Relationship between Spiritual Care Competence, Perceived Professional Benefit, and Retention Intention among Intern Nursing Students: A Correlational Study

Aims. We aimed to investigate nursing students’ spiritual care competence, perceived professional benefit, and retention intention and to analyze the relationship among these variables. Background. Nurse shortages are a global issue, and intern nursing students’ willingness to remain in the nursing...

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Published in:Journal of nursing management 2023-12, Vol.2023, p.1-11
Main Authors: Liu, Jing, Lu, Weinan, Li, Dan, Fang, Ting, Zhang, Yiying, Li, Yanjia, Zeng, Xiaoying, Wu, Jue, Feng, Yu, Zhang, Limei, Hu, Yanli
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Clinical medicine
Competence
Coronaviruses
Correlation analysis
Correlational studies
COVID-19
Hospitals
Internships
Job satisfaction
Midwifery
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Patient satisfaction
Patients
Psychology
Quality of life
Retention
Shortages
Sociodemographics
Spirituality
Student retention
Students
Willingness
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Summary:Aims. We aimed to investigate nursing students’ spiritual care competence, perceived professional benefit, and retention intention and to analyze the relationship among these variables. Background. Nurse shortages are a global issue, and intern nursing students’ willingness to remain in the nursing profession is important. Spiritual care can reduce patients’ depression and improve their quality of life. Implementing spiritual care can help individuals have satisfying experiences. Perceived professional benefit is a positive emotional experience that is important in retention intention. However, the relationship among spiritual care competence, perceived professional benefit, and retention intention remains unclear. Methods. In this cross-sectional and correlational study, convenience sampling was used to recruit 266 intern nursing students in 10 hospitals throughout China. An online questionnaire was used to assess their sociodemographic characteristics, spiritual care competence, perceived professional benefit, and retention intention. Statistical analyses included the t-test, analysis of variance, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and bootstrap analysis. Results. Intern nursing students’ mean scores were 103.35 ± 19.00 for spiritual care competence, 72.88 ± 10.40 for perceived professional benefit, and 19.58 ± 3.37 for retention intention. Spiritual care competence was positively correlated with perceived professional benefit (r = 0.545; p
ISSN:0966-0429
1365-2834
DOI:10.1155/2023/1184756