Abstract: Objective: To analyze the practice of cognitive function training in general hospital and its effect on maintaining cognitive function of patients with cognitive impairment and delaying the disease progression. Methods: A total of 45 patients under cognitive function training in a tertiary grade A hospital of Beijing from March 2017 to September 2017 were selected and divided into the control group (n=23) and the intervention group (n=22). In the control group, patients received standardized drug treatment and the rehabilitation training manual for patients with cognitive impairment. Besides, patients in the intervention group were trained by the nurses in the cognitive function training. Results: After 6 months training, the scores of MMSE and MoCA in the control group lower than those in the intervention group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The implementation of nurse-led cognitive function training clinic is significant to maintain the cognitive function of the patients, promote the systematization and standardization of patients’ cognitive impairment management. It could realize the whole outpatient-inpatient-home process management model to improve the professional identity of the nurses and special nursing development.

Key words: cognitive function training; nurse-led clinic; nursing management