Correlations among positive psychological capital, research motivation, and research ability by master's degree nursing students: A structural equation modeling.

BACKGROUND: Nursing research ability is an important force in improving the quality of nursing care and driving the development of the discipline. As the main force and reserve force of nursing research, master's degree nursing students should have certain research ability. The contributing factors and their relationships that challenge research ability among master's degree nursing students must be fully understood, as this level of knowledge can support the development of strategies and interventions that improve the research ability of master's degree nursing students. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among positive psychological capital, research motivation, and research ability by master's degree nursing students. In addition, we investigated whether research motivation mediates the relationship between positive psychological capital and research ability. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire. SETTING: The study sampled master's degree nursing students from colleges in Sichuan, Fujian, Hubei, and Tianjin Province, China. PARTICIPANTS: From February 2022 to April 2022, 377 master's degree nursing students were chosen by a convenience sample method. METHODS: Data were gathered using a general information questionnaire, the Positive Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PPCQ), the Research Motivation Scale (RMS), and the Nursing Research Ability of Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (NRASQ). Both SPSS 26.0 and Amos 28.0. were used to handle and analyze the data. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling were all used in the data analysis process. The reporting followed the STROBE checklist. RESULTS: Positive psychological capital was found to be positively correlated with research ability (P < 0.01). Research motivation was also positively correlated with research ability (P < 0.01), and had a mediating effect on the relationship between positive psychological capital and research ability (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The positive psychological capital and research motivation of master's degree nursing students are positively correlated with research ability. Research motivation significantly mediates the relationship between positive psychological capital and research ability. The findings of this study can inform educational strategies and interventions for the development of research ability of master's degree nursing students.

Factors affecting the scientific research ability and the corresponding countermeasures in clinical postgraduates.

BACKGROUND: Scientific research ability (SRA) is very important for clinical postgraduates. However, the factors affecting students' SRA are constantly changing with the development of medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the current situation of SRA in clinical postgraduates and exploring the potential factors and the corresponding countermeasures under the background of new medical science. METHODS: A total of 133 postgraduates (first- or second-year) were investigated by questionnaire in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University. All results were analyzed by R software. RESULTS: In terms of the SRA, academic-degree postgraduate students (ADPSs) were significantly better than professional-degree postgraduate students (PDPSs) (P = 0.001), the students with scientific research interest were remarkably better than those without scientific research interest (P = 0.004), the students who mastered statistical analysis methods were more prominent than those who did not (P = 0.007), the students with paper-writing skills were obviously superior to those without it (P = 0.003), and the second-year students were notably better than the first-year students (P = 0.003). Stratified analysis by the above factors except the degree type showed no significant difference in the first-year postgraduates. In the second-year postgraduates, the ADPSs were remarkably superior to the PDPSs (P = 0.002), the students with scientific research interest were obviously better than those without scientific research interest (P = 0.014), the students with more time investment in scientific research were more prominent than those with less time investment in scientific research (P = 0.025), the students with paper-writing skills were notably superior to those without it (P = 0.031), and the students with plotting ability were better than those without it (P = 0.013). CONCLUSION: The important factors affecting the SRA of clinical postgraduates include the degree type, the grade of student, scientific research interest, time investment in scientific research, statistical analysis methods, paper-writing skills, plotting ability. In short, earlier systematic SRA training contributes to the improvement of SRA in clinical postgraduates, especially in PDPSs.

Development of clinical nurses′ scientific research ability and construction of nursing research teams: Promoted by the three-step model of ″new nurse, professional group nurse, and clinical nurse specialist″ combined with clinical professional nursing groups / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:The three-step model of ″new nurse, professional group nurse, and clinical nurse specialist″ combines the clinical professional nursing group to promote the development of clinical nurse research capabilities and the construction of nursing research teams.Methods:A three-step model of ″new nurse, professional group nurse, and clinical nurse specialist″ was established by combining the individual development of nurses and team collaboration. Taking the clinical professional nursing group as the entry point, clinical work of the clinical professional nursing group, quality control of clinical professional nursing groups, quality control circle activities, nurse career development, and nursing research team building were integrated to implement the three-step model, thereby driving the development of clinical nurses′ research capacity and nursing research team construction. The methods of the three-step model combined with clinical professional nursing groups to promote the development of clinical nurse research capabilities and the construction of nursing research teams were implemented. The following were the eleven specific management measures: Improving the structure and echelon construction of clinical professional nursing groups, developing research plans and goals from four dimensions (departments, clinical professional nursing groups, individual nurses, and new nurses), carrying out nursing research training to clinical professional nursing groups that emphasizes both theriotical methods and practical operations, organizing nursing research projects by clinical professional nursing groups, promoting the innovation of work towards digitization and informatization, promoting clinical professional nursing groups to conduct interventional studies, launching quality control circle projects by clinical professional nursing groups, participating in and hosting nursing rounds by clinical professional nursing groups, improving the clinical technical problem by The clinical professional nursing groups, encouraging collaboration and communication between clinical professional nursing groups and physicians, facilitating the cross-integration and development of clinical professional nursing groups.Results:The three-step model has promoted the growth of nurses from the route of ″new nurse, professional group nurse, and clinical nurse specialist″, built a nursing research team and talent echelon based on the breakthrough of clinical professional nursing groups, and solved clinical practical problems and produced scientific research results.Conclusions:Implementing the three-step model combined with clinical professional nursing groups to promote the development of clinical nurse research capabilities and the construction of nursing research teams can promote the collaborative development of clinical nursing research and clinical nursing work.

