Core Competencies Required for Gastroenterology Nursing Specialists in China

Hongfei Ren¹, Changqing Liu, Rui Wang+7

• ¹Hongfei Ren, MSc, RN, is from Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Changqing Liu, PhD, RN, is from West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Rui Wang, BSc, RN, is from Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Mingguang Zhang, BSc, RN, is from Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Fang Ma, PhD, RN, is from First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China. Rongrong Li, MSc, RN, is from Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Xiaofei Zhu, BSc, RN, is from the First People's Hospital of Zhongshan City, Zhongshan University, Zhongshan, Guangzhou, China. Xiaoli Yang, BSc, RN, is from Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Qiongying Zhang, BSc, RN, is from the Endoscopy Center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Luohong Li, Bsc, RN, is from Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.