Professional identity of nurses at a Class III Grade A hospital in Lhasa

Abstract

Objective To understand the current situation of professional identity of nurses of Lhasa People's Hospital so as to provide a basis for improving nurses' professional identity. Methods From 15 September to 21 September 2018, we selected 152 of Lhasa People's Hospital as subjects by convenience sampling. The questionnaire survey was carried out with the Self-designed General Information Questionnaire and Nursing Professional Identity Scale through being transformed to the form of Wenjuanxing in WeChat. Single factor analysis was used to explore the influence of social-demographic characteristics on professional identity of nurses. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of professional identity of nurses. A total of 152 nurses participated in the questionnaire survey with 100% for the valid rate of questionnaire. Results Among 152 nurses, the score of professional identity was (108.16±21.06) with a medium level. Single factor analysis showed that there were statistical differences in the scores of professional identity among nurses with different ages and career choice reason (P<0.05) . Multiple linear regression found that the career choice reason was the main influencing factors of professional identity of nurses. Conclusions At present, professional identity of nurses are in a medium level at Lhasa People's Hospital. Managers should take different measures based on influencing factors to strengthen the cultivation of professional identity of nurses. Key words: Nurses; Professional identity; Surveys and questionnaires; Career choice reason