Question

Compare and contrast nursing in the United States and China.

Answer 1

China and the United States are the world’s top two countries with largest nursing workforce.

we can comare Nursing in China and the
United States on basis of nurse per million population, demographic characteristics of nurses, nursing education, and staff patterns.

In China, there were a total of
18,703 hospitals with 2,445,012
beds compared 5,756 hospitals
with 946,997 beds in the United
States. So number of hospitals and beds are more in china compared to United states.

There are 1.05 nurses per
1,000 population in China as
c o n t rasted with 9.37 in the
United States

the pro p o rtion of Chinese nurses
to other health care providers is
lower than in the United States.
The nurse-to-physician ratio in
China (2001) was 0.99:1 or almost
equal, while in the United States
(2000) there were 3.6 nurses for
e v e ry physician (WHO, 2007).

In China, all nurses are
employed full time, working 8
hours a day, 5 days a week. There
a re no or very limited opportunities for part-time employment, whereas in US majority of the nurses population work in shifts.

When comparing educational programs in both countries, There are many
more nurse preparation programs
in the United States than in China
at both the undergraduate and
graduate level.

In terms of staffing levels in
acute care hospitals, a comparison of two similar surgical and
ICU patient care units in each
country revealed a lower ratio
of nurses to patients, especially
at night, in China.

Both countries are challenged
by issues of cost and quality of
health care and both report current and anticipated future
shortages of nurses. But the problem is very severe in China compared to United states.

Given these facts, the idea of
recruiting Chinese nurses to the
United States is ill advised.