ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the level of nurses' work engagement and analyze the relevance to the professional values in tertiary level 1st class general hospitals of Shandong province.Methods Totally 960 nurses from 7 tertiary level 1st class hospitals of Shandong province were surveyed by the questionnaires,including the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale,Nurses Professional Values Scale and the nurses' general information.Results The total score of nurses' work engagement was (33.91 ± 11.06); Professional values was correlated with work engagement.Conclusions Nurses' work engagement in tertiary level 1st class hospitals of Shandong province is at middle level.Professional values is the main influencing factor and ward atmosphere,chance of promotion and the professional titles can also influence the work engagement.