Analysis of the current situation of research ability, cognition, and needs of medical staff in a grade A tertiary hospital in Xinjiang / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:To understand the research ability, cognition, and training needs of clinical medical staff in a grade A tertiary hospital in Xinjiang and to analyze the influencing factors.Methods:A convenience sampling method was applied to survey the clinical medical staff of our hospital with a questionnaire including general information, a self-assessment scale of research ability, and a survey of research cognition and training needs. A total of 618 questionnaires were collected with 609 valid returned responses, resulting in an effective return rate of 98.54%. Univariate and multiple linear regression analysis were applied to analyze the influencing factors of the total score of clinical medical staff's research ability.Results:The total score of research ability of 609 clinical medical personnel was 60.73±13.59. The results of multiple linear regression showed that participation in scientific research conferences, enthusiasm for scientific research activities, and the need for scientific research training all had positive effects on the self-assessment of scientific research ability, which together explained 52% of the total variance (adjusted R2=0.520, P<0.001). The top three " very important" options for medical staff research training were data analysis, research design, and research topic selection. Conclusions:Medical staff research skills need to be improved and there is a strong need for research training. Managers should refine scientific research management initiatives and provide hierarchical and targeted scientific research training to improve the overall medical staff's scientific research literacy and research ability, thereby promoting the progress of medical care in hospitals.

Discussion on the cultivation of scientific research ability of academic postgraduate students majoring in clinical laboratory diagnostics from the perspective of 4M1E method / 中华医学教育探索杂志

In the current scientific research training of the academic postgraduate students majoring in clinical laboratory diagnostics, there are many problems including insufficient scientific research level, poor scientific research environment and so on. Based on many years of experience on cultivating postgraduate students and starting from the five factors of 4M1E (man, machine, material, method and environment) method, a scientific strategy is proposed, and then the scientific research ability and level of academic postgraduate students majoring in clinical laboratory diagnostics could be improved by exerting its own self-motivation, strengthening the guidance of tutors, improving training tools, heightening scientific thinking, and enhancing environmental friendliness of scientific research.

Construction of evaluation index system for scientific research ability of hospital pharmacists and analysis of its reliability and validity / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE To construct the evaluation index system for scientific research ability of hospital pharmacists， and provide reference for the improvement of hospital pharmacists’ scientific research ability and the formulation of relevant scientific research policies. METHODS The relevant indexes of scientific research evaluation of hospital pharmacists were extracted by literature analysis， and consultation questionnaire was designed according to Likert grade 5 scoring method. Delphi method was used to conduct two rounds of questionnaire consultation for 28 experts， and the weight of each index was determined by analytic hierarchy process. The reliability and validity of index system were analyzed by questionnaire survey. RESULTS After two rounds of expert correspondence， evaluation index system for scientific research ability of hospital pharmacists was finally determined from three core dimensions： basic scientific research ability， scientific research achievements and transformation ability， academic influence and personnel training （including 11 sub-dimensions and 34 measurement items）. The weight value of each dimension index was determined. The result of reliability and validity analysis confirmed the scientific rationality of the index system. CONCLUSIONS The established evaluation index system for scientific research ability of hospital pharmacists is innovative， comprehensive and scientific. The index system model can provide reference for the improvement of hospital pharmacists’ scientific research ability and the formulation of relevant scientific research policies.

[Reform and reflection of teaching microbiology in English].

