LIU Jin-feng, WU Qi-fei, GUO Yan-hong, LUO Li
CHINESE HEALTH RESOURCES.
2003, 6(6):
246-248.
The methods of focus group discussion,literatures review and case study were employed to explore the crucial problem and its causes concerning the nursing resources allocation in China.The study results showed that the crucial problem concerning nursing resources managements is the deficiency of nurses in the nursing post,which resulted from four factors:1.To some extent,the human resources allocation of nursing was ignored by the hospital managers;2.The standards to determine nursing workload has been greatly changed since 1980's;3.There was a great variation in direct nursing time between different medical departments;4.The indirect nursing time has been greatly increased as patients demand.Suggestions:In order to solve the problem of nurse deficiency,it should be highlighted that we should scientifically calculate current nursing workload.It was crucial to make clear the contents of direct nursing and indirect nursing service, take the department difference into account,rationalize nursing grading,and set nursing post by need.To take non-technique works and low-level technical works away from the nursing working content should be considered as a good way to increase the effective supply of nursing manpower.