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To survey current community health nursing (CHN) courses offered in baccalaureate nursing programs in the mainland of China from the perspective on information available on websites of colleges and universities.

A descriptive research design was used. Data were collected from the official websites of colleges and universities providing baccalaureate nursing programs in the mainland of China. A checklist was applied to identify academic year, type of course, credit, and class hours for both theory and practice teaching of CHN courses including Community Nursing, Geriatric Nursing, Rehabilitation Nursing, and Health Education. The prescribed textbooks were consulted for teaching content.

Colleges (

=16) and universities (

=26) offering baccalaureate nursing programs with accessible online information for curriculum setting were recruited. The results showed that most of the accessible educational institutions (92.86%) have offered three to four investigated CHN courses. Community Nursing, Geriatric Nursna is still in its infancy from website information of colleges and universities. CHN courses should be included in curriculum design, and teaching reforms and innovations should be taken to prepare nursing students to practice in primary health care and community settings.

To assess intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' demands for specialized experiential training and to provide inputs for developing an experiential training program for ICU nurses.

A questionnaire for assessing ICU nurses' demands for experiential specialty training was distributed to 360 ICU nurses, selected through purposive sampling from two secondary hospitals and six tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, China.

Of the survey participants, 63.6% had undergone a specialty training program for ICU nurses. Of these individuals, 53.0% were satisfied with the training. Certification as a qualified nurse was considered an essential criterion for admission of trainees into the program by 81.8% of respondents, while 77.1% of respondents considered clinical working experience to be a critical requirement for selecting trainers. A total of 48.1% of the respondents preferred part-time training, and 36.1% considered a training cycle of 9-12 weeks to be reasonable. Moreover, they felt that the training methods shouldtheir experiences of specialty training programs were not satisfactory, and they had high demands for experiential training. Thus, to optimize training outcomes, continuous updating of training methods is essential. Moreover, a systematic, comprehensive, and multilevel experiential training program that targets the specific needs of ICU nurses is essential.

To explore the factors affecting breastfeeding behaviors in women after cesarean section.

This is a qualitative study that used a phenomenological approach. This study used individual face-to-face interviews with 19 women who underwent a cesarean section in a Women and Children's Hospital in China between July to September 2019. Information saturation was used to determine sample size. Data were analyzed using a thematic content analysis method. Themes were developed based on the theory of planned behavior.

Thirteen (68.42%) had a planned cesarean section, and six (31.58%) cesarean sections were unplanned or emergent. Three major themes emerged ambivalent attitude about breastfeeding, motivation to comply with the traditional cultural norms, and barriers and challenges. The motivating factors for breastfeeding after cesarean sections included perceived benefits of human milk, support from healthcare professionals, and responsibility for breastfeeding. The challenges for breastfeeding after cesarean sections included physical discomfort, knowledge and skills deficit of breastfeeding, lactation deficiency, and lack of knowledge and coping skills in managing their depressive mood after cesarean sections. There were a couple of neutral factors, such as the influences of family and peers. These factors could influence women either positively as facilitators or negatively as barriers.

The findings can offer valuable information for healthcare professionals to help women breastfeed after cesarean sections. To promote women's breastfeeding behaviors after cesarean sections, it is necessary to change women's attitudes, belief systems, and the external environments and help them become more confident.

The findings can offer valuable information for healthcare professionals to help women breastfeed after cesarean sections. To promote women's breastfeeding behaviors after cesarean sections, it is necessary to change women's attitudes, belief systems, and the external environments and help them become more confident.

This study aimed to explore the perceptions of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their coping strategies.

The data of the study was collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The participants were purposefully selected from the three schools in Mpumalanga Province because they had children diagnosed with ASD and data was analyzed using thematic content analysis. selleck inhibitor In this study, primary caregivers were selected. In the end, 12 women were interviewed, and the data saturation was reached. Ethical considerations and measures to ensure trustworthiness were carried out throughout the study.

The findings revealed two themes caregivers' understanding and misconceptions of ASD and coping mechanisms used in dealing challenges of caring for a child with ASD; and five subthemes lack of knowledge, cultural beliefs, prayer, strong support system, and acceptance.

Based on the findings, more awareness campaigns should be done on ASD to increase parents' understanding of the condition. Understanding the cultural beliefs of parents regarding ASD may assist health care professionals in developing care practices that are accepted in their culture, and may enhance parents' coping skills.

Based on the findings, more awareness campaigns should be done on ASD to increase parents' understanding of the condition. Understanding the cultural beliefs of parents regarding ASD may assist health care professionals in developing care practices that are accepted in their culture, and may enhance parents' coping skills.