ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate tasks of nursing staff in gross-root medical institutions in China and to provide references for management in nursing human resource in gross-root medical institutions.Methods Stratified sampling method was used to recruit nnrses from seven geographical areas and two types of gross-root medical institutions.Nursing tasks were measured using the Questionnaire of Nursing Tasks among 1450 nurses.Results For nursing tasks in gross-root medical institutions,comprehensive evaluation and rate of implementation for tasks related to medical treatment had highest scores of 12.72±3.49 and 3.47±0.72,respectively.Comprehensive evaluation and rate of implementation for tasks of satisfying patients' basic needs had lowest scores of 6.98±4.74 and 2.04±1.02,respectively.There were significant differences in rate of implementation of tasks related to medical treatment and other activities among nurses with different job titles(P＜0.05).Significant differences were found in implementation of overall nursing tasks,assessment & evaluation tasks,health education,communication activities,ethics & law activities,and other activities between nurses from community health centers and town health centers(P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in tasks related to medical treatment between nurses from community health centers and town health centers,and significant differences were found in overall nursing tasks and other seven dimensions(P＜0.05).Conclusion Nurses from gross-root mcdical institutions have characteristics of being young,having low job titles,and having low educational level.Nursing tasks related to medical treatment and activities guaranteeing patient safety are most frequently conducted in gross-root medical institutions.Nurses with higher job titles tend to perform less tasks related to medical treatment,and more other aetivities.Nurses from community health centers have higher frequency of implementing nursing tasks and higher scores for evaluating significance than nurses from town health centers.