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personnel was NTD 47,716, with an average rotations, and an expansion of public nursing
annual salary of NTD 699,000 for the previous positions.
year (from August 2021 to July 2022). B. Workplace enhancement: Reporting of
(4) Since 2017, various mechanisms have been nurse-to-patient ratios on three-shift rotations
implemented to support nursing professionals (effective from August 1, 2023), establishment
in engaging in innovative community care, of standards for nurse-to-patient ratios on
establishing local home nursing care brands and three-shift rotations, incentives for nursing-
models. These mechanisms include evaluation friendly workplaces, expansion of integrated
systems, guidance for establishment, evidence- care plans for inpatients, utilization of smart
based training, technological applications, technology to reduce nursing workload, and
incentive programs, transitional education, implementation of a system for novice clinical
training bases, and public funding for master's nursing instructors. Continuous monitoring
degrees. The number of home nursing clinic of nursing workforce and promotion of
has increased from 538 in 2017 to 720 in 2023, these enhancements will be conducted to
a 33.8% increase. These efforts aim to meet offer nursing personnel in hospitals diverse
the demands for care services, provide diverse options based on their career stages and to
employment models, extend the professional demonstrate the value of nursing, thereby
lifespan of nurses, and increase their practice retaining nursing workforce.
rates.
(5) Implementing the "Twelve Strategies of the Chapter 4 Health Care Quality
Nursing Workforce Preparation Plan (2023- Section 1 Patient Safety and Quality of
2030)"
Medical Care
To enhance the working conditions, salaries, and
benefits of nursing personnel, the Executive Yuan The MOHW has aimed to improve the quality
approved the Twelve Strategies of the Nursing of patient-centered services and establish a hospital
Workforce Preparation Plan on September 28, evaluation/accreditation system, annual objectives for
2023. This plan integrates the efforts of five healthcare quality and patient safety, and a patient
ministries: the Ministry of Health and Welfare, safety reporting system. Significant achievements in
the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of 2023 are as follows:
Examination, the Ministry of National Defense, 1. The MOHW drew up the "2022-2023 Taiwan Patient
and the Veterans Affairs Council. Its objective Safety Goals for Hospitals and Clinics" (Table 4-5).
is to alleviate the current shortage of nursing 2. The Taiwan Patient Safety Reporting System (TPR)
personnel and meet the increased demand has been used to effect a patient safety culture. In
for nurses in Taiwan until 2030. The strategies 2023, 17,732 healthcare organizations participated
encompass initiatives for nursing personnel in the TPR, and preliminary statistics indicate that
training by the Ministry of Education, increases in around 92,353 cases were reported.
the number of national nursing examinations by 3. As of 2023, the "Taiwan Patient Safety Net" includes
the Ministry of Examination, reduction of exam a total of 52 decision support tools within their
questions, collaboration between education and shared decision-making platform for healthcare
examination systems, and retention strategies for professionals. In 2023, there were 102 hospitals
nursing personnel by the Ministry of Health and actively participating in the practice of shared
Welfare. The plan includes: decision-making between healthcare providers and

A. Salary improvement: Incentives for night shift patients. These efforts aim to enhance patient safety
nursing personnel on three-shift rotations, and improve the quality of healthcare decision-
rewards for hospitals meeting nurse- making.
to-patient ratio standards on three-shift

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