Title : The current status and influencing factors of proactive innovation behavior among specialty nurses: A cross-sectional study in central China
Abstract:
The proactive innovation behavior of specialty nurses is due to their profound insight and forward-looking thinking on the future development of the nursing field, which can bring more long-term and high-quality innovative performance to the nursing team so that the innovation ability of the team can be continuously improved. This study aimed to determine the level and factors of proactive innovation behavior of nurses in central China. An annual cross-sectional study was conducted in hospitals in central China from January to March 2024. Under the guidance of the active motivation model, they were investigated with the general information questionnaire, the Proactive Innovation Behavior Scale, the Employee of Work Gain Scale, and the Chinese version of the Creative Self-efficacy Questionnaire. SPSS software version 26.0 and independent t-test, Chi-square, Fisher exact, one-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression tests were used for data analysis. A total of 1050 nurses in specialty nurses from 33 hospitals in Henan Province, China, participated in this study. The score of the Proactive Innovation Behavior Scale was (54.46±11.53), and the scores for spontaneous, previous preparation, and cross obstacle by norms were [(4.06±0.84), (4.03±0.85) and (3.99±0.87)]. There was a positive and significant relationship among proactive innovation behavior, work gain and creative self-efficacy. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed professional title, work title, working years, scientific research experience, the sense of work gain, and creative self-efficacy were the main influencing factors of each dimension of the proactive innovation behavior(P?0.05). The findings of the study highlight that nursing managers should pay attention to the factors related to improving the proactive innovation ability of specialty nurses, actively explore the innovative training mode of specialist nurses, create a good innovation atmosphere for them, and promote the active innovation of specialist nurses.
Audience Take Away:
- From this study, the audiences from all countries can learn about the status and influencing factors of proactive innovation behavior of specialist nurses in central China?
- Based on the level of active innovation behavior of specialist nurses in central China in this study, the nursing managers in Chinese hospitals can construct intervention measures to promote the proactive innovation behavior of specialist nurses;
- China is a populous country with a large number of specialized nurses. Nurses from other countries outside China can learn from this study's investigation on the proactive innovation behavior of specialist nurses in central China to investigate the proactive innovation behavior of specialist nurses in their own countries, and propose localized plans to improve the active innovation behavior of specialist nurses;
- Based on the findings of this study, nursing societies in different countries can actively explore innovative training models for nurses in different specialties, expand the field of specialized training, and continuously strengthen the training of specialized nursing talents in combination with regional characteristics and specialty advantages.
