Effects of the hospital piety culture guidance on the practice of nurses′ occupational emotional education

Abstract

Objective To explore the feasibility and effect of the hospital piety culture guidance on the practice of nurses′ occupational emotional education, in order to find a new way of nurse training. Methods The occupational emotional education was conducted under the guidance of hospital piety culture among 414 nurses of Puai hospital affiliated to Tongji medical university from August 2013. The effects were investigated after two years of education using an autonomous nurses′ occupational emotion scale. Results After the education, the scores of professional self-identity, interesting degree, sense of honor, and sense of dedication were (3.00±0.719), (2.91±0.809), (3.12±0.749), and (3.59±0.760), which were significantly higher than the scores before the education (2.53±0.834), (2.56±0.913), (2.81±0.887), (3.30±0.923), (t=-8.563, -5.903, -5.398, -4.870; P<0.01). Conclusions The hospital piety culture guidance can improve the practice of nurses′ occupational emotional education. It can also significantly enhance their professional self-identity and sense of honor and dedication, in order to promote the quality of nursing. Key words: Nurses; Occupational emotion; Piety culture