A survey of cultivation and current working situation of PICC specialist nurses

Abstract

Objective To investigate cultivation and current working situations of PICC specialist nurses (SNs) . Methods Using convenience sampling method, all trainees who participated in PICC advanced training course held by Chinese Nursing Society from 3rd to 7th July 2017 were selected as the research objects. All the nurses were investigated a Cultivation and Current Working Situations of PICC Specialized Nurses designed by the Professional Committee of Intravenous Therapy of Chinese Nursing Society. A total of 82 questionnaires were distributed and 82 valid questionnaires were collected. The research data were analyzed by SPSS 16.0 software. Results A total of 82 trainees were recruited from 65 hospitals from 18 provinces, cities and autonomous regions. There were 34 (52.3%) hospitals having open and transparent criteria for selecting SNs. 45 (69.2%) hospitals reimbursed the cost of PICC training courses, while 20 (30.8%) hospitals' bonuses were unaffected. The median ratio of total intravenous therapy SNs to total registered nurses in their departments was 0.125. Of 82 PICC specialist nurses, 34 (41.5%) were on nursing management posts, 40 (48.8%) worked in and out of the hospital, 37 (45.1%) worked in specialist nursing clinics, 51 (62.2%) were nursing consultants, 50 (61.0%) worked as specialist nurses educators, 19 (23.2%) took scientific research subjects and 24 (29.3%) published academic papers after participating in specialist nurse training. Conclusions In recent years, the team of PICC specialist nurses has developed rapidly, the work place has been expanded, and the work content is more abundant. However, there is no open selection criteria for PICC specialist nurses in many hospitals. Payment support for PICC specialist nurses during training is not fully guaranteed. The role orientation of PICC specialist nurses needs to be further clarified. The role of specialist nurses has not been fully played and their scientific research ability needs to be further improved. It is suggested that nursing administrators should formulate the training, use and management system of specialist nurses, set up specialist nurses posts, and promote the rational development of specialist nurses. Key words: Nurses; PICC; Nursing consultation; Specialized nursing clinic; Cultivation; Use