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Innovation capability characteristics among nursing undergraduates: a latent profile analysis
Xi Wang1, Zihan Liu2, Rong Zhang2
1School of Nursing, Bengbu Medical University, No. 2600 Donghai Avenue, Bengbu, Anhui Province, China. wangxiwx12390@sina.com.
BMC Medical Education
|June 29, 2026
Summary
Nursing students exhibit diverse innovation capabilities, with learning time, competition experience, and internships being key factors. Targeted training can enhance these essential skills for modern healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Innovation
- Student Competency Development
Background:
- Innovation capability is crucial for nursing students to meet evolving healthcare demands.
- Understanding latent profiles of innovation capability informs targeted training strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify distinct innovation capability profiles among nursing college students.
- To determine factors influencing nursing students' innovation capability.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey of 1,086 nursing students.
- Utilized a validated "Questionnaire on Innovation Capability of Nursing College Students."
- Latent profile analysis (LPA) to classify capability types.
Main Results:
- Four innovation capability profiles identified: Low (22.65%), Low-Medium (32.97%), Medium-High (29.93%), and High (14.46%).
- Significant positive predictors: self-directed learning time, innovation competition participation, clinical internship experience, and age.
- Lowest scores observed in the Innovation Environment dimension.
Conclusions:
- Nursing students' innovation capability is heterogeneous, with four distinct profiles.
- Self-directed learning, competition, internships, and age are key drivers of innovation capability.
- Differentiated training, enhanced clinical practice, and improved learning strategies are recommended to boost nursing students' innovation capacity.
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