Microbiology is a key basic professional course for all the students specializing in biology, biotechnology and related majors. To date, microbiology is mainly taught in Chinese within colleges and universities in China. Development of a microbiology course that is taught in English may satisfy the diversified learning needs of the students and promote the "Double First-Class" initiative. We started to teach the microbiology course in English at the East China University of Science and Technology since 2016. This practice was associated with reform and innovation in the teaching methods and contents. The microbiology course taught in English greatly attracted the interest of the attending students and helped improve their professional English learning as well as scientific research. This course provided important support for fostering innovative professional first-class undergraduates under the context of the "Double First-Class" initiative.

The Impact of Undergraduate Tutor System in Chinese 8-Year Medical Students in Scientific Research.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect and influence of the undergraduate tutor system on the undergraduate stage of Chinese 8-year medical program students in scientific research. Methods: We collected related data from 194 medical students in the Xiangya Medical School of Central South University. The questionnaire was composed of three parts, namely, eight questions for basic information about individual and undergraduate tutor system, five questions for the subjective feeling impact of the undergraduate tutor system, and 22 questions for accessing the scientific research ability and academic results. The students were mainly divided into three groups to compare different kinds of undergraduate tutor systems, namely, single tutor for multiple students' system (group A), multiple tutors for multiple students' system (group B), and no tutor system for comparison (group C). Results: The type of tutorial system, the frequency of guidance, and the way of guidance were independent influence factors of the view of 8-year medical students on scientific research. Group B behaved better than group C in literature processing (P = 0.012), experimental operation (P < 0.001), statistical analysis (P < 0.001), and manuscript producing (P = 0.019). Group A and B joined in more National college students' innovation and entrepreneurship training programs (P = 0.003, P < 0.001). The most popular types of articles published by students were bioinformatics, meta-analysis, and reviews. Conclusion: Undergraduate tutor system has made tremendous achievements in cultivating students' scientific research capacity; however, implement improvement should be considered to better educate students.

Effectiveness of a nursing innovation workshop at enhancing nurses' innovation abilities: A quasi-experimental study.

AIM: To investigate the effectiveness of nursing innovation workshop in enhancing clinical nurses' innovation ability and research ability in a tertiary hospital. DESIGN: A quasi-experimental study design. METHODS: Thirty-seven recruited nurses participated in a nursing innovation workshop for half a year in a tertiary hospital in Guangdong between June 2019 and March 2020. Questionnaire data on the nurses' self-rated innovation and research abilities were collected before the training and 3 months after completing the training. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyse differences within the group before and after the intervention. The level for statistical significance was set at p ≤ .05 (two-tailed). RESULTS: Nurses' self-rated innovation ability (p < .001, 95% confidence interval 12.79 to 15.05) and research ability (p < .001, 95% confidence interval 14.39 to 19.09) improved significantly after the training. Since the whole design lacked a control group, the study needs to be further verified in more hospitals and among more nurses.

Strategies for improving the scientific research ability of trainees in standardized residency training of dermatology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

In this paper, combined with the characteristics of rotational learning of dermatologists, we have taken various measures such as improving the scientific research training system, strengthening the awareness of scientific research, optimizing the teaching mode, adding new assessment mechanism, hand-in-hand teaching and other measures to realize the close combination of clinical and scientific research, and lay a solid foundation for the cultivation of high-quality innovative talents in dermatology.

Practice and exploration of cultivating scientific research ability of postgraduates with professional master of clinical medicine / 中华医学教育探索杂志

This investigation was conducted on clinical professional graduate students of Chongqing Medical University to analyze the problems and influencing factors in the process of scientific research ability training. We propose three measures to improve the model of training professional clinical graduate students and provide references for the cultivation of their scientific research ability. The measures are "clear orientation of clinical scientific research ability training", "constant pursuit of high-level original scientific research results" and "adherent implementation to strengthen training effect".

[Utilizing Academic Clubs to Foster Practical Research Ability of Medical Students-Volunteer Team of Gastric Cancer Surgery of West China Hospital, Sichuan University].

The cultivation of medical students'research ability promotes in them high-quality career development. In addition to classroom instruction of the theoretical knowledge concerning research, the systematic training and practice of scientific research skills outside the classroom is also vitally important. We established the Volunteer Team of Gastric Cancer Surgery with the features of standardization, progressiveness, and practicality in order to cultivate the thinking skills concerning research and the research ability of medical students. Our team is supported by the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. Taking clinical and basic research skills training as the focus of our work, we have organized systematic workshops focused on theoretical knowledge and research skills practice programs of divers forms. Our work helps improve the research ability of medical students, suggesting that research-oriented clubs play an active role in the cultivation of practical research ability of medical students and should be widely promoted.

