Jing Zheng

• PhD
• PhD at Sun Yat-sen University

Aims To describe the perspectives of individuals receiving haemodialysis regarding health literacy in fluid management. Design A qualitative descriptive approach using directed content analysis of interviews from an explanatory mixed methods study. Methods Semi‐structured individual interviews were conducted from September 2020 to February 2021 w...

Aims To identify health literacy profiles in individuals receiving haemodialysis and to explore how these profiles interact with individuals' self‐efficacy, engagement with traditional dietary habits, self‐reported fluid restriction and relative‐interdialytic weight gain. Design A cross‐sectional study engaging nephrology departments from four hos...

Introduction There is currently a global nurse shortage. Initial nursing education is the primary preparation for a robust nursing workforce that must be strengthened. Objectives To describe the developing trends of initial nursing education in China from 2006 to 2017 and to analyze related characteristics and issues. Design A descriptive study w...

Aims To describe the changes in the nursing workforce in 2008–2018 in Guangdong province, China. Background A strong nursing workforce is important in the development of the healthcare system in China. However, whether the nursing workforce in China has improved is underexplored. Methods Three waves of surveys were conducted in hospitals in Guang...

Background Strengthening quality of care without compromising nurse job outcomes by building a safer health care system is a common concern worldwide including in China. Most of the current evidence comes from cross-sectional studies conducted in western countries, which limits inferences of causality and generalization. Objective The objectives o...

Objectives To explore the impact of health literacy (HL) on perceived benefits of fluid restriction (PBFR), self-reported fluid restriction (SRFR) and relative-interdialytic weight gain (R-IDWG) in people receiving hemodialysis (HD). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in two nephrology departments from two hospitals in Guangzhou, China (...

Strengthening the nursing workforce is core to health system reform in China. Patient experiences of hospital care have been recognized as important in this endeavor. Studies exploring the relationships between nursing workforce and patient experiences of hospital care, however, are scarce. The aim of this cross‐sectional study was to examine the a...

Aim: We aimed to test a model examining the direct and indirect effects of the work environment on workplace violence, nurse burnout, and work attitudes of Chinese hospital nurses. Background: Work environment is a key factor related to nurses' work attitudes. There has been limited information about how the work environment influences nurses' w...

Aims: To investigate workplace violence and nurse outcomes by comparing gender differences. Design: A secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data. Methods: Workplace violence was measured by four items from the International Hospital Outcome Study. Nurse outcomes were measured by tools including burnout, job satisfaction and intention to...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to test the mediation effect of rationing of nursing care (RONC) and the relationship this has between nurse staffing and patient outcomes. Methods: The analytic sample included 7802 nurse surveys and 5430 patient surveys. Three patient outcome indicators, nurse staffing, RONC, and confounding factors were cons...

Background: Most nurses have experienced some form of workplace violence, which could lead to physical or psychological harm and reduced job performance. Previous studies have examined the effects of workplace violence on nurses' job satisfaction and patient safety, but there have been very few examinations of whether workplace violence affects pa...

Background: The mechanism of how work environments affect nurse outcomes and quality of care has not been studied in intensive care unit (ICU) settings. Purpose: The purpose was to investigate the effects of work environment on nurse outcomes and quality of care in ICUs, through the mediating effects of nursing care left undone. Methods: This...

Background: History taking is difficult for nursing students with little clinical experience. Virtual patients (VPs) can supplement traditional teaching to some extent. However, the high cost of VPs limits their widespread personal use. "Sun Yat-sen University Nursing Education Platform" (SYSU-NEP) is a software program designed on WeChat that can...

Occupational hazards (OHs) and occupational injuries (OIs) may contribute to nurses needing sick time and to a high financial burden for hospitals. There is little published literature about nurse reported OHs/OIs and their relationships with work environments and working overtime in China. This study was designed to describe Chinese hospital regis...

Background: Promotion of patient safety is among the most important goals and challenges of healthcare systems worldwide in countries including China. Donabedian's Structure-Process-Outcome model implies that patient safety is affected by hospital nursing organizational factors and nursing care process. However, studies are imperative for a clear...

