Abstract:

Objective To understand the current status of the setting and nursing work in animal injury clinic and emergency department in China，so as to promote the development of the discipline of nursing. Methods A questionnaire was developed through literature review and expert consultation. The questionnaire included basic information and the setting in animal injury clinic，nursing work content and vaccination. Using convenience sampling method，a survey will be conducted from November to December 2023 on nursing staff engaged in animal injury work nationwide. Results A total of 318 valid questionnaires were collected，covering 123 medical institutions in 69 regions of 23 provinces. The results showed that different medical institutions had different names for "animal injury clinic"，and the work contents included management of animal injury clinic，triage，wound management，active and passive immune preparation injection，adverse reaction observation，health education，follow-up，science popularization，teaching and scientific research，etc. The main problems encountered by nurses in the work included insufficient knowledge/ability of wound management，insufficient understanding/cooperation of patients，unclear post management，insufficient staffing，and doctor-nurse collaboration to be strengthened. There were many differences in the vaccination of animal injury clinics，including the selection of skin disinfectant during vaccination，the selection of syringe，the site of vaccination，and the rewarming of the vaccine before vaccination. Conclusion There are differences in the settings of hospital animal-induced injury clinic（emergency） departments，the contents of nursing work，and the details of vaccination operations in 23 provinces of our country. A professional academic platform and team should be established to standardize the name of animal injury clinic and the training contents，frequency and assessment of nursing staff，formulate industry standards to standardize vaccination and management. And clear job responsibilities，work content，work flow and operating standards should be formulated，communication and collaboration between doctors and nurses should be strengthened，and the training of nurses’ scientific research ability should be enhanced to promote the continuous development of animal injury nursing.

Key words: Animal Injury, Bite, Rabies, Vaccination, Nursing, Current Status, Work Content