International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To investigate and analyze the cognitive status of contemporary college students towards characteristic nursing of traditional Chinese medicine. Methods Through China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, etc., relevant literature from 2018 to 2023 was retrieved. The current research status at home and abroad was systematically sorted out, with a focus on analyzing the reasons for cognitive differences and the effects of course intervention. A questionnaire titled “Investigation and Research on College Students’ Cognitive Status of Traditional Chinese Medicine Characteristic Nursing” was designed. Questionnaires were distributed through a combination of online and offline methods. Online, they were targeted and pushed to the class groups of the 22nd grade students of Yunnan University of Industry and Commerce through the Wenjuanxing platform. Offline, mainly paper questionnaires were distributed in places such as libraries and teaching buildings. Results of this survey show that in terms of the overall cognitive level of college students, only 7 people said they “very understand”, and 41 people said they “relatively understand”. In terms of the recognition of traditional Chinese medicine characteristic nursing techniques, the recognition rates of moxibustion, cupping and massage ranked the top three, at 95.28%, 90.57% and 91.51% respectively. The main channels for college students to acquire knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine characteristic nursing are school courses and online media, accounting for 65.09% and 68.87% respectively. The acceptance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) characteristic nursing among college students is generally high. Among them, 92 people (86.79%) said they had “received related services”. The satisfaction survey of TCM characteristic nursing services shows that 34 people said they were “very satisfied”, accounting for 32.08%, and 50 people said they were “relatively satisfied”, accounting for 47.17%. The total satisfaction rate reached 79.25%. The survey on the willingness to practice shows that 52 people expressed “very willing” to try traditional Chinese medicine characteristic nursing to improve their health, accounting for 49.06%, and 44 people expressed “relatively willing”, accounting for 41.51%. Conclusion The cognition of traditional Chinese medicine characteristic nursing among contemporary college students shows the characteristics of moderate popularity but insufficient depth. The cognitive channels mainly rely on school courses and online media. There is a disconnection between the practical participation rate and cognitive level of traditional Chinese medicine characteristic nursing.

College students; Characteristic nursing of Traditional Chinese medicine; Cognitive status; Investiga-tion