Study on the influencing factors of professional self-concept of nurses from general hospital

Abstract

Objective To search for and confirm the influencing factors of professional self-concept of nurses from general hospital.Methods 240 nurses'professional self-concept from a general hospital was investigatted using the self-evaluation questionnaire.Results Nurses'moral ethics held the biggest ratio in the professional self-concept,otherwise the physiological self had the minimum ratio.There were statistical differences in terms of physiological self(24.66±4.51),moral ethics (54.38±3.99),psyehological self (42.55±5.30).professional attitude (42.69±6.66) and the total score (271.25±20.68) among the nurses of differem departments (P<0.05).There was significant difference in the term of physiological self among the nurses of different matrimony (t=2.158,P<0.05),different working periods (F=3.685,P<0.05) and differem professional titles (F=4.577,P<0.05).Conclusions The different department is the major factor of innuencing the professional self-concept, secondly the marriage and working periods.The educational background do not influence the self-concept.To improve the working environment,produce a reasonable nursing staff, and carry on a valid family psychological intervention will be the measures of raising the nurses' professional self-concept. Key words: Nurse; Professional self-concept