Unmet needs in health training among nurses in rural Chinese township health centers: a cross-sectional hospital-based study

Abstract Purpose: Maintaining a sufficient and competent rural nursing workforce is an important goal of the Chinese health delivery system. However, few studies have investigated the health training status or conducted a needs assessment of rural Chinese nurses during this time of great transformations in health policy. This study was conducted to explore the current health training status of nurses working in rural Chinese township health centers (THCs) and to ascertain their perceived needs. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a