The workload of trainees in general practice

During their first training period in general practice the authors felt that they did not encounter the balanced workload which is the foundation for learning to be a GP. Previous studies confirmed the existence of differences in overall and specific workload between trainees and trainers. From their own experience and from the relevant literature they addressed several factors which might affect the workload of trainees. A study was undertaken to determine differences in workload between trainees and trainers, and to investigate whether certain characteristics of practice and of trainees affect the workload of trainees. Details of surgery consultations with 34 trainee-trainer partnerships were recorded in the north of the Netherlands over 2 weeks. Questionnaires were filled in by trainers, trainees and practice assistants from these 34 general practices. The total number of contacts recorded was 10,103. It was found that trainees see fewer elderly and female patients, less chronic and oncological conditions, but more minor illnesses. They see only 30% of patients with problem behaviour. Factors that influence the trainees' workload, as compared to their trainers' are: list size; selection in the allocation of patients; trainee's experience prior to starting the training stage, and the trainee's sex. Except for problem behaviour, trainees generally see a cross-section of their trainer's practice population. Selection would provide a more balanced workload for trainees.     

The implications of Project 2000 and the formation of links with higher education for the professional and academic needs of nurse teachers in the United Kingdom

A national study was conducted between 1991 and 1994 to explore and describe the changing role of the nurse teacher following the introduction of Project 2000 pre-registration nursing courses. Multiple methods were used to collect data from a wide variety of respondents (nurse teachers, midwife teachers, clinical nurses, health service managers and higher education lecturers). This paper presents the findings relating to the impact of Project 2000 and the move into higher education on the continuing educational needs of nurse teachers. Views on college strategies for staff development, the changing nature of teachers'academic and professional development needs and the problems of the conflicting demands experienced are reported. The research highlights the need for clinical credibility to be clearly defined in relation to nurse teachers and for educational institutions to place more emphasis on teachers'clinical development if the rhetoric of policy is to become a reality.     

护患交流效果及交流技巧分析

目的：探讨护患交流效果及恰当的交流技巧。方法：对300例住院病人进行问卷调查，分析护患交流结果，提出相应的交流技巧。结果：良好的护患交流能增强病人对护理人员的信任感，增强病人战胜疾病的信心，增加病人康复知识。预防和减少护理纠纷的发生。结论：娴熟的护患交流技巧能帮助护理人员达到交流目的，形成良好的护患关系，提高护理质量。     

A questionnaire examining learning in general practice

Vocational training is a key element of professional development in general practice. Learner-centred approaches to teaching bring a need for greater understanding of the individual learning styles and preferences of trainees. This paper reports the findings of a pilot study undertaken to determine factors that may influence learning among general practice trainees. A questionnaire survey of 261 trainees in six regions in the UK was carried out to explore attitudes to a series of themes identified in semi-structured interviews with trainees at the end of their training. Six distinct subscales were identified using principal components analysis. These are named 'Learning from Patients', 'Openness to Criticism', 'Negative Attitudes', 'Desire for Clear Guidelines', 'Peer Support', and 'Academic Approach'. Males scored significantly higher on 'Academic Approach' (   P < 0.05  ). Each of the subscales reflects themes that permeate the atmosphere of general pratice training. Further work is required to establish relationships between the subscales and the outcomes of learning and to explore the implications for continuing professional development. The questionnaire is an instrument that may prove useful in the future investigation of learning in general practice.     

