BACKGROUND Adherence to ethical principles in clinical research and practice is becoming topical issue in China, where the prevalence of mental illness is rising, but treatment facilities remain underdeveloped. This paper reports on a study aiming to understand the ethical knowledge and attitudes of Chinese mental health professionals in relation to the process of diagnosis and treatment, infor...

BACKGROUND The high risk and low volume of medical emergencies, combined with long periods between training sessions, on 2 progressive care units at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, established the importance of transforming how nursing staff are trained to respond to medical emergencies. OBJECTIVES To increase confidence levels and improve nursing performance during medical emergencies via...

BACKGROUND In China, public hospital reform has been underway for almost 5 years, and 311 pilot county hospitals are the current focus. This study aimed to assess the job satisfaction and active participation of medical staff in the reform. A total of 2268 medical staff members in pilot and non-pilot county hospitals in Hubei, China, were surveyed. METHODS Questionnaires were used to collect ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the value of advanced trauma life support (ATLS) training for medical staff in a major incident situation, based upon performance in a simulated exercise. METHODS A major incident exercise was used to assess the management of trauma victims arriving in hospital suffering from multiple or life threatening injuries. The effect of ATLS training, or exposure to an abbreviat...

a ttitude among urmia medical university health workers about patient safety     khalilzadeh h [1] , hemmati maslakpak m [2] *, mohaddesi h [3] , zare fazlollahi z [4]     received: 17 jun , 2013 accepted: 14 aug , 2013     abstract   background & aims : today, patient safety is a critical factor in the quality of health care. the main problem of health care providers in improving their quality...

*Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army; Department of Surgery, Critical Care Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas 78234-6200 †Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S. Army Reserve; formerly, Director, Surgical Critical Care and Staff, General Surgery Service, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045-5001; currently, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Criti...

BACKGROUND Although a substantial number of studies focus on the teaching and application of medical statistics in China, few studies comprehensively evaluate the recognition of and demand for medical statistics. In addition, the results of these various studies differ and are insufficiently comprehensive and systematic. OBJECTIVES This investigation aimed to evaluate the general cognition of...