Background: Nurse shortage has become an ongoing and urgent problem worldwide. The high turnover rate of new nurses, who are the primary backup personnel for the nursing force, exacerbates the possibility of this situation. Transition shock has been demonstrated to be critical in influencing new nurses' retention intention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The attrition of nursing staff significantly contributes to the shortage of healthcare professionals. This study entailed an examination of the propensity of nurses to sustain employment within Grade-A tertiary general hospitals and the various influencing factors.
Methods: A total of 2,457 nurses from three grade-A tertiary general hospitals were surveyed.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
November 2022
The acupuncture case registry study is focusing on acupuncture therapy data from patient cases. The main objective is to collect real-world data and integrate clinically meaningful outcome evaluation indicators to uncover and evaluate real-world acupuncture efficacy and safety, explore factors affecting acupuncture efficacy, and provide real-world evidence to complement RCTs. Since the International Acupuncture Case Registry data collection system's establishment in 2017, 16 projects have been underway, including two acupuncture specialty therapies and 15 diseases.
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February 2002
To obtain a microalgae growing well in the condition of stack gases and to find a good method of fixing greenhouse gases, the ZY-1 strain identified as a species of Chlorella genus was isolated from soil-water mixture samples collected from a paddy field after an enrichment culture using the reproduced stack gases containing 15% of CO2 and 2% of O2. The results showed that the range of CO2 concentration for the optimum growth of the ZY-1 strain was 10-15%. The ZY-1 strain had its maximum growth when the CO2 concentration was 10%.
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