Tosho (Japan)

Introduction:This study proposes an analysis of the organizational climate and job satisfaction in nursing workers, seeing that work also carries positive elements, which impact on well-being and reduction of weakness throughout the productive life.Method: This is a exploratory study, with a quantitative approach, developed in the university hospital, with 242 active nursing workers.To the data collection were carried three instruments: Sociodemographic and Professional Characterization Questionnaire, the Organizational Climate Scale for Health Organizations (OCSHO), and the Job Satisfaction Questionnaire -S20/S23, valued to the Brazilian context.The descriptive analysis occurred through averages, standard deviation.To the associations between job satisfaction and organizational climate were applied the correlation coefficient of Pearson, and the correlation coefficient of Spearman.To establish comparisons among the score of Job Satisfaction averages according to the categories of the quantitative variables initially was assessed the variance homogeneity through the Barlett test, bearing in mind that the variables presented constant variance, the ANOVA Test, and afterward the post hoc test of Bonferroni for multiple comparisons.Results: It was found that nursing workers feel satisfied, with an overall score of 3.22 points, with the highest index related to intrinsic job satisfaction, with 3.30 points.As for the assessment of the organizational climate, workers reported being favorable, with a score of 3.49, ranging from 1.63 to 5.00 points, with the highest index related to leadership, with 3.81 points.The analysis of the association between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Climate identified a statistically significant correlation between climate and satisfaction, proving that the higher organizational climate score, the greater the job satisfaction.Conclusions: a statistically meaningful correlation between climate and satisfaction was identified, with a highlight to the issues concerning the satisfaction intrinsic to work, leadership, and higher age.It stands out

We developed a total management system of hospital preparations to manage the preparation of raw materials, hospital preparations and the use of patient information for hospital preparations generally in Aichi Medical University Hospital and built a safe means of preparing the hospital preparations and an appropriate use regime. We used an object-relational database management system. The main functions are the management of raw materials of hospital preparations and hospital preparation stock, checking preparations and management of information of hospital preparations. In administration of hospital preparation stock, when raw materials of hospital preparations are stocked, we record in the system the batch number of raw materials for hospital preparations to secure their traceability. When the system is started up, the information of hospital preparations is shown on the display before a deadline that makes possible the administration of all hospital preparations in terms of validity in the hospital. In preparing an evaluation, we made a preparation master of hospital preparations and then raw materials of hospital preparations were authenticated and the weight checked to make it possible to prepare hospital preparations by only a pharmacist. It was effective in reducing the working hours for preparation and recording information. Moreover, the information of patient's administration ensures that informed consent is obtained where necessary and reports on clinical use results are collected. The clinical use results report recorded in the system make it possible to administer hospital preparations validly, safely, and with awareness of the side effects.

A study was conducted on the efficiency of phycocyanin extraction from Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira platensis) cells disrupted by ultrasonic irradiation. Extraction followed first-order kinetics with respect to the length of time for irradiation. The first-order rate constant increased linearly with the output of ultrasonic irradiation. In order to extract phycocyanin there was an appropriate range of ultrasonic frequency, fu. In addition the most important finding is that the purity of phycocyanin in its crude extract depended on fu. For example, phycocyanin was extracted with higher purity at fu = 28 kHz than at fu = 20 kHz. It is suggested that rapid and selective extraction of phycocyanin from S. platensis may be possible if an optimized ultrasonic application is developed for a given suspension.