Status quo of education of foreign geriatric nurse practitioners / 中华医学教育探索杂志

With the acceleration of the aging in China, the demand of health care for the elderly is increasing, which puts forward higher requirements for the education of geriatric nurses. There is no education system yet to develop geriatric nurse practitioners in China. Therefore, this paper introduces the length of schooling, curriculum contents, cultivation goals, the practice time, sites and main contents, the types and forms of teaching methods, the contents and requirements of course and graduation assessment of the training programs for master's and doctoral students abroad, so as to provide reference for the training of geriatric nurse practitioners in China.

Effects of Palliative Care Consultation on Medicals in Peking Union Medical College Hospital / 中国医学科学院学报

Objective To explore the effects of palliative care consultation on medical professionals who have requested it in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 medical professionals who had requested palliative care consultation.Results Palliative care consultation had the following positive effects:building a bridge for doctor-patient communication,providing psychological support to reduce the sense of occupational exhaustion for medical professionals,providing technical support for medical professionals to help patients relieve symptoms,helping medical professionals in the multidisciplinary learning of palliative care,adding humanistic care and neglected ethical concerns.Conclusion Palliative care consultation improves the quality of care for dying patients,and the capacity of consultation needs to be enhanced urgently.

Advance in Light Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease (review) / 中国康复理论与实践

With the use of light at different length and intensities, light therapy can regulate the circadian rhythm of the patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). This paper reviewed the existing domestic and foreign researches, discovered that light therapy improved the sleep quality, cognitive function, and negative emotions, etc., of AD patients, and attracted more and more people's attention. However, some other studies found that light therapy did not significantly improve the sleep quality and cognitive function of AD patients. The specific mechanism is still unclear, and further studies are needed in the future.