BEIJING, May 10 (Reporter Zhang Ni) the reporter learned from the National Health and Family Planning Commission on the 10th that by the end of 2016, the total number of registered nurses in China had reached 3.507 million, it accounts for 42% of the professional and technical personnel of Health and Family Planning, and the medical care ratio in hospitals across the country has increased.
Data Picture: on April 19, 2017, it was the 490th night shift since Tingting, the responsible nurse in the intensive care unit (NICU) of the First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, went to work. At 1 a.m., Tingting, the responsible nurse, was immersed in his hard work. Photo by Wang Mingyu
On the morning of the 10th, the National Health and Family Planning Commission held a press conference in May to introduce the contracted services of family doctors and the development of national nursing.
The reporter learned from the meeting that by the end of 2016, the total number of registered nurses in China had reached 3.507 million, accounting for 42 percent of the professional technicians of Health and Family Planning, an increase of 71.2 percent compared with 2010, the number of nurses per thousand population increased from 1.52 in 2010 to 2.54 in 2016.
The ratio of medical care in hospitals nationwide increased from 1:1.16 in 2010 to 1:1.45 in 2016. Among them, the medical ratio of tertiary hospitals reached 1:1.55, and that of secondary hospitals reached 1:1.44.
In 2016, the number of nurses engaged in nursing work in primary medical and health institutions reached 696000. Nurses with a college degree or above account for of the total. The professional quality and technical level of nurses have been gradually improved, and their service ability has been continuously improved, which has played an important role in the medical treatment of major public emergencies.
In addition, the nursing service has also been continuously improved, which is closer to the needs of the society and the masses. According to reports, by the end of 2016, high-quality nursing services had achieved full coverage of tertiary hospitals, and another of secondary hospitals had carried out high-quality nursing services.
The reporter learned that in the future, the National Health and Family Planning Commission will, in accordance with the spirit of the National Health and Health Conference and the strategic deployment of Healthy China construction, vigorously promote the reform and development of nursing in the process of continuously deepening the reform of the medical and health system, continuously improve the professional level of nursing.
These measures include: vigorously developing rehabilitation nursing, elderly nursing, etc., improving the ability of primary nursing service, increasing multi-level and diversified nursing service supply; Establishing and perfecting a scientific salary distribution mechanism for nurses, achieve equal pay and equal treatment for nurses on the same job; Etc.
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Beijing, May 10 (Reporter Zhang Ni) the reporter learned from the National Health and Family Planning Commission on the 10th that by the end of 2016, the total number of registered nurses in China had reached 3.507 million, accounting for 42 of Health and Family Planning Professionals