American Journal of Nursing Science

Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2021

  • Enlightenment for Future Nursing Education from Evaluating Perception of Competencies of Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs

    Baoxiang Wang, Elizabeth Roe, Weiju Chen, Judith Ruland

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2021
    Pages: 118-123
    Received: Feb. 15, 2021
    Accepted: Feb. 23, 2021
    Published: Mar. 03, 2021
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    Abstract: Lack of research still exists about how Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) prepared nurses meet the AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. The goal of this study was to examine the perception of DNP prepared nurses and employers on how they met the AACN Essentials. Self-reported data was collected from a convenience samp... Show More
  • Nursing Cooperation in a Patient with Superior Vena Cava Aneurysm Undergoing Contrast-Enhanced CT Examination: A Case Report

    Shaofang Xian, Li Hairui

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2021
    Pages: 124-127
    Received: Feb. 03, 2021
    Accepted: Feb. 26, 2021
    Published: Mar. 04, 2021
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    Abstract: Superior vena cava aneurysm is a rare life-threatening intrathoracic vascular lesion. Contrast-enhanced CT examination plays an important role for surgical planning. It needs to choose the appropriate vein as the puncture site for contrast agent injection. Hereby we report a 22-year-old male presented with sudden-onset dyspnea and unconsciousness f... Show More
  • Incidence and Factors of Hypoglycemia in Perioperative Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Insulin Pump Therapy

    Xiaohua Lu, Youshuang Zhu, Wane Zhao, Yan Liu, Xixi Luo, Yan Zhou

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2021
    Pages: 128-132
    Received: Feb. 16, 2021
    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2021
    Published: Mar. 26, 2021
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    Abstract: Objective: To estimate the incidence of and identified factors associated with hypoglycemia among perioperative diabetes patients with insulin pump therapy. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of type 2 diabetes patients with insulin pump therapy newly received surgery. All patients were divided into hypoglycemia group and non-hypoglycem... Show More
  • Improving the Utilization Rate of Insulin Pump in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus with Toyota TBP

    Xixi Luo, Yan Zhou, Xiaohua Lu, Wane Zhao, Yan Liu, Qinling Chen

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2021
    Pages: 133-137
    Received: Feb. 13, 2021
    Accepted: Mar. 13, 2021
    Published: Mar. 30, 2021
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    Abstract: Objective: To examine the efficacy of Toyota Business Practice (TBP) method in improving the utilization rate of insulin pump in non-endocrine diabetic patients. Methods: Toyota method is a process requires continuous learning and improvement. The characteristic feature of Toyota's working method is the problem-solving guided by basic consciousness... Show More
  • Effect of Predictive Nursing Intervention on Prevention of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in Patient with Liver Cirrhosis

    Jieyun Luo, Guiyan Wen

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 2, April 2021
    Pages: 138-141
    Received: Mar. 09, 2021
    Accepted: Mar. 19, 2021
    Published: Mar. 30, 2021
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    Abstract: Background: liver cirrhosis is often accompanied by disease in nocturnal hypoglycemia as the capacity of the liver to preserve carbohydrates is impaired. nocturnal hypoglycemia not only is a poor factor, but also is an indicator of malnutrition assessment in patient with liver cirrhosis. Objective: To evaluate effect of predictive nursing intervent... Show More