香港公立医院遭遇护士荒（The Hongkong public hospital suffered nursing shortage）.docVIP

香港公立医院遭遇护士荒（The Hongkong public hospital suffered nursing shortage） In the Hongkong health care system, public hospital has an important position. At present, it is facing a shortage of nurses in “ ” challenge. The day before, the Hongkong Nurses Association released report shows that the senior nurses in public hospitals turnover phenomenon is serious. This phenomenon directly leads to not leaving the nurses busy, pressure, affect the quality of medical care, and even a threat to patient safety. The reason, in addition to the salary, work pressure, heavy burden is an important factor for senior nurses quit. In this regard, Hongkong authority issued a series of policies to make up for the shortage of nurses, but it will take time. Senior nurse serious loss Ms. Yang is a Hongkong public hospital ward nurses, 14 years working experience. In April 27th, she told reporters, in the past year, more than 100 medical ward nurses, has more than 20 nurses, to private hospitals and nursing homes and other institutions. Moreover, the turnover is from 5 years to 10 years among senior nurses. The Hongkong Nurses Association report released in April 26th, the turnover phenomenon is serious, in the first quarter of this year, Hongkong public hospital every day shift nurses to take care of 12 to 16 patients, the night nurse 22 to 24 patients. The international standard is 4 to 6, the Hongkong public hospital nurse patient ratio has exceeded the international standard several times. The Nurse Association believes that the shortage of nurses to physical and mental fatigue, “ and to bear the risk of unnecessary ”. Kowloon in a public hospital 10 years of nurse Miss Chen said, due to shortage of staff, the work is more and more heavy, the nurse is busy, has affected the quality of service. She says, patients need to drink 800 ml every day, sometimes because of busy, can only give 600 ml; sometimes one day need to help patients turn over 3 times, may eventually only two times. Survey sho