Influencing factors of professional identity of undergraduate nursing male students in Sichuan Province / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the status of professional identity of undergraduate nursing male students in colleges and universities in Sichuan Province, and to explore its influencing factors. METHODS: A total of 408 full-time nursing male students from four universities in Sichuan Province was selected as research subjects using a convenience sampling method. The Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nurse Students and Career Self-efficacy Questionnaire for Nurse Students were used for investigation. RESULTS: The average professional identity score of these subjects was(52.7±9.8), and their career self-efficacy average score was(86.0±10.2). The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that the professional identity scores of nursing male students who applied for nursing major as the first enrollment, had professional interest and supports of their parents were higher than those students without the above three items(all P<0.05). The higher the career self-efficacy score, the higher the professional identity(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The professional identity of nursing male students in Sichuan universities were affected by their volunteer nursing professional application, interest in the major, career self-efficacy and their parents′ support to the nursing major.