Kotb Ahmed Hussien Ahmed, Shazly Mona Mostafa, Mostafa Hemat Abdel-Azeem
Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Department of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
BMC Nurs. 2024 Aug 8;23(1):544. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02192-5.
Nurse interns' capacity for innovative behavior is a key component of healthcare settings because of increasing demands and complexities. Thus, it is important to find strategies that promote their innovative behavior. The development of psychological capital (PsyCap) improves positive behaviors and attitudes, such as engagement, motivation, and satisfaction, in the work environment. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of a PsyCap educational program on nurse interns' innovative behavior.
A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. This study was executed at Fayoum University hospitals. The study participants comprised all the available nurse interns (n = 223) registered in the internship year (2022-2023) in the aforementioned settings. The data were gathered using three instruments, namely, the PsyCap Knowledge Questionnaire, the PsyCap Questionnaire, and the Innovative Behavior Inventory.
The nurse interns' mean scores regarding total knowledge about PsyCap, total perception of PsyCap, and total perception of innovative behavior significantly improved through the posttest phase (41.27 ± 9.31, 92.22 ± 6.26, 91.31 ± 9.06, respectively) and the follow-up phase (37.83 ± 8.83, 89.96 ± 6.31, 88.89 ± 8.33) in comparison with the pretest phase (14.39 ± 5.83, 69.04 ± 8.13, 60.55 ± 7.15).
The PsyCap educational program was effective and beneficial for improving the nurse interns' perceptions of innovative behavior. Therefore, PsyCap interventions should be implemented in hospitals through professional development programs and orientation programs.
由于需求不断增加和情况日益复杂,实习护士的创新行为能力是医疗机构的关键组成部分。因此,找到促进他们创新行为的策略很重要。心理资本(PsyCap)的发展可改善工作环境中的积极行为和态度,如敬业度、动机和满意度。因此,本研究旨在评估PsyCap教育项目对实习护士创新行为的影响。
本研究采用准实验设计。本研究在法尤姆大学医院开展。研究参与者包括上述机构中在实习年(2022 - 2023年)注册的所有实习护士(n = 223)。数据通过三种工具收集,即PsyCap知识问卷、PsyCap问卷和创新行为量表。
与测试前阶段(分别为14.39±5.83、69.04±8.13、60.55±7.15)相比,实习护士在测试后阶段(分别为41.27±9.31、92.22±6.26、91.31±9.06)和随访阶段(分别为37.83±8.83、89.96±6.31、88.89±8.33)关于PsyCap的总知识、PsyCap的总认知以及创新行为的总认知的平均得分显著提高。
PsyCap教育项目对提高实习护士对创新行为的认知是有效且有益的。因此,应通过专业发展项目和入职培训项目在医院实施PsyCap干预措施。