Enhancing the nursing discipline and developing nursing science in China

• Main Authors: Xin-Juan Wu, Lu Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
• Series: International Journal of Nursing Sciences
• Subjects: China; National clinical key specialty construction project; Nursing discipline; Nursing science
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352013214001100

To improve our health care services, promote balanced development of inter-regional and inter-disciplinary medical care skills, and effectively implement public hospital reform, the former Ministry of Health, State Chinese Medicine Administration Bureau and the Ministry of Finance allocated state funds in 2010 to support a National Clinical Key Specialty Construction Project. The project supports the acquisition of key equipment, personnel training and development of clinical diagnosis technology in order to develop high-quality medical resources and improve clinical services. Because of the important role nursing plays, clinical nursing and specialty care were also included in the project. The Chinese Nursing Association was commissioned to oversee this project, which awarded 211 million RMB to nursing disciplines in 86 hospitals representing all regions of China. This funding has supported the rapid development of nursing disciplines, the results of which are outlined and described in this review.