China News Service, Hong Kong, February 2 (Reporter Han Xingtong) Under the "Greater Bay Area Specialist Nursing Knowledge Exchange Program", the first batch of 70 nurses coming to Hong Kong is about to complete the exchange. Liu Jiali, a nurse from the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center who participated in the program, 2 Ri told the media that this was a good exchange opportunity that not only allowed her to understand the different medical systems in the two places, but also added value to herself through learning so that she could better help patients in the future.
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA) recently launched the "Greater Bay Area Specialist Nursing Knowledge Exchange Programme", inviting 300 nurses from Guangdong Province to come to Hong Kong in three batches within two years for exchanges. The relevant program was launched in April last year, with 70 exchange nurses conducting clinical exchanges in internal medicine and geriatric wards for about 10 and a half months. As the exchange was coming to an end, the Hospital Authority held a press conference on the 2nd and invited two mainland nurses who participated in the project and senior Hong Kong medical staff to share their experience of working together.
Liu Jiali said that the 10-month exchange has benefited her a lot. She not only participated in daily clinical nursing work, but also visited different specialist clinics and medical institutions, which gave her a deeper understanding of the operation of Hong Kong's medical system, especially She was deeply impressed by the Clinical Medical Information Management System (CMS), which can ensure smooth communication between doctors in different hospitals.
Liu Jiali mentioned that at the monthly seminars, she would also share her practical experience in geriatrics in the Mainland, including how the elderly are treated in hospitals and what kind of care they can get in the community. Through these exchanges, she learned a lot of new things. With knowledge, we can better serve patients in the future.
Chen Cuixia, a nurse from Foshan Second People's Hospital who also participated in the plan to come to Hong Kong, said frankly that although she was a little uncomfortable when she first came to Hong Kong, she gradually adapted to the working conditions in Hong Kong through doing more, practicing more and thinking more. Local medical staff in Hong Kong also provided her with great help.
During the communication process over the past many months, what impressed Chen Cuixia deeply was that she once measured the vital signs of a patient in the geriatric clinic and found that his heart rate was low. She carefully checked the patient's medical records and medications to find the cause, and finally found that there might be two reasons. It was caused by an antibiotic. After discussion and evaluation by doctors and an interdisciplinary team, they decided to reduce the dosage. This incident made Chen Cuixia excited, "I feel like I can also help and gradually integrate into the team."
The performance of the mainland nurses participating in the program during their exchange in Hong Kong has also been praised by senior local medical staff in Hong Kong. Shi Qiwen, consultant nurse (gerontology department) of the New Territories East Hospital Cluster, said that mainland nurses are active, eager to learn, and very hardworking. They take care of patients meticulously and are observant of every detail. Shi Qiwen remembers that one time the doctors and nurses helped a hospitalized mother-in-law with aphasia outside to listen to the radio and bask in the sun. After a while, the mother-in-law began to point in the direction of the ward and make a sound, "I thought at first that the mother-in-law was just trying to make trouble (in Cantonese, making trouble), but the mainland nurse walked over and asked her if she wanted to go to the toilet? The mother-in-law nodded. ." Shi Qiwen was deeply impressed by such attentiveness.
Tang Huagan, the general administrative manager of nursing at the Hospital Authority, said that more than 650 nurses from Guangdong Province signed up to participate in the next exchange program. The Guangdong Provincial Health Commission coordinated the written examination and interview. In the end, a total of 100 people passed the selection and were nominated.
The nominated nurses come from 14 cities in Guangdong Province, with an average of 9 years of relevant clinical experience, and 10 of them are at the deputy chief nurse level. Tang Huagan said that in addition to geriatric care, it has expanded to multiple specialties, including cardiac intensive care, ophthalmology, endoscopy, intensive care, etc.
These nurses will come to Hong Kong in two groups. The first group of 14 nurses from cardiac intensive care, ophthalmology, and endoscopy departments arrived in Hong Kong on January 16 to start clinical exchanges, and the second group of 86 nurses from geriatric care, perioperative care The exchange nurses for department and intensive care are expected to arrive in Hong Kong before the end of February. (over)