Meihan Chen
Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
Biography
Meihan Chen is a nursing researcher with a PhD in Epidemiology and Health Statistics. Her research program focuses on generating evidence to advance nursing practice and population health. Utilizing mixed methods—from qualitative exploration and machine learning predictive modeling to large-scale psychometric validation—she investigates critical issues such as nursing core competencies, workplace spirituality, and women's health. Her work, published in journals including BMC Nursing and BMC Women's Health, contributes to a robust evidence base for improving clinical care quality, optimizing the nursing workforce, and informing health policy, ultimately aiming to address contemporary healthcare challenges.
Research Interest
Evolving healthcare paradigms and shifting population health needs necessitate the advancement of nurses’ core competencies. Under China’s new-era health development strategy, there is an urgent demand to establish a culturally adapted, contemporary competency assessment framework.