Rural-to-urban migration, which has achieved a huge scale during China’s economic reform, is a potential risk factor for the mental health of migrant children. To test this hypothesis, this study assessed the mental health status of rural-to-urban migrant children. Guided by Andersen’s behavioral model, the study explored the risk factors associate...

Objective: To prepare the Simplified Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS-28) to measure nursing workload in Intensive Care Units in Guangdong Province of China. Methods: A non-experimental descriptive study was conducted in the intensive care units in the Province. TISS-28, TISS-76, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACH...

This study estimated the effects of the work environment on the quality of care in intensive care units (ICUs). Nurses in ICUs with good work environments or high nurse staffing were significantly less likely to report poor or fair quality of care (odds ratio [OR] = 0.37-0.47), rationing of nursing care (OR = 0.38-0.76), and health care-associated...

Background: The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) has been widely used in rating psychological distress in general and clinical populations. However, whether it can be used in parents of children with cancer is unknown. Still lacking is the evidence on its reliability and validity in culturally diverse groups. Objective: The aim of this...

Background: Having a child in the family with acute leukemia (AL) is a challenge for the parents and can trigger parental uncertainty. Through positive coping with uncertainty, parents can demonstrate positive psychological changes, including higher adaptability. Objectives: The purposes of this study were to measure uncertainty, coping strategi...

Background: The development of and the issues arising in the nursing educational sector as the provider for nursing workforce have drawn increasing attention. Objectives: To describe the development of nursing education in mainland China and to analyze related issues. Design: A retrospective, descriptive study with secondary data analysis. Me...

The purpose of this study was to describe nurse burnout, job satisfaction, and intention to leave, and to explore the relationship of work environment to nurse outcomes in a sample of 9,698 nurses from 181 hospitals in China. Nurses reported moderate levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and high levels of reduced personal accomplis...

Background Patient safety culture is an important factor in the effort to reduce adverse events in the hospital and improve patient safety. A few studies have shown the relationship between patient safety culture and adverse events, yet no such research has been reported in China. Objectives This study aimed to describe nurses perception of patien...

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes in hospitals in mainland China. The study was conducted in 181 hospitals across all of the eight economic zones in mainland China using a four-stage sampling design. Two instruments, the China Nurse Survey and the patient satisfaction measurement fr...

Perceptions of exercise benefits and barriers affect exercise behavior. Because of the clinical course and treatment, dialysis patients differ from the general population in their perceptions of exercise benefits and barriers, especially the latter. At present, no valid instruments for assessing perceived exercise benefits and barriers in dialysis...

To prove the feasibility of detecting menstrual blood as well as its cellular localization with rabbit-anti-human matrix metalloproteinase-11 (MMP-11) polyclonal antibody. MMP-11 in menstrual blood, peripheral blood, vaginal liquid, aged menstrual bloodstain, and endometrium sections were assayed with SAP immunohistochemistry. MMP-11 was found only...

To explore the differences in Haversian system between human and animal bones through imaging analysis and morphology description. Thirty-five slices grinding from human being as well as dog, pig, cow and sheep bones were observed to compare their structure, then were analysed with the researchful microscope. Plexiform bone or oeston band was not f...

The identification of menstrual blood belongs to the forensic examination of bloodstains. The traditional methods for detecting menstrual blood were reviewed and their obstacles in forensic application were discussed. Matrix metalloproteinase-11 is a kind of protease which degrades the extracellular matrix. Some researches had indicated that matrix...

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) is one of the best characterized nuclear hormone receptors (NHRs) in the superfamily of ligand-activated transcriptional factors. PPAR-gamma ligands have recently been demonstrated to affect proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of different cell types. The present study was under...

The influence on age estimation by comparing the differences between left and right side development of osteophiphysis. 27 osteophiphysis development indexes in the X-ray films of 6 major joints and pelvises in 130 male juveniles were observed. The positions and levels of difference between left and right side development of osteophiphysis were com...