National Nursing Development Plan (2021-2025)

Second, the guiding ideology and basic principles of nursing development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period

(1) Guiding ideology.

 Promote the development of high-quality nursing, and strive to let the people enjoy a full range of full-cycle nursing services.

(2) Basic principles.

1. Be people-centered. We give priority to the protection of people's health in a strategic position, adhere to the nursing work to serve the people's health, take meeting the diverse nursing needs of the people as the starting point and goal, and gradually establish and improve a high-quality and efficient nursing service system covering the whole life cycle and the whole process of health.

2. Adhere to high-quality development. To improve the quality and level of nursing service as the core task, adhere to the new development concept, accelerate the construction of the current level of economic and social development, conducive to strengthening the construction of nurses, improve the efficiency of nursing service resource allocation management system mechanism, promote the innovation of nursing service model, to achieve high-quality nursing development.

3. Stick to the weak points. Adhere to the goal and problem orientation, and strive to solve the problem of unbalanced and inadequate development of nursing services. We will speed up efforts to improve weak areas in the nursing sector, increase the supply of nursing services in women and children, the elderly, rehabilitation, and traditional Chinese medicine, develop community and home nursing, hospice and other services, further improve professional service capabilities, and improve the accessibility of nursing services.

4. Pursue reform, innovation and development. Conform to the new situation and new requirements of the development of nursing, focus on the new expectations of the people in the nursing field, grasp the characteristics of nursing work, innovate nursing service mode, and strive to promote the reform and development of nursing service industry. Strengthen the reform and innovation in the field of nursing, remove the institutional obstacles that restrict the development of nursing, and continue to enhance the momentum of nursing development.

Third, development goals

By 2025, China's nursing development will achieve the following goals:

The total number of nurses in China has reached 5.5 million, with 3.8 registered nurses per 1,000 population. The number of nurses has continued to increase, their structure has been further optimized, and their quality and service capabilities have been significantly improved, basically meeting the needs of economic, social and health development. The overall nursing system of responsibility is effectively implemented, and nursing services are closer to the needs of the masses and society. The connotation and extension of nursing care have been further enriched and expanded, and the supply of elderly, traditional Chinese medicine, community and home nursing services has increased significantly. The level of scientific nursing management has been continuously improved, the quality of nursing services has been continuously improved, and the system mechanism to mobilize the enthusiasm of nurses has been further perfected.