On May 12th, International Nurses' Day, the International Committee of the Red Cross announced the list of winners for the 50th Florence Nightingale Prize, with 35 nursing staff from 17 countries receiving the award. According to the selection and recommendation of the Chinese Red Cross, there are 7 nursing workers in China who have won this honor, the largest number of them. The theme of this year's Nurses' Day in China is "Caring for the Nurse Team, Guarding People's Health". At present, the total number of registered nurses in China is nearly 6 million.
During the 14th Five Year Plan period, nursing work in China developed healthily and achieved significant results. The nursing team is constantly growing. In recent years, the number of registered nurses in China has been increasing at an average annual rate of about 8%, and the nursing team has been continuously expanding. By increasing the training of nurses, the level of nursing professional services has steadily improved. Continuous optimization of nursing services. China has further promoted nursing work that is close to patients, clinical practice, and society by strengthening nursing work in medical institutions and implementing action plans to improve nursing services. Expansion of nursing connotation and extension. By implementing the elderly care promotion action, expanding the coverage of "Internet plus nursing services", and promoting the development of elderly home care services, China has extended nursing services from inside to outside the hospital to provide elderly care, chronic disease management, rehabilitation guidance, hospice care and other nursing services for the masses. A total of more than 4000 medical institutions provide more than 60 home care services in 7 categories for the masses.
The National Health Commission requires that health administrative departments and medical institutions in various regions take measures to effectively care for and care for the nursing team, legally and compliantly protect the legitimate rights and interests of nurses in terms of salary, welfare benefits, social insurance, health protection, and professional safety, and reduce the burden on frontline clinical nurses.
