Fan Zi Shuang, Ma. Elizabeth C. Baua, Su Bin
ABSTRACT
The shortage of nursing staff is a critical global public health issue. Previous studies confirmed the predictor role of professional identity, self-efficacy, and occupational commitment toward intentions to stay. Promoting nurses’ professional identity can improve the healthcare workplace environment, thus enhancing the well-being of nurses and impacting patients’ care. In this study, an analysis of the factors that influence advising relative departments is conducted by investigating the level of professional identity of Chinese nurses. Stratified random sampling is used to select the participants. This study selected 218 nurses from one hospital in Hebei province. This investigation utilized sequential explanatory mixed methods as the research approach, whereby the researcher collected quantitative data and then explained and analyzed qualitative data through open-ended questions. SPSS version 25.0 is used in data analysis, including frequency, percentage distribution, mean and independent samples, T-test, and Analysis of Variance. The participants’ professional identity in the occupational cognitive evaluation, occupational social support, occupational social skills, career frustration responses, and professional self-reflection is moderate. Gender, educational attainment, position in the hospital, and monthly income are the factors that influence professional identity.
Keywords: Professional identity, chinese nurses, self-efficacy, occupational commitment, nursing workforce
https://doi.org/10.57180/gjad1582