Abstract: Objective: To understand the current status of the perceived professional value among medical staff who worked at the Disinfection Supply Centers, therefore provide references for administrative management. Methods: Following snowball sampling, a total of 651 medical staff at the disinfection supply centers from 20 hospitals in 14 cities across the province was included in the current study. The Nurse Professional Value Scale was used to collect information related to participants perceived professional value. Results: The mean overall score of the perceived professional value among participants was 117.10 (SD=27.23). Following analysis, age, hospital classification, professional title, type of employment and job category were the main relevant factors of professional values among participants in this study (P<0.05). Conclusions: The professional value among medical staff from Gansu Disinfection Supply Center is at a medium level, the administrative personnel from the center should take actions and further enhance their professional values by strengthening the basic construction of the setting, improving benefits and coverage, paying attention to key groups, and implementing humanized management.

Key words: central sterile and supply center,professional value ; nursing management; cross-sectional survey