The mediating effect of hardness on growth mindset and transition shock among nursing undergraduate interns / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the mediating effect of hardness on growth mindest and transition shock among nursing undergraduate interns, and to provide theoretical basis for promoting clinical adaptability of nurses.Methods:Totally 223 nursing undergraduates who practiced in five grade A hospitals in Shanghai city, Henan province and Jiangsu province were selected as the participants by convenient sampling from September to October 2022. General information questionnaire, Growth Mindset Scale (GMS), Hardness scale, and the Transition Shock of Newly Graduated Nurses (TSNGNS) were used in the questionnaire cross section survey.Results:Totally 210 valid questionnaires were retrieved. The scores of growth mindset, hardness and transition shock were (32.67 ± 4.52), (63.80 ± 13.51) and (86.97 ± 18.70), respectively. Growth mindset was positively correlated with hardness ( r=0.369, P<0.01), growth mindset was negatively correlated with transition shock ( r=-0.334, P<0.01), and resilience was negatively correlated with transition shock ( r=-0.346, P<0.01). Hardness had a partial mediating effect on the association between growth mindset and transition shock in nursing undergraduate interns, with 27.35% mediating effect. Conclusions:Growth mindset can affect the transition shock in nursing undergraduate interns through hardness. Nursing educators should pay attention to the development of growth mindset and the cultivation of hardness of nursing interns, and take targeted measures to reduce the transition shock and promote clinical adaptability.