Investigation of profession development status of IV nurse team in a part of class-3 hospitals in China

Abstract

Objective To investigate the profession development status of IV nurse team in a part of level-3A hospitals in China.Methods The questionnaire designed by intravenous therapy professional committee of CNA was used to investigate the status of IV nurse team in 584 departments of 147 hospitals in 27 provinces.Results IV teams were built in 135 hospitals, accounting for 91.8%.The lowest ratio of the total nurse number to that of trained nurses was 1∶0.05, and the lowest ratio of the total nurse number to that of PICC placement nurses was 1∶0.069.22.7%-35.4% departments had more PICC placement nurses than trained nurses, and 10.1%-16.8%departments had PICC placement nurses than trained nurses .Conclusions Many achievements have reached in IV nurse team in China , but problems still exist in IV nurse team construction . Positive measures , such as setting training and examination standards for IV nurse , unifying certification and making other policies , should be taken to promote the professional development of IV nurse team in China . Key words: Nursing management; Intravenous therapy; Professionalization; Class-3 hospitals