Survey on status and demand of training of 161 community nurses

Abstract

Objective To understand the status and demand of training of community nurses, and to improve the quality of community nursing services. Methods 161 community nurses were surveyed using a stratified sampling in proportion and self-designed questionnaire. Results 23.0% of nurses in this group had never partiticipated in the training; 52.8% of nurses thought they needed the training very much; 58.4% of nurses thought the training work should be shouldered by the organization such as nursing association. 49.1% of nurses thought the main reason influencing participation in the training for the community nurses was short of funds. Conclusions The on-job training work for community nurses is not extensive and thorough. All levels of government should emphasize the on-job training work for community nurses so as to ensure the continuous development of community nursing services. Key words: Community health nursing; On-job training; Questionnaire survey