Abstract: Objective To investigate the current status of the capacity against infectious disease emergencies in nursing staff of blood purification centers in the 14 hospitals in Jiangsu province, and to analyze its influencing factors.  Methods  A cross-sectional survey on nursing staff of blood purification centers in the 14 hospitals of different classes in Jiangsu province was conducted using the questionnaire of infectious disease emergency response ability.  Results  ①The mean score of the ability against infectious disease emergencies was 3.63±0.64 in a total of 331 hemodialysis nursing staff.  ②Univariate analysis showed that rescue experience (t=-3.396, P=0.001), number of emergency exercises (F=8.509, P＜0.001), number of theoretical trainings (F=8.905, P＜0.001), type of working unit (F=3.278, P=0.021), job title (F=2.748, P=0.043), working years (F=6.205, P=0.002) were related to the ability against infectious disease emergencies in nursing staff.   ③Multivariate linear regression showed that rescue experience (β=0.132, P=0.013), emergency response exercises (β=0.128, P=0.042), theoretical trainings (β=0.132, P=0.037), type of working unit (β=-0.119, P=0.022), and working years (β=0.131, P=0.017) were the influencing factors for the ability against infectious disease emergencies in nursing staff.   Conclusion  The ability against infectious disease emergencies in nursing staff of blood purification centers is insufficient and only at a medium level. The training of infectious disease related knowledge for nursing staff of blood purification centers must be emphasized in the administration of hospitals to enhance their ability to the emergencies. 

Key words: Blood purification, Nursing staff, Infectious diseases, Emergencies, Response ability