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Research paper thumbnail of 精神科急性住院病人主客觀睡眠品質、精神症狀與暴力風險之相關性：前驅研究

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of An exploration of the correlates of nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making abilities

Journal of clinical nursing, 2016

This study investigated nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making abilities and the facto... more This study investigated nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making abilities and the factors that affect these abilities. Nurse practitioners play an important role in clinical care decision-making; however, studies exploring the factors that affect their decision-making abilities are lacking. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was employed. A purposive sample of 197 nurse practitioners was recruited from a medical centre in central Taiwan. Structured questionnaires consisting of the Knowledge Readiness Scale, the Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and the Clinical Decision-Making Model Inventory were used to collect data. The intuitive-analytical type was the most commonly used decision-making model, and the intuitive type was the least frequently used model. The decision-making model used was significantly related to the nurse practitioners' work unit. Significant differences were noted between the nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making models and thei...

Research paper thumbnail of Using standardized patient with immediate feedback and group discussion to teach interpersonal and communication skills to advanced practice nursing students

Nurse education today, 2013

Interpersonal and communication skills (IPCS) are essential for advanced practice nursing (APN) i... more Interpersonal and communication skills (IPCS) are essential for advanced practice nursing (APN) in our increasingly complex healthcare system. The Standardized Patient (SP) is a promising innovative pedagogy in medical and healthcare education; however, its effectiveness for teaching IPCS to graduate nursing students remains unclear. We examined the effectiveness of using SP with SP feedback and group discussion to teach IPCS in graduate nursing education. Randomized-controlled study. First-year APN students in Taiwan. Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental (SP assessments with SP feedback and group discussion) or control (SP assessments only) group. There were two outcome indicators: IPCS and student learning satisfaction (SLS). The IPCS were assessed before and after the study in interviews with the SPs. SLS was measured when the study ended. All participants expressed high SLS (94.44%) and showed significant (p ≤ 0.025) improvements on IPCS total scores, intervie...

Research paper thumbnail of Lessons learned from the anti-SARS quarantine experience in a hospital-based fever screening station in Taiwan

American Journal of Infection Control, 2010

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was the first major novel infectious disease... more Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was the first major novel infectious disease to hit the international community in the 21st century. While SARS was sweeping over almost 30 countries, most hospitals in Taiwan instituted mandatory quarantine measures, one of the most effective public health strategies for preventing disease transmission. We explored the anti-SARS quarantine experience of patients in a hospital-based fever screening station. Methods: We conducted a phenomenologic, qualitative study using semistructured telephone interviews during the SARS outbreak in Taiwan. Seventeen patients with fever who were quarantined in the fever screening station of a hospital emergency department for at least 2 hours were recruited into this study. Results: Data analysis using Collaizi's 9 steps revealed 2 categories-external burden and internal struggle-and 6 themes regarding patients' quarantine experience. External burden included 3 themes: (1) bearing the uncomfortable surroundings, (2) facing discrimination, and (3) lacking in-person family support. Internal struggle consisted of 3 themes: (1) struggle with being quarantined, (2) struggle with emotional turmoil, and (3) struggle with possible SARS diagnosis. Conclusion: These results will contribute to sensitizing health care professionals to empathize with quarantined persons while providing quality quarantine care and other infection control measures.

Research paper thumbnail of The Cardiorespiratory Response and Energy Expenditure of Tai-Chi-Qui-Gong

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2002

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiorespiratory response and energy expenditure d... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiorespiratory response and energy expenditure during the practice of Tai-Chi-Qui-Gong (TCQG). Forty-seven TCQG practitioners with a mean age of 60.7 +/- 9.9 years participated in this study. The cardiorespiratory responses and energy expenditure were measured by a K4 telemetry system. TCQG has 54 motions and can be divided into 3 sets. The result indicated that the exercise intensity of each motion is about 3 metabolic equivalents (MET) and the energy expenditure of each set is about 60 Kcal. The estimated intensity of TCQG in elderly individuals approximated 50% of the maximum oxygen uptake (vO2max) for men, and 60% of the maximum oxygen uptake (vO2max) for women. The findings demonstrate that TCQG is a low intensity exercise and can be prescribed as an alternative exercise program for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.

