Correlation between career maturity and professional identity among secondary and higher vocational run-through education nursing interns
Ding Shu, Zhang Yan, Shen Yuzhi, Kang Tieyan, Gao Fengli
Published 2019-08-06
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2019,25(22): 2888-2891. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.22.028
Abstract
ObjectiveTo understand the career maturity and professional identity among secondary and higher vocational run-through education nursing interns and to analyze the correlation between them.
MethodsIn November 2018, we selected 84 nursing students from two "4+2" secondary and higher vocational run-through education classes in a higher vocational nursing college in Beijing as subjects by purposive sampling. All of the students were investigated with the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) and Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nurse Students (PIQNS) . A total of 84 questionnaire were sent out and 82 valid of them were collected.
ResultsAmong 82 nursing interns, the total scores of CMI and PIQNS were (118.24±16.29) and (74.99±6.74) . Career maturity had a positive correlation with professional identity (r=0.416, P<0.01) . The influencing factors of career maturity included independence of career choice and professional self-image among nursing interns (P<0.01) .
ConclusionsNursing students have high levels of career maturity and professional identity. Educators should pay attention to the development of professional identity of them so as to improve their career maturity.
Key words:
Students, nursing; Career maturity; Professional identity; Correlation
Contributor Information
Ding Shu
Heart Center, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
Zhang Yan
Nursing Department, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
Shen Yuzhi
Heart Center, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
Kang Tieyan
Education Department, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, China
Gao Fengli
Nursing Department, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China