Status of psychological capital of clinical nurses in tertiary hospitals and its influencing factors

Abstract

Objective To investigate the status of nurses′ psychological capital and analyze its influencing factors, to provide theoretical basis for improving nurses′ psychological capital for clinical nursing managers. Methods A total of 1 095 nurses in a Beijing tertiary hospital were investigated by a self-designed questionnaire about general information and psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ) of Chinese version. Variance analysis and multiple linear regression were used to explore the influencing factors of nurses′ psychological capital. Results The mean score of psychological capital was (4.15±0.68), and the scores of dimensions from high to low were: self-efficacy (4.26±0.92), hope (4.21±0.89), toughness (4.20±0.70) and optimism (3.93±0.61). Multiple regression analysis indicated that the score of psychological capital in nurses with different titles, authorized strength, working time, departments and ages were significantly different (F=8.688, 7.028, 2.709, 3.986, 3.852; P<0.01). Conclusions Theoverall nurses′ psychological capital is in the middle-high level. Nursing managers should pay more attention to the special groups, and take measures to improve their psychological capital. Key words: Clinical nurses; Psychological capital; Influencing factors