Study on clinical nurse retention intend based on the psychological capital intervention / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study whether the positive psychological capital intervention could improve the level of psychological capital and the will of retention of clinical nurses. Methods A randomized controlled trials was conducted. The control group did not take any psychological intervention;Intervention group was given psychological capital intervention, which was conducted for 7 weeks (once a week, 1-2 hours per time).It used Nurses′ Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Nurses′ Retention Intention Questionnaire to evaluate the participants before and after intervention. Results There were no statistical differences between intervention group and control group in the score of Nurses′Psychological Capital Questionnaire (84.74 ± 10.04 vs. 86.16 ± 8.57,P > 0.05 ) and Nurses′ Retention Intention Questionnaire ( 19.21±3.47 vs. 18.54±3.41,P>0.05 ) on the day before intervention. The score of Nurses′Psychological Capital Questionnaire of intervention group was 93.89 ± 7.10 on the intervention day and 93.60 ± 6.88 three months later while the control group scored 84.41 ± 6.58 and 83.92 ± 9.31.The intervention group was statistically lower than the control group (t=6.156, 5.155, P<0.05) .And the score of Nurses Retention Intention Questionnaire was 22.42±2.66 on the intervention day and 22.24±2.61 three months later while the control group scored 18.61 ± 3.08 and 19.21 ± 3.47. The intervention group was statistically lower than the control group (t=5.866, 4.292, P<0.05). Conclusions Positive psychological capital intervention can improve the the will of retention of clinical nurses.