Advancing Nursing Practice with a Unit-based Clinical Expert

Objective: To explore patterns in the practice of nursing and patient outcomes.
Design: Qualitative field research.
Population, Sample, Setting: Populations were critical care nurses and critically ill adult patients in the 10-bed medical critical care unit of a 900-bed teaching hospital. A convenience-purposive sample of 27 nurses and 31 patients was studied in 1985.
Methods: Six months of participant observation, unstructured interviews, and the constant comparison method of grounded theory.
Findings: Markedly different patterns were found in expert and nonexpert practice. The substantive theory of conversion helped explain how the majority of nonexpert nurses advanced their practice. The metaphor of catalyzed conversion captures how a unit-based expert nurse serves as a catalyst to advance the practice of nonexperts. Presence, defined as the way of being within a given clinical context, differentiated nurses.
Conclusions: (a) Expert and nonexpert practices are substantively different, (b) Expert and nonexpert practice results in different patient outcomes, (c) Conversion helps explain changes in nonexpert practice.
Clinical Implications: A unit-based expert nurse can increase patient-focused care.     

我国农村订单定向医学生培养的研究热点与趋势分析

背景 农村订单定向医学生（简称定向医学生）的免费培养工作是缓解农村地区基层医生匮乏、提升基层医疗卫生队伍整体素质和水平的重要举措。目的 探索我国定向医学生培养的研究热点、研究动态和未来趋势,为后续研究提供参考。方法 于2022-02-15,在中国知网、万方数据知识服务平台、维普网中检索2010-01-01至2021-12-31发表的关于定向医学生培养相关论文,统计其发文量,运用Cite Space软件对样本文献作者、研究机构、关键词进行知识图谱的可视化分析。结果 共纳入598篇文献,关于定向医学生培养研究的文献量呈上升趋势,2018年达到历年顶峰（n=81）。该领域存在5个大的作者群,发文量排在前3位的机构为赣南医学院[113篇（18.9%）]、广西医科大学[40篇（6.7%）]及新乡医学院[28篇（4.7%）]。关键词词频排在前3位的分别是“订单定向”（70次）、“定向生”（57次）、“人才培养”（44次）。关键词聚类图谱得到“#0学习动力”“#1教学模式”“#2定向培养”“#3影响因素”“#4全科医学”“#5基层”“#6医学院”“#7医学生”8个聚类主题。最强突现词显示,排在前3位...     

营养不良老年人非药物干预临床实践指南

老年人是营养不良的高发人群,营养不良与众多不良临床结局密切相关,严重影响老年人的身体健康和生活质量,给家庭和社会造成沉重负担。因此,采取有效措施改善老年人的营养不良至关重要,非药物干预是改善营养状况的重要措施。然而,国内尚无专门针对营养不良老年人的非药物干预临床实践指南,因此,中国老年护理联盟、国家老年医学中心和国家老年疾病临床医学研究中心的营养专家,通过对老年人营养不良最新的国内外文献的全面检索与分析,采用推荐意见评估、制订及评价(GRADE)分级体系制订了本指南,针对营养不良老年人非药物干预提出9条推荐意见,以期能够改善老年人营养不良状况,提高生活质量。本指南侧重于可经口进食的营养不良老年人,聚焦于肠内营养,肠外营养不在本指南讨论范围内。     

新型冠状病毒感染疫情防控与慢性病管理

新型冠状病毒感染疫情防控期间,各国出现了不同程度的常规医疗服务减少情况,慢性病管理工作也相应受到影响。2022年12月,中国调整了新型冠状病毒感染疫情防控相关政策和方案,医疗卫生系统面临挑战,基层医疗压力增加。在此情况下,本文基于其他国家经验,建议中国基层医疗应注重开展慢性病患者的自我管理,并为复杂和高需求的慢性病患者提供主动服务,加强对远程医疗的应用与研究,强化基层服务的社区连接,重点完善医疗服务的补偿机制。     

Who speaks for the children?

• ? It would probably be a truism to say that most professional nurses consider patient/client advocacy to be an essential component of their role—indeed, there is a UKCC Advisory paper (Exercising Accountability, 1989), which categorically states that this is so. ‘The introductory paragraphs of the Code of Professional Conduct, together with several of its clauses, include clearly the expectation that the practitioner will accept a role as an advocate on behalf of his or her patients/clients.’
• ? Some professional nurses, however, consider advocacy to be too altruistic an activity and prefer to leave it to others.