管理中的应用价值

目的:研究人本原理在护理管理中的应用。方法:把人本原理的管理原则、动力原则、行为原则、能级原则应用于护士长的管理中,尊重、关心、帮助和激励护士,人人参与管理。选择2005年上半年住院病人180例作为改革组,应用人本原理管理。2004年下半年住院病人150例作为传统组,用传统方法管理。结果:通过人本原理管理原则的应用,提高了护理质量,各项指标应用后高于应用前(P<0.05或P<0.01),无投诉、无差错事故发生,病人满意度一直在95%以上,护士参与管理意识增强,团队精神加强,护士按期晋升。护士对病人实行人性化服务,为医院赢得了相应的社会效益和经济效益。结论:人本原理应用于护理管理行之有效,值得推广。