Correlation between self-career management and work engagement in nurses of operating room

Abstract

Objective To understand the status quo of self-career management and work engagement of nurses in operating room, and to analyze the relationship between them, so as to provide references for improving the investment level of nurses. Methods In August 2016, a total of 279 operating room nurses from 5 general hospitals in Beijing were selected by convenience sampling method. A questionnaire investigation was conducted with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the Career Self-Management Scale. The content of the investigation included the status quo of work engagement and self-care management. The SPSS 21.0 software was applied for data collection and statistical analysis, t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for intergroup comparison; the Pearson correlation analysis was used for the correlation among the variables; and the stratified regression analysis was used to analyze the factors influencing work engagement in operating room nurses. Results The operating room nurses' self-career management was at a middle level, with a total average score of (2.51±0.42) , and the dimensions ranking according to the score from high to low were focus on learning, career goals, self-display, focus on peer relationships and career exploration. The operating room nurses' work engagement was at a high level, with a total average score of (4.76±0.67) , and the dimensions ranking according to the score from high to low were dedication, focus and vitality. There was a positive correlation between self-career management and work engagement of nurses in operating room (r=0.435, P<0.01) . The stratified regression analysis showed that the dimension of continuous learning in self-career management had a positive impact on work engagement, explaining 31.8% of the total variance of work engagement of operating room nurses. Conclusions There is a positive correlation between self-career management and work engagement in operating room nurses. The nursing managers should take a positive and effective strategy to improve nurses' ability of self-career management, so as to improve the level of nurses' work engagement. Key words: Operating rooms; Nurses; Career management; Work engagement