Establishment and practice exploration of artificial liver nurse post
Objective To analyze the role and effect of setting up special post of nurses in charge of artificial liver blood purification technology(artificial liver),and to provide reference for post setting and scientific management of artificial liver.Methods Since November 2020,the post of artificial liver specialist nurse was set up in Infectious Disease Department,the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University,12 specialized nurses for artificial liver post were selected and trained,consisting of 11 females and 1 male,with an age of(32.92±4.57)years old,with work experience of(9.51±5.12)years.The corresponding management norms were established to select and train the artificial liver specialist nurses.The artificial liver specialist nurse conducted the whole process management before,during,and after the artificial liver treatment and during the interval period.The management of artificial liver specialized post nurses and the ability of artificial liver specialized post nurses were compared before and after the establishment of post.Paired t test was used.Results From November 2020 to December 2021,a total of 12 artificial liver specialized nurses were trained,and they participated in the formulation of 15 artificial liver treatment workflows,the revision of 5 norms,and the improvement of 3 projects.In 2021,a total of 1 050 patients were treated with artificial liver,an increase of 2.88 times compared with 2020(365 patients).After the establishment of artificial liver nurse post,the quality of nursing care in artificial liver treatment increased from 77.0 to 92.5 points.After the artificial liver training,the scores of clinical nursing ability[self-evaluation(35.36±3.57)points and other-report(38.64±7.24)points],professional development ability[self-evaluation(42.29±6.44)points and other-report(49.60±11.03)points],and leadership and management ability[self-evaluation(38.86±4.66)points and other-report(43.47±8.99)points]of artificial liver specialized post nurses were significantly improved(all P<0.05).Conclusion The establishment,management,and implementation of the nurses in the special post of artificial liver play a great role in the treatment of artificial liver,improve the management standard of artificial liver treatment,improve the quality of artificial liver treatment,and promote the development of the specialty.