Analysis of human resources allocation of ophthalmic nurses in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.06.010
- VernacularTitle:中国眼科护理人力资源配置分析
- Author:
Zhengwei JING
1
;
He REN
;
Hongyuan WANG
;
Guanhua QIAO
;
Peng LIAO
;
Juan DU
;
Jinzhong JIA
;
Xiao XU
;
Zhifeng WANG
Author Information
1. 北京大学公共卫生学院卫生政策与管理学系
- Keywords:
Nurses;
? Ophthalmology department;
? Human resource;
? Allocation;
? Availability;
?Population-weighted quartile
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(6):703-707
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objectives? To describe the human resource allocation of ophthalmic nurses in China, and to compare the differences based on the ophthalmic nurse availability among different regions so as to put forward policy recommendations. Methods? We used the latest data of China Ophthalmic Competency Resource Survey in 2015 and China Population and Employment Statistics Yearbook to describe the quantity, education backgrounds and professional titles of ophthalmology nurses in different regions of China. Population-weighted quartiles of the county-level number were defined and used to analyze the differences in education backgrounds and professional titles among different regions and different levels of availability. Results? By the end of 2014, the number of ophthalmic nurses was 3.19 per 100 000. The eastern part had 30% more nurses than the western and the urban area had 285% more than the rural area. The ratio of ophthalmology doctors to ophthalmic nurses is 1∶1.13 while the eastern area had the lowest ratio. Most of the ophthalmic nurses held post-secondary diploma and only entry-level titles. The availability of ophthalmic nurses in the east China was better than any other parts. It was easier to get an ophthalmic nurse in the cities than in rural areas. And the condition got worst in western rural districts. The proportion of nurses with a bachelor's degree went higher with the increase in availability, while this trend reverted with regard to the proportion of senior titled nurses. With the same availability, the quality of human resources in western and rural areas is the worst. Conclusions? The resource allocation of ophthalmic nurses in China has gradually improved, but there are still problems such as regional inequality and large urban-rural gap. The availability analysis can show the inter-regional difference in terms of the quantity of ophthalmic nurses in a more detailed manner, such that the situations in the urban and rural areas are in extremely differentiated states; The quality of ophthalmic nurses in China needs to be further improved, and the quality difference will further aggravate the imbalance of resource allocation.
