Background/Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate an effective nursing intervention for prevention of hypothermia and thermal discomfort in patients undergoing transurethral procedure under spinal anesthesia. Method/Statistical Analysis A total of 63 patients were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups. During the procedure, the warmed fluid irrigation group received warm irrigation fluid at 37°C, while the forced air warming group received forced-air warming by means of Bair Hugger set at 38°C. The control group received room-temperature irrigation fluid. Findings Body temperature measured immediately after the procedure showed a significantly higher in the warmed fluid irrigation group than in the control group. The level of thermal discomfort on arrival at the recovery room was significantly lower for the warmed fluid irrigation group than for the other two groups. Improvements/Applications The present results suggest that warmed fluid irrigation is more effective than forced-air warming for preventing hypothermia and thermal discomfort during a transurethral procedure under spinal anesthesia.

Compression stockings were tested and taping therapy was conducted in this study which targeted hospital nurses. Effects on edema, pain in the lower extremities, and fatigue were investigated to complete the assessment. This study is a crossover design and the participants were 20 hospital nurses. Experimental data were collected three times in a control group and two experimental groups. A two-week break was implemented between each experimental treatment to prevent the experimental effects. The results showed that taping therapy was effective in reducing pain in the lower extremities of hospital nurses. Compression stocking was partially effective in reducing edema in the lower extremities of hospital nurses. However, fatigue was not significantly different. Therefore, it is recommended that the method be used in clinical practice as an effective nursing intervention for lower extremities among hospital nurses.

This study was conducted to identify the types of perceptions toward healthcare safety nets. This study applied a Q-methodology. From a Q-population of 91 samples that included a review of the related literature and interviews with five tertiary hospital nurses and five long-term care (LTC) hospital nurses, 33 Q-samples were selected. The data were analyzed with the PC-QUANL program. We recruited 32 nurses in a tertiary hospital and 33 nurses in an LTC hospital. The perceptions of the healthcare safety net of tertiary hospital nurses were categorized into four types: (1) systematic system request; (2) realistic work support; (3) government support; and (4) emotional support. The perceived subjectivity of the healthcare safety net of LTC hospital nurses were categorized into four types: (1) reward system and facility environmental support; (2) realistic work support; (3) social prevention infrastructure support; and (4) government support. This study provides basic data for these different hospital settings, as well as to inform future government policy and system improvements in an era characterized by infectious diseases. Specifically, this study presents the types of perceptions of healthcare safety nets of nurses in two hospital settings that deliver care for patients.