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Published on: June 21, 2010
Career commitment and sense of calling in nursing students: a longitudinal study
Tingting Ding1, Jiaqi Shi1, Wenjing Li2
1The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Background:
Under China's one-child policy, the new generation of nursing students has gradually entered the workforce. Their career commitment, career self-efficacy, and sense of calling have undergone changes. It is necessary to assess the relationships and underlying mechanisms among these factors in order to stabilize the nursing workforce and cultivate high-quality clinical nursing professionals.
Methods:
A cross-lagged design was used, with a total of 693 nursing students participating in September and December 2022. The 27-item undergraduate career commitment scale, the Chinese version of career self-efficacy scale, and the brief calling scale were measured over time.
Results:
The relationships between career commitment, career self-efficacy, and sense of calling differed by only child and non-only child nursing undergraduates.
Conclusion:
It is important to introduce specific measures aimed at enhancing the quality of nursing education and implementing effective nursing management methods to ensure the stability of the nursing workforce.
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