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Aim: To determine the correlation between job satisfaction, job burnout and turnover intention of surgical nurses.Background: Quite a number of studies have shown that there is a certain correlation between job satisfaction and job burnout of nurses, but researches on job satisfaction, job burnout and turnover intention of surgical nurses are relatively rare.Design: A descriptive correlational design was used in this study. Study participants were recruited from surgical nurses from Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University in Nantong, China. The main research method is questionnaire survey. The relationship between job satisfaction and job burnout and turnover intention of surgical nurses was analyzed by single factor analysis and correlation analysis.Results: A total of 506 participants was recruited from April to August 2020. The results show that there were significant differences in age and annual income of surgical nurses (P < 0.05). The job satisfaction level of surgical nurses was negatively correlated with emotional exhaustion of job burnout scale (r = -0.292, P < 0.05), negatively correlated with depersonalization (r = -0.424, P < 0.05), and negatively correlated with turnover intention (r = -0.375, P < 0.05).Conclusion: The findings indicate that the job satisfaction level of surgical nurses needs to be improved. Nursing managers should pay attention to the construction of hospital organization and culture, actively create supportive nursing work environment, strengthen the vocational training of junior nurses, further optimize the distribution of nursing human resources and welfare, reduce the job burnout and turnover rate of surgical nurses, and improve the job satisfaction of external nurses, so as to ultimately improve the quality of nursing.

Objective To explore the effects of problem-based practice teaching mode in nursing practice student teaching. Methods The nursing students participating in practice in neurosurgery ICU of our hospital between the year 2013-2014 were divided into experimental group and control group. The experimental group applied problem-based mode of practice teaching, while the control group applied traditional mode of practice teaching. The two groups were mainly compared in terms of critical thinking and professional knowledge, information retrieval ability, problem solving ability, learning interest, self-directed learning, teamwork, satisfaction of practice teaching and other differences. Results Nursing practice students in the experimental group obtained significant higher scores in critical thinking ability than students in the control group, and so did the other aspects including their professional knowledge, information retrieval, problem solving, learning interest, self-directed learning, cooperation ability and satisfaction scores. Conclusions The problem-based practice teaching mode is effective and feasible for the nursing practice students.

Purpose Explore the influence of different urine flow on accuracy of urinary bladder temperature (hereinafter referred as UBT). Method Patients staying at neurosurgery ICU of Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from May 2013 to March 2014, who meet the inclusion criteria, were selected. Since the beginning of admission, axillary temperature, UBT and rectal temperature of the patients were monitored continuously for three days. According to the amount of urine volume, the patients were divided into high urine flow group (urine volume = 40ml/h) and low urine flow group (urine volume

This study sought to determine the concentration and distribution of arsenic (As) species in Ophiocordyceps sinensis (O. sinensis), and to assess its edible hazard for long term consumption. The total arsenic concentrations, measured through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), ranged from 4.00 mg/kg to 5.25 mg/kg. As determined by HPLC-ICP-MS, the most concerning arsenic species—AsB, MMAV, DMAV, AsV, and AsШ—were either not detected (MMAV and DMAV) or were detected as minor As species (AsB: 1.4–2.9%; AsV: 1.3–3.2%, and AsШ: 4.1–6.0%). The major components were a cluster of unknown organic As (uAs) compounds with AsШ, which accounted for 91.7–94.0% of the As content. Based on the H2O2 test and the chromatography behavior, it can be inferred that, the uAs might not be toxic organic As. Estimated daily intake (EDI), hazard quotient (HQ), and cancer risk (CR) caused by the total As content; the sum of inorganic As (iAs) and uAs, namely i+uAs; and iAs exposure from long term O. sinensis consumption were calculated and evaluated through equations from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the uncertainties were analyzed by Monte-Carlo Simulation (MCS). EDItotal As and EDIi+uAs are approximately ten times more than EDIiAs; HQtotal As and HQi+uAs > 1 while HQiAs < 1; and CRtotal As and CRi+uAs > 1 × 10−4 while CRiAs < 1 × 10−4. Thus, if the uAs is non-toxic, there is no particular risk to local consumers and the carcinogenic risk is acceptable for consumption of O. sinensis because the concentration of toxic iAs is very low.