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Relationship Between Professional Identity and Humanistic Practice Ability Among New Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Li Yang1,2 ,  Xi Chen3 ,  Yanfang Long1,2 ,  Li Li1,4
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1 Teaching and Research Section of Clinical Nursing, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
2 Department of General Medicine, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
3 School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
4 National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
JNH 2025, 1(1), 17–24; https://doi.org/10.47297/ppijnh2025010102
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Aims and Objectives: To investigate the relationship between professional identity and humanistic practice ability among new nurses. Background: The development of the nursing discipline and evidence-based practice calls for professional identity and humanistic practice ability among new nurses. The verification of the relationship between professional identity and humanistic practice ability could make contributions to stabilizing the nursing team and optimizing the practice environment for nurses, nurse educators and nurse managers. However, there is a lack of evidence exploring the relationship between professional identity and humanistic practice ability in new nurses. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: This study is a national cross-sectional survey using multistage sampling. A total of 258 new nurses from five tertiary hospitals. The Professional Identity Questionnaire and Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Questionnaires for new nurses were used to measure professional identity and humanistic practice ability. Data were collected in April to September 2018. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation and linear regression were used to analyze data. The STROBE checklist was used in reporting this study. Results: A positive and significant correlation was determined between professional identity and humanistic practice ability of nursing among new nurses (r = 0.846, P<0.01). The score of new nurses’ professional identity was 70.63 ± 13.79, and humanistic practice ability of nursing was 90.62 ± 13.64. All are both at medium level. Conclusion: The professional identity of new nurses is positively related to humanistic practice ability of nursing. Relevance to clinical practice: New nurses with a passion for professional identity should pay attention to improving their humanistic practice ability. Nurse educators and managers should improve professional identity education and provide better learning, working environments to supports humanistic practice ability of nursing for new nurses.

Keywords
Cross-sectional study
New nurse
Professional identity
Humanistic practice ability of nursing
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