Abstract:

Objective To investigate the current status of the clinical nurses’ health education ability in Ningxia，and to explore the main influencing factors. Methods A survey was conducted on nurses from 15 public hospitals in Ningxia autonomous region using a demographic data questionnaire and the Chinese version of Nurses’ Health Education Ability Scale. Results The total score of the health education ability for clinical nurses was（230.96±19.68） points，and the mean total score rate was 79.64%，the items with the lowest five scores mainly focus on the dimension of health education knowledge. The mean score rates of health education knowledge，health education skill，and health education emotion and attitude dimension were 78.57%，80.21% and 80.73% respectively. The bottom five items were concentrated in the dimension of health education knowledge. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that position level，hospital level，whether they had participated in health education training，whether they had published teaching-related papers and the time of health education were the factors affecting nurses’ health education ability，which explained 10.4% of the total variation. Conclusion The health education ability of clinical nurses in Ningxia is at the middle-high level，but the knowledge of health education is still weak. Health education training should be increased for clinical nurses to improve their health education ability，so as to encourage them to play a leading role and advantages in patient health management.

Key words: Clinical nurses, Health education, Ability, Influencing factors