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Aim Background Methods Finding Conclusion Implications for nursing and health policy To explore the interplay between the perceived nursing work environment, general self‐efficacy, and compassion fatigue among registered nurses in Chinese hospitals.Compassion fatigue emerges as a significant occupational stress response globally, with the nursing work environment being a pivotal influencer. There is a knowledge gap in understanding how the nursing work environment and general self‐efficacy interrelate to affect compassion fatigue, particularly among Chinese nurses.Employing a cross‐sectional, descriptive design, this study utilized validated questionnaires to gather data from 7085 nurses across public and private hospitals in China. The analysis focused on assessing the interrelations among the perceived nursing work environment, general self‐efficacy, and different dimensions of compassion fatigue.More than half (65.67%) of the participants experienced moderate or high burnout levels, with 76.43% experiencing secondary traumatic stress. The lowest rating in the nursing work environment was for nurse/physician collaboration (10 ± 2.07), while general self‐efficacy scored higher (27.54 ± 6.26). A positive relationship existed between the work environment and both general self‐efficacy and compassion satisfaction, with a negative correlation to burnout and traumatic stress. General self‐efficacy was a partial mediator in the link between work environment and compassion fatigue, suggesting that improving the work environment can decrease compassion fatigue by boosting nurses' self‐efficacy.This study underscores the profound impact of the nursing work environment on compassion fatigue, mediated by general self‐efficacy. It highlights the necessity of fostering a supportive work environment to enhance nurses' self‐efficacy and overall well‐being.Healthcare managers and institutions must create supportive work environments to reduce compassion fatigue among nurses. This includes professional development programs to enhance self‐efficacy and job satisfaction. Policies should address high workloads and inadequate support. Nurse leaders should foster environments that promote psychological well‐being, improving outcomes for both nurses and patients. Regular assessments and adjustments of work conditions are essential to maintain a healthy work environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Chronotype has gained recognition as a significant factor in enhancing athletic performance. This study aimed to deepen our understanding of athletes' sleep chronotypes and provide a foundation for developing evidence-based training and competition programs. By comprehensively describing and analyzing the chronotype characteristics of Chinese professional athletes, considering individual and sports factors, sleep quality and habits, and mental energy, this research aimed to contribute valuable insights to the field. Methods: A sample of 1069 professional athletes from sports teams in Shanghai completed the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire and the Athlete Mental Energy Scale to assess chronotype, sleep quality, sleep-influencing habits, and mental energy. Results: Among athletes, sleep typology fell within the intermediate range, slightly leaning toward morningness. Male athletes and those who engaged in static sports displayed a greater propensity for morningness. Age correlated with a preference for eveningness. High-level athletes exhibited a stronger inclination toward eveningness. Sleep quality issues were associated with an inclination toward eveningness. Daily caffeine intake and the habit of using electronic devices before bedtime are also linked to eveningness. Chronotype demonstrated the ability to predict various dimensions of athletes' mental energy. It was the strongest predictor of vigor, but the loadings were smaller than those of sleep quality. Conclusion: Chinese athletes' chronotypes primarily exhibit distinct characteristics related to individual factors such as gender, sports discipline, and ranking, as well as habits like caffeine consumption and electronic device use. Moreover, these sleep patterns demonstrate predictive capabilities across all dimensions of athletes' mental energy. This study sheds light on Chinese athletes' unique sleep chronotype attributes, enriching our understanding of sleep patterns among professional athletes under various systems. These insights offer an initial basis for enhancing the effectiveness of athlete scheduling and training management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Why you should read this article: • To keep abreast of developments in cancer services in China • To gain a picture of how nurses work in cancer services in China • To read about the benefits of a multidisciplinary team care model for patients with cervical cancer in China Background: In China's cancer services, the 'conventional nursing care' model, which involves specialist nurses managing patient care from admission to discharge, is widely used, but the lack of involvement of other healthcare professionals means that patients' needs, in terms of psychological support and rehabilitation, are not always met. However, China has recently started to use a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to cancer care. Aim: To compare the effects of an MDT care model with the effects of the conventional nursing care model on quality of life, psychological well-being and post-treatment complications in women undergoing treatment for cervical cancer in China. Method: A randomised controlled trial was conducted at a hospital in Jiangsu, China. Ninety patients with cervical cancer were randomised to an intervention group (n=45), who received the MDT care model, and a control group (n=45), who received the conventional nursing care model. Participants' self-reported quality of life, self-efficacy, anxiety and depression scores were collected on admission to hospital and at follow-up three months later. Complications were assessed and recorded starting immediately after treatment until the three-month follow-up. Results: There were statistically significant differences between the intervention group and control group for all measures. Quality of life and self-efficacy scores were higher and anxiety and depression scores and number of post-treatment complications were lower