Postdoctoral team construction and scientific research ability analysis in a university affiliated hospital / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective:To understand the current status of postdoctoral team construction and scientific research capacity of a university affiliated hospital, and provide guidance and evidence for optimizing the post-doctoral management in the hospital.Methods:A self-designed questionnaire was used to collect information from all postdoctoral research fellows who entered the hospital from 2016 to 2020, statistical analysis of data collected was completed.Results:From 2016 to 2020, the hospital has recruited 38 postdoctoral research fellows in total, with an average age of 28.95±1.77 years old. The co-supervisors can provide regular and adequate guidance to postdoctoral research fellows. The average score of postdoctoral research problem-solving ability is 3.93±0.51, among which the dimensionality of retrospective and reflection ability is the highest, with an average of 4.21±0.51, and the ability to identify and discover problems is the lowest, with an average of 3.58±0.68.Conclusions:The hospital's postdoctoral team construction has begun to take shape. With the joint effort of the hospital, co-supervisors and postdoctoral research fellows, the postdoctoral personnel have got strong scientific research capabilities, have obtained certain scientific research results, and have considerable development potential. Initial success has been achieved in postdoctoral training in the hospital.

The potential for learning within hospital learning communities: the interplay between nursing practice and education to support research ability.

Objectives Nurses must contribute to the development of professional practice and thereby improve quality of care by using their research abilities. Therefore, learning communities comprised of nurses, students and teachers were created in a hospital. Methods A qualitative descriptive methodology was used. Three learning communities were purposefully selected, and members were asked open-ended questions about their learning and activities in multiple data collection sessions. Data were analyzed by means of an inductive process. Results Both individually and collectively, members learned about research in general, research terminology and methods. They learned about asking questions and critical thinking, and, specifically through collective learning, they learned about the differences between education practices. Activities were carried out primarily to continue personal learning. Conclusions Learning within the learning communities was mainly research-oriented and therefore potentially suitable for enhancing research ability. Implications are offered to support the formulation of community activities.

Effects of long-term studying abroad on scientific research ability of clinical doctors / 中华医院管理杂志

Objective To analyze whether studying abroad has any influence on clinicians′scientific research ability, and study the rationality of the indicators reflecting the scientific research ability. Methods A total of 36 clinicians who studied abroad more than 3 months between 2008 and 2010 were selected as the abroad group, and the control group of 36 clinicians was selected from the clinician information database of the hospital by the method of Propensity Score Match.A comparison and analysis were made regarding the number of papers(SCI), grants and scientific and technological achievements between the two groups. Meanwhile, covariance analysis was used to compare the difference in the number of scientific research achievements between the two groups.Logistic regression analysis was used to compare the changes in scientific research achievements of clinicians before and after their abroad study. Results The number of articles( SCI) published and grants obtained in the 3 years after going abroad was significantly higher than that of the control group, and the number of grants obtained in the 4-6 years after going abroad was also significantly higher than that in the control group.The number of papers(SCI)published in the three years after going abroad was more than that in the 3 years before going abroad.The number of grants obtained in the 4-6 years after going abroad was more than that in the 3 years before going abroad.These differences were statistically significant. Conclusions Studying abroad has a beneficial effect on the improvement of clinicians′ scientific research ability. It is reasonable and practical to take the number of SCI articles published as the indicator of short-term changes and the number of funds obtained as the indicator of long-term changes in scientific research ability.

Investigation on the status quo of research ability of joint surgeons and analysis of influencing factors / 中华医学科研管理杂志

Objective To analyze the status quo of joint surgeons' research level,explore possible influence factors for their research capacity.Methods A total of 140 joint surgeons from third grade hospital andsecondary hospital in Beijing were selected.The self-rating scale of scientific research was used for evaluation.Subjects were divided into two groups according to the high and low level of scientific research ability.In the middle and low level group,factors including age,working years,job title,education level,training opportunities,team situation,research activity time,hospital level,and job satisfaction were analyzed.Results The total scores of the research subject were distributed from 12 to 115,with a median of 69.5 (40～90).The four dimensions,accounted from low to high were statistical knowledge,software operation,scientific research basis and thesis writing.According to the single factor analysis,age,education level,chance of training,presence or absence of team,time of scientific research activities,hospital level,satisfaction with work were related to the level of scientific research capacity of joint surgeons (P＜0.05);multiple regression results shows that the impact level of scientific research,from large to small,is whether there are scientific research teams,job satisfaction,and time for scientific research activities.These three factors can explain the change of scientific research ability by 60.5％ (R2 =0.605).Conclusions The joint surgeon's research capacity is at a relatively high level,while the statistical knowledge and software operation scores are low,which calls for more study and mastery.Increasing the construction of scientific research teams,improving job satisfaction,and increasing the time for scientific research activities can improve the scientific research capacity.

