Title: Investigation and research on the training demands of epilepsy specialist nurses in 361 medical institutions of China
Abstract:
Objective: We aimed to investigate the training demands and suggestions for epilepsy specialist nurses in medical institutions at all levels in China, and to provide a reference for formulating the training program for epilepsy specialist nurses in China.
Method: We use the convenient sampling method, a self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate the head nurses of medical institutions at all levels in 26 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) of China from January 2025 to February 2025.
Result: A total of 361 medical institutions participated in the survey, among which tertiary hospitals accounted for 94.74%. 97.23% of medical institutions hope to participate in the training and learning of epilepsy specialist nurses. They believe that among the core competencies of epilepsy specialist nurses, the most important one is clinical practice ability (98.61%), followed by professional development ability (97.23%) and health education and consultation ability (95.57%). 59.28% of medical institutions suggest that the duration of full-time theoretical training should be 4 weeks, adopt a combined online and offline training method, and the clinical practice time should be ≥12 weeks (57.35%). They hope that theoretical learning course assignments (28.25%), case reports (38.78%), and clinical practice reflections (32.41%) will be used as the main process evaluation methods. The completion of a case care and the formation of a report (49.03%), as well as the passing of the theoretical assessment (17.73%), were regarded as the main summative evaluation methods.
Conclusion: There is a high demand for the training of epilepsy specialist nurses in medical institutions at all levels in China. It is imperative to carry out the training of epilepsy specialist nurses. The suggestions of medical institutions for the training content and methods focus more on the cultivation of core competencies. On this basis, the access conditions should be clarified and a training program for epilepsy specialist nurses suitable for the actual situation in China should be explored.