in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusion: The MDT care model was more effective than the conventional nursing care model in meeting the needs of patients treated for cervical cancer in terms of quality of life, self-efficacy, anxiety and depression levels and post-treatment complications. In China, using an MDT care model provides nurses with a learning platform to expand their knowledge and skills through collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the annual Two Sessions in China, interpreters work for the political figures and foreign correspondents at press conferences. During this important conference, which draws attention from both within and outside China, the female interpreters receive significant attention in news reports. This study reports an analysis of the headlines, photos and body texts of news reports which show that the female interpreters have been presented as 1) subservient to political power, 2) desexualized, 3) physically attractive and 4) professionally competent. Such media presentation results from the convergence of four factors: the revival of oppressive tradition in the workplace, which calls for Chinese career women to return home and fixes their vision on stable and well-reputed jobs; the education system which has produced a large population that has had lengthy experience learning English but little chance to use it; the solemn grand narrative of building up the national image; and individualist post-feminism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To explore the composition and influencing factors of professionals' capacity in public health emergency rescues., Methods: A descriptive qualitative design was used in this study. Medical workers, managers, and members of an emergency rescue team in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, were recruited for participation through a purposive sampling method. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a conventional content analysis method., Findings: A total of 2 themes and 13 sub-themes emerged from the analysis: ability composition (knowledge reserve, early warning assessment, information reporting, emergency response, self-protection, personal ability, coordination and cooperation, health education) and influencing factors (educational background, region, experience, hospital level, human resources, and financial investment)., Conclusion: These findings offer a basis for the construction of a related indicator system and provide a reference for relevant departments to further optimize their emergency education and training, strengthen their emergency drills, and improve their emergency rescue abilities. The findings indicate that it is necessary to pay attention to the construction of an emergency rescue team, adjust the ratio of personnel, improve their remuneration, and promote work enthusiasm to improve the emergency rescue ability of an organization., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Zhong, Lin, Chen, Gao and Zhu.)

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With the transformation of our society, it is inevitable that mass communication business would face a lot of social and livelihood issues with necessary media supervision. Secret interview, as an effective method to reveal the truth of many events, has its unique advantage and has been widely favored in journalists and audiences. However, secret interview would easily cause some moral and law issues in the actual manipulation process, due to its special quality of interviewing. Under the condition of holding on to true news reports, journalists in the secret interview should pay attention to avoid the behaviors prohibited by law and other harmfulness. In all conditions, the journalists should keep the profession on ethics to improve the development of the legalization and standardization of China's mass medias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Family-based interventions have been dramatically advocated in early childhood educational field, especially for those young children who have special needs. The application of family-based interventions has had a profound influence in the western societies over many years. However, due to a lack of theory basis, the knowledge of how to apply it to help many children with special needs in China, particularly, in Yangtze River Delta Region, is slim. This paper is to explore how family-based early interventions will support the children who have exhibited social-emotional problems and their families in the social context of the Yangtze River Delta Region, China. Thus, the author will address the question by looking into (1) the social context in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China; (2) factors contribute to children's social and emotional problems from the family systems perspective; (3) two families as case studies, and (4) the family-based early interventions designed for the two families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, I narrate a story I experienced in my first year of teaching in China. By analyzing the multiple power relations I was sandwiched in and the shifting identity I took on, I conclude that administrators must understand the realities new teachers are facing before holding them responsible for problems and that experienced teachers must adopt the right border politics when new teachers' practice is deviant from established norms. Only so, can novice teachers have a chance for healthy professional development; and only so, can the teaching community keep growing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines Hong Kong's experience in modernizing and corporatizing public healthcare governance in order to enhance management autonomy and service efficiency, against the background of a previous regime of centralized departmental control and amid the worldwide trend of new public management. The reform, culminating in the establishment of a hospital authority, is found to be wrought with intense intra-bureaucratic conflict, as well as rivalries between professional and administrative bureaucrats, between professionals of different sectors, and between medical and para-medical providers. Instead of breaking up traditional professional monopoly and opening up the system to non-medical general management, corporatization has resulted in an unplanned entrenchment and re-empowerment of medical professional power. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]