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Nursing Workforce in Hubei China: Implications for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Education.

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Cai, Y; Mao, Z; Corazzini, K; Petrini, MA; Wu, B
Published in: Holistic nursing practice
November 2015

Research evidence suggests that educating nurses about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) significantly improves their nursing care practice and the health care outcomes of community residents. The purpose of this study was to describe the current use of TCM by China's nursing workforce, as well as the typical nurse to physician ratio and types of TCM education that nurses receive in health care facilities. A large retrospective survey was conducted in Hubei Province, China, in 2010. The sample included 620 non-TCM hospitals, 120 TCM hospitals, and 1254 community health centers (CHCs). Descriptive analysis and 1-way analysis of variance were used to test statistical differences. There were 79 447 nurses employed, of which 1527 had a TCM degree and 5689 had on-the-job TCM education. Non-TCM hospitals employed more nurses than TCM hospitals and CHCs, and TCM hospitals employed more TCM nurses than non-TCM hospitals and CHCs. The median nurse to physician ratio varied by level of urbanization and type of health care facility, from 0.6 in rural CHCs to 1.3 in rural non-TCM hospitals. Differences in TCM education preparation of nurses were significantly different in the urban and rural settings and by type of health care facility. The study suggested a shortage of nurses educated in TCM in Hubei Province China, as well as uneven TCM workforce distribution. More opportunities for TCM education are needed for nurses, especially in CHCs where health promotion and chronic disease management are the most important and mandated functions.

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Holistic nursing practice

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EISSN

1550-5138

ISSN

0887-9311

Publication Date

November 2015

Volume

29

Issue

6

Start / End Page

370 / 376

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional
  • Humans
  • Health Workforce
  • Health Facilities
  • Education, Nursing
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Cai, Y., Mao, Z., Corazzini, K., Petrini, M. A., & Wu, B. (2015). Nursing Workforce in Hubei China: Implications for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Education. Holistic Nursing Practice, 29(6), 370–376. https://doi.org/10.1097/hnp.0000000000000112
Cai, Yi, Zongfu Mao, Kirsten Corazzini, Marcia A. Petrini, and Bei Wu. “Nursing Workforce in Hubei China: Implications for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Education.Holistic Nursing Practice 29, no. 6 (November 2015): 370–76. https://doi.org/10.1097/hnp.0000000000000112.
Cai Y, Mao Z, Corazzini K, Petrini MA, Wu B. Nursing Workforce in Hubei China: Implications for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Education. Holistic nursing practice. 2015 Nov;29(6):370–6.
Cai, Yi, et al. “Nursing Workforce in Hubei China: Implications for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Education.Holistic Nursing Practice, vol. 29, no. 6, Nov. 2015, pp. 370–76. Epmc, doi:10.1097/hnp.0000000000000112.
Cai Y, Mao Z, Corazzini K, Petrini MA, Wu B. Nursing Workforce in Hubei China: Implications for the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Education. Holistic nursing practice. 2015 Nov;29(6):370–376.

Published In

Holistic nursing practice

DOI

EISSN

1550-5138

ISSN

0887-9311

Publication Date

November 2015

Volume

29

Issue

6

Start / End Page

370 / 376

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Nursing
  • Nursing
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional
  • Humans
  • Health Workforce
  • Health Facilities
  • Education, Nursing
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing