A qualitative study on the roles and responsibilities of nurse consultants in Hong Kong.

This study aims to explore the roles and responsibilities of seven newly appointed nurse consultants (NCs) in various clinical specialties in Hong Kong as a pioneer project. Qualitative approaches using direct observation and semi-structured interviews were adopted with two full-day observations on the seven NCs plus 56 semi-structured interviews of NCs, nurses, doctors and patients. Five major NCs' roles and responsibilities had been identified, namely providing expert practice, initiating service development, leading education, guiding continuous quality improvement (CQI) and conducting research and providing evidence-based practice.

Knowledge of and attitude to contraception among migrant woman workers in mainland China.

Aims: The aims of this paper were to determine the level of knowledge and attitude of contraception and their relationships among Chinese migrant woman workers.

Background: Studies on psychosocial variables that lead to reproductive health behaviours among Chinese migrant woman workers in China remain limited.

Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational design.

The relationship between student learning outcomes from their clinical placement and their perceptions of the social climate of the clinical learning environment.

Rationale: Clinical learning is an integral part of nursing education; yet, clinical education has been problematic. Various studies have suggested that not all practice settings are able to provide nursing students with a positive learning environment. In order to maximize nursing students' clinical learning outcomes, there is a need to examine the clinical learning environment.

Perception of hospital learning environment: a survey of Hong Kong nursing students.

The last two decades have seen widespread changes to nurse education but the clinical field remains an essential and invaluable resource in preparing students for the reality of their professional role, supporting the integration of theory and practice, and linking the 'knowing what' to do with the 'knowing how' to deliver care. The clinical learning environment represents a vital element of nurse education that needs to be measurable and warrants further investigation. This survey study examined Hong Kong nursing students' perception of the social climate of the clinical learning environment.

Psychosocial outcomes of Hong Kong Chinese diagnosed with acute coronary syndromes: a prospective repeated measures study.

Background: Western studies have suggested that emotional stress and distress impacted on the morbidity and mortality in people following acute coronary events. Symptoms of anxiety and depression have been associated with re-infarction and death, prolonged recovery and disability and depression may precipitate the client's low self-esteem. This study examined perceived anxiety, depression and self-esteem of Hong Kong Chinese clients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) over a 6-month period following hospital admission.

Acute coronary syndromes: cardiac rehabilitation programmes and quality of life.

Aims: This paper reports a study examining the quality of life of clients following hospital admission with acute coronary syndrome in Hong Kong and their use of cardiac rehabilitation.

Background: Coronary heart disease is a major source of mortality and morbidity in Hong Kong. Western studies have suggested that participation in cardiac rehabilitation improves the quality of life of clients with coronary heart disease yet the use of cardiac rehabilitation has been reported to be low.

Perception of stressors by patients and nurses of critical care units in Hong Kong.

The frightening experience in critical care units, whether it be associated with the disease process or related to the critical care environment, has an important impact on clients' recovery and rehabilitation. A comparative descriptive study was conducted in the critical units of two major hospitals in Hong Kong to assess the perception of stressors by patients and nurses. A Chinese version of the Intensive Care Unit Environmental Stressor Scale (ICUESS) was used.

The effects of education on anxiety among Chinese patients with heart disease undergoing cardiac catheterization in Hong Kong.

Objective: To examine the effects of patient education on anxiety among Chinese patients with heart disease undergoing cardiac catheterization in Hong Kong.

Design: Randomized experimental design, data collected on three occasions from subjects.

Setting: A regional major hospital in Hong Kong.

Associations between student learning outcomes from their clinical placement and their perceptions of the social climate of the clinical learning environment.

The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between student learning outcomes from their clinical placement and their perceptions of the social climate of the clinical learning environment. The Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (CLEI) was used to collect data. The final sample group consisted of 108 second-year nursing students undertaking clinical placement in 14 metropolitan hospitals in South Australia.