ABSTRACT
Objective:To construct a Nurses′ Growth Mindset Assessment Scale, and to test the reliability and validity of the scale, so as to provide an assessment tool for accurately assessing nurses′growth mindset ability.Methods:From June to October 2021, taking the growth mindset theory as the research framework, at the same time, the related researches on the growth mindset were reviewed and analyzed, the item pool of the scale was comprehensively constructed, and the formal version of the scale was formed through factor analysis, Delphi method and other research methods. A total of 578 nurses from Qilu Hospital of Shandong University and Shandong Provincial Hospital were investigated to test the reliability and validity of the scale by simple sampling method.Results:The constructed formal scale consisted of 31 items and 3 dimensions. The 3 dimensions were self-awareness, attitude towards challenges and resilience to setbacks. The cumulative variance contribution rate was 65.954%. The Cronbach′s alpha coefficient was 0.926, and the Spearman-Brown split-half reliability coefficient was 0.750.Conclusions:Nurses′ Growth Mindset Assessment Scale has good reliability and validity, and can be used to evaluate the nurses′ growth mindset ability.