Investigation of medical humanistic practice ability of nurses and factors affecting their practices: a questionnaire-based analysis of 1196 cases in a general hospital in Hunan Province / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate humanistic practice ability of nurses in a general hospital in Hunan Province and analyze the factors affecting their practices to provide evidence for interventions to improve humanistic practice ability of the nurses.@*METHODS@#A total of 1196 nurses were surveyed using a self-designed questionnaire and a nurse humanistic practice ability assessment scale questionnaire for assessment of their abilities for humanistic care practice, psychological adjustment, interpersonal communication, self-management, ethics and legal practice. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed for analysis of the factors affecting the practice abilities of the nurses.@*RESULTS@#The total score of humanistic practice ability of the 1196 nurses was 105.69±16.45 (the full score of the scale was 130), and the scores of humanistic care practice ability, psychological adjustment ability, interpersonal communication ability, self-management ability, ethics and legal practice ability were 40.95±6.46, 16.41±2.66, 16.41±2.66, 11.32±2.05 and 12.43±2.00, respectively. Univariate analysis and multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender (P=0.033), age (P < 0.001), department (P=0.015), working years (P < 0.001), professional title (P < 0.001), first academic degree (P < 0.001), highest academic degree (P < 0.001), family location (P=0.010), marital status (P=0.023), number of patients to care for (P=0.022), number of children (P=0.001), previous humanities related training (P < 0.001), training times (P < 0.001), and care received from family members (P < 0.001) and colleagues (P < 0.001) were all the factors affecting humanistic practice ability of the nurses. Among these factors, age, working in department of obstetrics and gynecology and emergency department, professional title, humanities training, and care from family and colleagues explained 20.7% of the variance.@*CONCLUSION@#The humanistic practice ability of nurses in this general hospital is above the average level, but their self-management ability needs to be improved. Intervention measures should be implemented to improve the nurses' humanistic practice ability including more attentions to the key groups and departments, strengthening the training of humanistic practice ability, and improving the promotion assessment system.

The mediating effect of perceived professional benefits between job stressor and humanistic practice ability in midwives / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To explore the relationship and mechanism among job stressors, perceived professional benefits and humanistic practice ability in midwives, so as to provide reference for the training and management of midwives.Methods:Used the convenient sampling method to conduct a cross-sectional survey on 216 midwives in 6 comprehensive or specialized hospitals in Zhejiang Province by using Stressor Scale, Perceived Professional Benefits Questionnaire and Humanistic Practice Ability Scale from May to September 2020. The mediating effect was analyzed on the basis of the current situation analysis and correlation analysis.Results:The total scores of humanistic practice ability, job stressors and perceived professional benefits of midwives were (102.13 ± 25.91), (72.77 ± 14.49) and (138.23 ± 18.71) respectively. The job stressors of midwives were negatively correlated with humanistic practice ability ( r=-0.206, P<0.01), perceived professional benefits were positively related to humanistic practice ability ( r=0.289, P<0.001) and were negatively correlated with job stressors ( r=-0.507, P<0.001). Perceived professional benefits played a major mediating role in the influence of stressors on humanistic practice ability (the total standardized effect was -0.233, and the indirect effect was -0.144). Conclusions:Perceived professional benefits act as a main mediator between job stressors and humanistic practice ability in midwives. Managers should reduce job stressors, enhance perceived professional benefits, and promote the formation, development and practice of humanistic practice ability of midwives.

Relationship between psychological capital and humanistic practice ability in ICU nurses / 现代临床护理

Objective To investigate the correlation between the psychological capital and humanistic practice ability in ICU nurses. Methods In this convenience study, a total of 168 nurses from ICU were enrolled. The self-designed basic information questionnaire, psychological capital questionnaire and nurse humanistic practice ability scale were used in the study. Results The total score on psychological capital and the score on the humanistic practice ability were (4.23 ± 0.41), was (3.68 ± 0.65). The psychological capital was positively correlated with humanistic practice ability in ICU nurses (P<0.01, r=0.498). Conclusions The psychological capital and humanistic practice ability of the nurses in ICU are both in the medium level. Nursing managers should take measures to improve the psychological capital of ICU nurses and create a good cultural practice environment to enhance the humanistic practice ability.

Reflection on the Cultivation of Humanistic Practice Ability of Obstetricians and Gynecologists / 中国医学伦理学

Obstetrics and gynecology is concerned with the gestation,birth and healthy development of human life and related to the happiness and joy of all families.Physicians need to have good medical humanistic practice ability.This paper analyzed the connotation of the physician's humanistic practice ability,investigated the current status of humanistic practice ability of obstetricians and gynecologists through in-depth interviews,and put forward the countermeasures of cultivating the humanistic practice ability of obstetricians and gynecologists,including strengthening the foundation of medical humanistic knowledge,carrying out the training of the humanities skills of obstetricians and gynecologists,integrating the evaluation of humanistic practice ability into the work of medical ethics,and integrating the new medical humanistic view into the construction of hospital culture.

The study on the concept and structure elements of the nurse humanistic practiceability / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective Toestablishthe concept and structure elements of the nurse humanistic practiceability. Methods Using documentandtheoretical analysis to definethe concept of the nurse humanistic practiceability. And usestructuralanalysis to explain the structural elementsto formDelphiexpert consultationquestionnaire, which was investigated for 18 experts in 5provinces includingnursing education, nursing management, nursing clinicalcare,medical humanitiesandhumanistic medicine,and eventually established thetheory and structure model of the nurse humanistic practiceability. Results The effective recovery rates of the questionnaire were 81.8%(18/22)and 100%(18/18). The authority coefficients were 0.924, and the total consistency coefficients were 0.307 and 0.367 with statistical significance. TheDelphi expert consultation has established the concept, six-level structural elementsand15sub-elements. And for the first-class,the average value was 3.94-5.00,the coefficients variation of was 0.00-0.20;for the secondclass,the average value was 3.89-5.00,the coefficient variation were 0.00-0.19. Conclusions The study onconceptand structure elements of nurse humanistic practice ability has completed, which provide theoretical basis for improvement of nurse humanistic practice ability.