Original Article
The relationship between psychological distress, resilience and transition shock of new nurses
Li Jian, Zhuang Yan
Published 2016-12-06
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2016,22(34): 4917-4920. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.34.009
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore the current situation of psychological distress, resilience and transition shock in new nurses, and explicit the relationships among three variables.
MethodsThe general questionnaire, Kessler psychological distress scale, the Connor-Davidson resilience scale and the transition shock of new nurses scale were used to investigate 481 new nurses from eight tertiary hospitals in Harbin, Jinan and Qingdao.
ResultsThe score of transition shock, psychological distress and resilience of new nurses were (124.72±8.25), (20.36±4.82) and (56.45±11.90); the psychological distress could directly affect the new nurses′ transition shock (β=0.66, P<0.05), also could indirectly affect it through the resilience (β=0.21, P<0.05); the resilience could directly affect the new nurses′ transition shock (β=-0.37, P<0.05).
ConclusionsEffective measures should be taken by hospital managers to relieve new nurses′ psychological distress and improve new nurses′ resilience so as to improve their quality of life.
Key words:
New nurses; Psychological distress; Psychological resilience; Transition shock; Model building
Contributor Information
Li Jian
The First Ward of Intensive Care Unit, the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China
Zhuang Yan
The Second Ward of Chest & Lung Surgery, the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China