Bio

Weiqing Zhang, a clinical research specialist in nursing at Ruijin Hospital, is a member of the Working Committee of Male Nurses of the Chinese Nursing Association and vice chairman of the Nutrition Support Committee of the Shanghai Nursing Association. He is also a member of the Chinese critical Care Ultrasound Study Group and critical care ultrasound training specialist.

He graduated from Henan University School of Nursing in 2007 and completed his postgraduate studies at the West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University from 2007 to 2013, where he obtained his doctoral degree. He started working at Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine in July 2013 and started nursing work in critical care in 2015.

His research focuses on areas related to nutritional support for critically ill patients, the application of critical care ultrasound technology to the assessment, monitoring, and forewarning of critical illnesses, and interdisciplinary research in related fields. He has obtained research projects from the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission and several talent training projects with a total research fund of nearly 400,000 RMB in the recent five years. He has published dozens of scholarly papers, including several papers indexed by SCI, and filed five patent applications, including two invention patents.

Publications

[1] Weiqing Zhang, Qiuying Gu, Yanting Gu et al. Distribution characteristics of generalized subcutaneous edema in critically ill patients[J]. Chin J Clinicians (Electronic Edition), 2022, 16(7):667-675.

[2] Weiqing Zhang, Qiuying Gu, Yanting Gu et al. Investigation on knowledge, attitude and practice of edema in critically ill patients among ICU nurses[J]. Clin J Prac Nurs,2022,38(4):298-303.

[3] Weiqing Zhang, Qiuying Gu, Yanting Gu et al. Study on the Construction and Evaluation of ICU Nurses' Knowledge-Attitude-Practice Scale of Edema Status in critically ill patients[J]. Shanghai Nursing,2022,22(2):11-16.

[4] Weiqing Zhang, Qiuying Gu, Yujin Zhao et al. Symptom management to alleviate thirst and dry mouth in critically ill patients: A randomized controlled trial[J]. Aust Crit Care. 2022;35(2):123-129.

[5] Weiqing Zhang, Qiuying Gu, Yanting Gu et al. Changes in muscle ultrasound for the diagnosis of intensive care unit acquired weakness in critically ill patients[J]. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):18280.

[6] Weiqing Zhang and Qiuying Gu. Barriers to delivery of enteral nutrition among critically ill patients: a cross-sectional study[J]. Modern Clinical Nursing,2020,19(4):1-6.

[7] Weiqing Zhang and Qiuying Gu. A survey on status and related factors of early nutritional supports in patients with severe acute pancreatitis[J]. Modern Clinical Nursing,2019,18(8):1-9.

[8] Weiqing Zhang and Qiuying Gu. Reliability and validity of Chinese version of Barriers to Delivery of Enteral Nutrition[J]. Shanghai Nursing, 2018,18(9):32-35.