ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the cognition of nurse groups toward nurses' dual practice,and to analyze nurses' tendency to pursuc dual practice and its influencing factors.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted,and 1010 registered nurses were recruited using stratified sampling method.Results Most (76.4％) nurses agreed with nurses' dual practice.The willingness about nurses' dual practice was significantly different(P=0.022,P=0.008) due to different age and length of service.The top three benefits of nurses' dual practice were to increase reasonable salary of nurses,improve quality of nursing care in community institutions for the aged and increase the utilization of health care resource.As for the disadvantages,disrupting the medical and nursing order,increasing difficulties of management and government's supervision,increasing medical risks.Nurses believed that the main obstacles for nurses' dual practice were the unclear medical risks and the unprotected nurses' interests.Conclusion The nurse groups had a positive and optimistic attitude towards nurses' dual practice.In the case that the government implements relevant laws and regulations,and the interests of nurses are well-guaranteed,nurses' dual practice is a good measure that can improve nurses' work motivation.