An eight-year medical program aiming at improving the students' research ability: curriculum design and preliminary effects / 中华医学教育探索杂志

The cultivation of research ability can promote eight-year medical students to explore the uncharted academic fields and solve complex clinical problems. One of the firts pilot universities to provide eight-year programs, Xiangya Medical College of Central South University builds on its profound experience in medical education, and establishes a curriculum structure aiming at improving the students' research ability. In the general education stage, cross-disciplinary courses are set up. In the core medical education stage, basic medical innovation experiment extracurricular research courses are set up, and a two-year overseas exchange program is set up in the postgraduate training stage. Different evaluation methods are also designed to meet the specific needs in each stage. This program has achieved preliminary effects.

Research status of scientific research ability of professional surgical postgraduates under the standardized training mode of residents / 国际外科学杂志

Objective To explore the status quo and countermeasures of the scientific research ability of professional surgical postgraduates under the standardized training mode of residents.Methods Fifty-five students in Beijing Friendship Hospital,Capital Medical University during September 2015 to December 2017 were enrolled in the present study.Questionnaire was used to collection the data in order to evaluate the current research abilities and provide feedbacks for the adoption of improvement measures of research skill.The results of the survey were entered into the computer using EpiData 3.0 software,and descriptive analysis of the data were performed using Excel 2010 and SPSS 20.0 to calculate the percentage of each indicator.Results The results showed that 38(69.1％) graduate students were able to assist the instructor in basic research work,and 17 (30.9％) graduate students showed low enthusiasm for independent design and writing of the paper.In addition,23 (41.8％) graduate students hoped to improve their research capabilities and added more training courses.10 (18.2％) students hoped to strengthen the training of the clinical subject tutors,and thought that the communication and contact with the tutor was not enough.Conclusions The professional postgraduates overvalue clinical practice and undervalued scientific research.This article introduces ways of strengthening the cultivation of scientific research awareness,optimizing curriculum system,playing the core role of mentors,establishing incentive system and scientific research platform to enhance scientific research capacity.

Research status of scientific research ability of professional surgical postgraduates under the standardized training mode of residents / 国际外科学杂志

Objective@#To explore the status quo and countermeasures of the scientific research ability of professional surgical postgraduates under the standardized training mode of residents.@*Methods@#Fifty-five students in Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University during September 2015 to December 2017 were enrolled in the present study. Questionnaire was used to collection the data in order to evaluate the current research abilities and provide feedbacks for the adoption of improvement measures of research skill. The results of the survey were entered into the computer using EpiData 3.0 software, and descriptive analysis of the data were performed using Excel 2010 and SPSS 20.0 to calculate the percentage of each indicator.@*Results@#The results showed that 38(69.1%) graduate students were able to assist the instructor in basic research work, and 17(30.9%) graduate students showed low enthusiasm for independent design and writing of the paper. In addition, 23(41.8%) graduate students hoped to improve their research capabilities and added more training courses. 10(18.2%) students hoped to strengthen the training of the clinical subject tutors, and thought that the communication and contact with the tutor was not enough.@*Conclusions@#The professional postgraduates overvalue clinical practice and undervalued scientific research. This article introduces ways of strengthening the cultivation of scientific research awareness, optimizing curriculum system, playing the core role of mentors, establishing incentive system and scientific research platform to enhance scientific research capacity.

Modularized teaching program on the clinical research training for pathological residents / 中华医学教育探索杂志

To meet the requirement of pathological practice and development, we systematically analyzed the situation of pathological residents training and the importance of initiating the clinical scientific research training. Additionally, we proposed the principle and implementation strategy for clinical scientific research training. According to features of pathological practice, we employed the modularized teaching to divide the training courses into several modules: discussion module for clinical pathology, lecture module for advanced research, and training modules for basic scientific theory, technology and writing skill. With these approaches, the systematic and structured system of standardized residents training is implemented to improve the clinical research ability of pathological residents.