To understand the current status of new nurses' role pressure and the mental climate of nursing work environment, and analyze the effects of the mental climate of nursing work environment on new nurses' role pressure.

In this cross-sectional study, the new nurses from 5 Class Ⅲ Grade B or above hospitals in Zhejiang Province between November and December 2019 were selected by convenient sampling, and investigated with the general information questionnaire, Newly Graduate Nurses' Role Conversion Pressure Questionnaire, and the Chinese version of the Spiritual Climate Scale. The effects of the mental climate of nursing work environment on new nurses' role pressure. Totally 450 questionnaires were distributed, and 423 valid questionnaires were collected, accounting for an effective recovery rate of 94.0%.

The total score of the 423 new nurses' role pressure was (85.53±9.54) , and the total score of mental climate was (63.52±7.46) . The total scores of role pressure of the new nurses was negatively correlated with the mental climate (P<0.05) ; the results of univariate analysis showed statistically significant difference in role pressure scores of new nurses with different educational backgrounds, departments (P<0.05) .

New nurses have a high role pressure, and the role pressure is correlated with the mental climate of the work environment. Nursing managers can alleviate the role pressure of new nurses by establishing a good work environment and improving the spiritual and cultural atmosphere of the department.

Nurses; New nurses; Role pressure; Mental climate; Correlation