Research paper thumbnail of 精神科急性住院病人主客觀睡眠品質、精神症狀與暴力風險之相關性：前驅研究

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of An exploration of the correlates of nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making abilities

Journal of clinical nursing, 2016

This study investigated nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making abilities and the facto... more This study investigated nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making abilities and the factors that affect these abilities. Nurse practitioners play an important role in clinical care decision-making; however, studies exploring the factors that affect their decision-making abilities are lacking. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was employed. A purposive sample of 197 nurse practitioners was recruited from a medical centre in central Taiwan. Structured questionnaires consisting of the Knowledge Readiness Scale, the Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and the Clinical Decision-Making Model Inventory were used to collect data. The intuitive-analytical type was the most commonly used decision-making model, and the intuitive type was the least frequently used model. The decision-making model used was significantly related to the nurse practitioners' work unit. Significant differences were noted between the nurse practitioners' clinical decision-making models and thei...

Research paper thumbnail of Using standardized patient with immediate feedback and group discussion to teach interpersonal and communication skills to advanced practice nursing students

Nurse education today, 2013

Interpersonal and communication skills (IPCS) are essential for advanced practice nursing (APN) i... more Interpersonal and communication skills (IPCS) are essential for advanced practice nursing (APN) in our increasingly complex healthcare system. The Standardized Patient (SP) is a promising innovative pedagogy in medical and healthcare education; however, its effectiveness for teaching IPCS to graduate nursing students remains unclear. We examined the effectiveness of using SP with SP feedback and group discussion to teach IPCS in graduate nursing education. Randomized-controlled study. First-year APN students in Taiwan. Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental (SP assessments with SP feedback and group discussion) or control (SP assessments only) group. There were two outcome indicators: IPCS and student learning satisfaction (SLS). The IPCS were assessed before and after the study in interviews with the SPs. SLS was measured when the study ended. All participants expressed high SLS (94.44%) and showed significant (p ≤ 0.025) improvements on IPCS total scores, intervie...

Research paper thumbnail of Lessons learned from the anti-SARS quarantine experience in a hospital-based fever screening station in Taiwan

American Journal of Infection Control, 2010

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was the first major novel infectious disease... more Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was the first major novel infectious disease to hit the international community in the 21st century. While SARS was sweeping over almost 30 countries, most hospitals in Taiwan instituted mandatory quarantine measures, one of the most effective public health strategies for preventing disease transmission. We explored the anti-SARS quarantine experience of patients in a hospital-based fever screening station. Methods: We conducted a phenomenologic, qualitative study using semistructured telephone interviews during the SARS outbreak in Taiwan. Seventeen patients with fever who were quarantined in the fever screening station of a hospital emergency department for at least 2 hours were recruited into this study. Results: Data analysis using Collaizi's 9 steps revealed 2 categories-external burden and internal struggle-and 6 themes regarding patients' quarantine experience. External burden included 3 themes: (1) bearing the uncomfortable surroundings, (2) facing discrimination, and (3) lacking in-person family support. Internal struggle consisted of 3 themes: (1) struggle with being quarantined, (2) struggle with emotional turmoil, and (3) struggle with possible SARS diagnosis. Conclusion: These results will contribute to sensitizing health care professionals to empathize with quarantined persons while providing quality quarantine care and other infection control measures.

Research paper thumbnail of The Cardiorespiratory Response and Energy Expenditure of Tai-Chi-Qui-Gong

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2002

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiorespiratory response and energy expenditure d... more The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiorespiratory response and energy expenditure during the practice of Tai-Chi-Qui-Gong (TCQG). Forty-seven TCQG practitioners with a mean age of 60.7 +/- 9.9 years participated in this study. The cardiorespiratory responses and energy expenditure were measured by a K4 telemetry system. TCQG has 54 motions and can be divided into 3 sets. The result indicated that the exercise intensity of each motion is about 3 metabolic equivalents (MET) and the energy expenditure of each set is about 60 Kcal. The estimated intensity of TCQG in elderly individuals approximated 50% of the maximum oxygen uptake (vO2max) for men, and 60% of the maximum oxygen uptake (vO2max) for women. The findings demonstrate that TCQG is a low intensity exercise and can be prescribed as an alternative exercise program for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.