SPECIAL CONSIDERATION Pressing needs have emerged to promote diabetes care in China along with its strong economic growth. As a major global health issue, diabetes is now becoming the world’s biggest epidemic in China. With 92 million people suffering diabetes, China has the most diabetes cases worldwide.1 Multi-partnership through global efforts has been implemented in the past to improve diab...

Review of Literature Casey et al used a survey to evaluate the stresses and challenges experienced by new graduates in 6 acute care hospitals during a 1-year period. Several overall themes were apparent in the new graduates’ reports of what was most difficult in their transition from student to nurse: • Lack of confidence in skill performance • Deficits in critical thinking and clinical knowled...

Previous studies have demonstrated that sharps-related infectious disease is a global concern. Several papers have also reported that students are at a higher risk than healthcare workers. The prevalence of sharps exposure in China, however, is unknown. This study explored the incidence of sharps exposure and its related risk factors among students in all academic years and majors at a medical ...

OBJECTIVES As quality of work-life (QWL) among nurses affects both patient care and institutional standards, assessment regarding QWL for the profession is important. Work-related Quality of Life Scale (WRQOLS) is a reliable QWL assessment tool for the nursing profession. To develop a Chinese version of the WRQOLS-2 and to examine its psychometric properties as an instrument to assess QWL for t...

Department of Endocrinology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan School of Medicine, Fujen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan Department of Gastroenterology, Central Medicine Hospital Group, New Taipei City, Taiwan Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei Uni...

NURS 304. Principles of Practice: Foundations of Health Assessment. 3 Credits. This didactic and laboratory course emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process. Supervised practice, faculty demonstration, and selfpaced learning in the audio-visual laboratory, simulation laboratory and selected clinical sites facilitate skill acquisition in health assessment and health history intervie...

NURS 304. Principles of Practice: Foundations of Health Assessment. 3 Credits. This didactic and laboratory course emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process. Supervised practice, faculty demonstration, and selfpaced learning in the audio-visual laboratory, simulation laboratory and selected clinical sites facilitate skill acquisition in health assessment and health history intervie...

NURS 304. Principles of Practice: Foundations of Health Assessment. 3 Credits. This didactic and laboratory course emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process. Supervised practice, faculty demonstration, and selfpaced learning in the audio-visual laboratory, simulation laboratory and selected clinical sites facilitate skill acquisition in health assessment and health history intervie...

NURS 304. Principles of Practice: Foundations of Health Assessment. 3 Credits. This didactic and laboratory course emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process. Supervised practice, faculty demonstration, and selfpaced learning in the audio-visual laboratory, simulation laboratory and selected clinical sites facilitate skill acquisition in health assessment and health history intervie...

NURS 304. Principles of Practice: Foundations of Health Assessment. 3 Credits. This didactic and laboratory course emphasizes the assessment phase of the nursing process. Supervised practice, faculty demonstration, and selfpaced learning in the audio-visual laboratory, simulation laboratory and selected clinical sites facilitate skill acquisition in health assessment and health history intervie...