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Objective: To investigate the association between the health locus of control and self-management behaviors in patients receiving hemodialysis. Methods: Patients receiving hemodialysis in Xiamen, Fujian province, from December 2014 to March 2015 answered the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scale and the self-management behavior questionnaire. Results: The participants in this study indicated that they believed others exerted more control over their health than themselves or chance. In addition, the majority of participants had a medium to low level of self-management behaviors. Positive correlations were also observed between a participant's health locus of control and their level of self-management behaviors. Internal health locus of control and external (others) health locus of control were significant predictors of self-management behaviors controlling for the effect of payment method. Conclusion: The results of this study provided evidence that there is a strong relationship between the health locus of control and self-management behaviors in hemodialysis patients. This study provides important information for medical professionals as they design strategies to educate hemodialysis patients on their health locus of control and self-management behaviors. Keywords: Hemodialysis, Health locus of control (HLC), Self-management behaviors

The aim of this paper is to examine the relationships among nurses' knowledge of, attitudes towards and level of competence in nursing practice, as well as factors influencing nurses' competence in nursing practice, in typhoon disaster relief work. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a self-developed questionnaire to obtain data from 607 nurses working in four tertiary hospitals and two secondary hospitals in Fujian, China, in November 2011. Our findings show that the nurses' average percentage scores on their responses to questions in the domains of knowledge, attitudes and practice were 66.33%, 68.87% and 67.60%, respectively. The findings demonstrated a significant positive relationship between nurses' attitudes and their practice. Nurses' working unit, prior training in typhoon disaster relief, current position of employment and attitudes were significant predictors of nurses' competence in practice. The results indicate that strategies need to be developed for nurses to improve their knowledge, attitudes and practice.

目的 探讨院校合作模式培养初级专科护士的实践效果。方法 对7所医院2011年注册护士113名采用普通培养方法和2012年注册护士119名，采用院校合作方式进行培养，通过学生考核成绩、教师评分、满意度调查评价分析院校合作方式培养初级专科护士的实践效果。结果 2012年注册护士的平均考核成绩和教师评分比2011年显著增高，并且学生对院校合作培养模式的平均满意度大大提高。结论 院校合作培养模式有利于专科护士对理论知识的吸收、能提高临床实践的操作水平，得到了护士的认可。