Path on the management of surgical graded and refined management based on information technology / 中华医院管理杂志

The authors attempted to use information technology in hierarchical management on clinician′s surgical authority. By means of a hierarchical surgery catalogue database, clinicians′ surgical authority is subject to by-level IT-based approval, and such authorities as clinician′s surgical medical advice, application for surgery, and approval of special surgeries are regulated. Thanks to multi-dimensional objective data, clinicians′surgical competence is subject to a dynamic evaluation, hierarchical authorization and reauthorization. These measures further standardize the behavior of the surgeons, and rule out unauthorized operations, thus improving fine management of surgeries and ensuring patient safety.

An empirical study on the criterion-related validity of the National Medical Licensing Exami-nation / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective The empirical validity of the National Medical Licensing Examination (NMLE) has rarely been studied. This is one of the first studies comparing NMLE and annual assess-ment scores. This study provided the criterion-related validity evidence for the NMLE. The NMLE can be used to test the abilities and skills of physicians. Method We evaluated the test 163 residents in 12 medical school-affiliated hospitals who had finished their first year of tralning and had taken the NMLE and an annual skills assessment. We used Pearson correlations to estimate the relationship be-tween NMLE scores and annual assessment scores. Results A total of 163 residents met inclusion requirements. Correlations between NMLE scores and annual assessment scores ranged from 0.300 to 0.843. Conclusions The criterion-related validity of NMLE was high, so it can be use to evaluate the residents clinical competence indeed.

Evaluación de la calidad del diagnóstico de la malaria por microscopía óptica en laboratorios provinciales de la República de Angola / Evaluation of the quality of malaria diagnosis by optical microscopy in provincial laboratories of the Republic of Angola

INTRODUCCIÓN: la malaria continúa siendo uno de los más importantes problemas de la salud pública a nivel mundial y afecta severamente al continente africano. OBJETIVO: evaluar el nivel de conocimientos teóricos y prácticos en el diagnóstico de la malaria de un grupo de técnicos dedicados a esta actividad. MÉTODOS: entre los años 2010 y 2012, se realizó un estudio cuasi experimental de evaluación en la red de salud, en 14 laboratorios provinciales de las 18 provincias de la República Angola, donde se entrenaron 243 técnicos que realizan habitualmente el diagnóstico de la malaria. Se hicieron entrenamientos de 10 días (70 horas) cumplimentando un programa que incluyó clases prácticas y teóricas, y sus respectivas evaluaciones inicial y final. RESULTADOS: después de los entrenamientos en cada una de las 14 provincias evaluadas la frecuencia de los técnicos desaprobados en la evaluaciones teóricas y prácticas disminuyó significativamente, (p<0,01). CONCLUSIONES: este es el primer trabajo realizado en Angola donde se demuestra una mejoría cualitativa y cuantitativa tanto en los conocimientos teóricos y habilidades prácticas de los técnicos después de un entrenamiento y readiestramiento, y constituye el primer paso de un esfuerzo encaminado para mejorar el diagnóstico de la malaria en el país(AU)

INTRODUCTION: malaria continues to be one of the main public health problems worldwide, severely affecting the African continent. OBJECTIVE: evaluate the level of theoretical and practical competence in the diagnosis of malaria achieved by a group of technicians engaged in this activity. METHODS: an evaluative quasi-experimental study was conducted from 2010 to 2012 in 14 provincial laboratories from the 18 provinces of the Republic of Angola, where 243 technicians received training in the field of malaria diagnosis. Training extended for 10 days (70 hours) based on a syllabus which included theoretical and practical lessons as well as an initial and a final evaluation. RESULTS: a post-training evaluation conducted in 14 provinces showed a significant decrease in the number of technicians failing their theoretical and practical tests (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: this is the first evaluation carried out in Angola in which qualitative and quantitative improvement is observed both in the theoretical knowledge and the practical skills of technicians after receiving training or retraining. It is also a first step in an effort to improve the quality of malaria diagnosis in the country(AU)

Construction of clinical thinking competence evaluation index system of undergraduate nursing students / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To construct clinical thinking competence index system for undergraduate nursing students.Methods The study established the Clinical Thinking Competence Evaluation Index System through Delphi method.Results The evaluation index system included 5 level-1 dimensions and 28 level-2 Index connotations.Conclusions Through quantitative research methods,Clinical Thinking Competence evaluation index system is established for undergraduate nursing students,which provides an objective standard for cultivation and evaluation of undergraduate nursing students.