›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (11): 847-850.

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Investigation on allocation of nursing manpower resource in dental medical institutions in Liaoning Province

  

  • Received:2014-02-27 Revised:2014-06-05 Online:2014-11-28 Published:2014-12-03
  • Contact: Lu LIU E-mail:an_lann@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Science and Technology Projects of Liaoning province

Abstract: Abstract Objective To investigate the dental medical institutions in Liaoning Province in 2011, and to analysis the allocation of nursing manpower resource in dental medical institutions in Liaoning Province. Methods A mass survey on nursing manpower resource was made in dental medical institutions in Liaoning Province in 2011 by means of questionnaire investigation, which included the number, structure, composition,distribution of nursing manpower resource in dental medical institutions in Liaoning Province. Data was entered with EpiData 3.0 and analyzed with SPSS 13.0. Frequency distribution and univariate analysis (chi square test) were conducted for the allocation of nursing manpower resource. Results There were 2038 nursing manpower resource in dental medical institutions distributing 1967 in urban areas, 71 in rural areas, with 773 in public medical institutions and 1265 in non-public medical institutions in Liaoning. 59.32% of the nursing manpower were young and middle-aged. 42.74% of the nurses had primary grade professional titles, 50.25% of them had below the junior college degree educational background and the specialty of 81.80% of the nurses was general dentistry. The ratio of the dentists to nurses was 2.76:1. The ratio of the nurses to dental chairs was 1:2.81. Conclusions The composition and distribution are not reasonable of nursing manpower resource in dental medical institutions in Liaoning Province, and dental nurses are relatively in shortage. We should optimize the structure of nursing manpower resource from education, professional title, specialty to rationally readjust the distribution and strengthen effective utilization of nursing manpower resources in dental medical institutions in Liaoning Province. Supported by the Science and Technology Projects of Liaoning province(2012225015)

Key words: Nursing manpower, Dental medical institutions, Allocation of resource, Liaoning Province

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