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Nurses proactively shape their work through job crafting, influenced by personal adaptability and organizational support. Understanding these factors can improve job satisfaction and retention in high-pressure hospital settings.

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  • Organizational Psychology
  • Healthcare Workforce Studies

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  • Nurses in Chinese public hospitals experience high pressure and emotional labor, impacting job satisfaction and efficacy.
  • Job crafting mechanisms and managerial interventions for nurses are underexplored.
  • This study addresses the need to understand how nurses proactively adjust their work to improve engagement and retention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore key factors influencing nurses' job crafting behaviors in China.
  • To identify multilevel influences on proactive work adjustments by nurses.
  • To enhance understanding of job satisfaction and performance through job crafting.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-level qualitative approach was employed.
  • Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 registered nurses in a Chinese tertiary public hospital.
  • Grounded theory was used for data analysis, supplemented by literature review and group discussions.

Main Results:

  • Three emergent themes influencing job crafting were identified: adaptability (knowledge-action gaps, task preferences, learned helplessness), organizational support (leadership, incentives, resources), and interpersonal relationships (team effectiveness, contextual dependence).
  • These themes highlight multilevel factors affecting nurses' job crafting within clinical and organizational contexts.
  • Leadership was found to play a mediating role in job crafting.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses' job crafting is influenced by individual adaptability, decision-making, and organizational support.
  • A localized framework integrating management innovation and Chinese strategic wisdom is needed to enhance adaptability and job satisfaction.
  • Job crafting is crucial for improving nurses' engagement, performance, and retention in demanding healthcare environments.