Abstract: Objectives To make clear the life nursing situation of hospitalized elderly patients and to put forward reasonable suggestions for the management of life nursing. Methods A self-designed questionnaire was used to investigate the life nursing situation of the elderly in patients who had been hospitalized for more than 10 d in a grade A class-three hospital. Results 96. 2% patients could pay the medical expenses with security, but 54. 8% patients among them did not be satisfied with the life nursing, and asked for promoting the life nursing skills and personal ability of the nursing workers. 60. 9% patients hoped that the hospital could manage and train the nursing workers. Conclusion The standardized training for nursing workers and the establishment of perfect access system are important guarantees to improve the satisfaction of elderly hospitalized to life nursing.

Key words: gerontal patient, present sitration of life nursing, nursing management