OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (14): 1929-1934.

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Relationship between structural empowerment,innovative behavior,self-efficacy and career success among cardiology nurses from six grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province

WANG Lei, WANG Xiaoxia, JIN Xiaoling, SHU Jiong, LI Jia   

  1. Department of Cardiology,People's Hospital of Deyang City,Deyang Sichuan 618000,China
  • Received:2022-08-24 Revised:2022-09-19 Online:2023-07-15 Published:2026-03-24

Abstract: Objective To investigate the status quo of empowerment,innovative behavior,self-efficacy and career success among cardiology nurses from six grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province,analyze the mediating role of innovative behavior and self-efficacy between structural empowerment and career success. Methods Using the convenience sampling method,a total of 219 nurses in department of cardiology from six grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province were investigated by general information scale,innovation behavior scale,self-efficacy scale and career success scale from February to April 2022,and the data were analyzed. Results The scores of structural empowerment,innovative behavior,self-efficacy and career success of cardiology nurses from six grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province were (63.76±14.28),(21.42±6.84),(27.59±7.43) and (35.73±9.87)points,respectively.The structural empowerment,innovative behavior and self-efficacy were positively correlated with career success(all P<0.05). The innovation behavior and self-efficacy played a partial mediating role between structural empowerment and career success of nurses in cardiology department,and the indirect effect accounted for 42.75% of the total effect. Conclusions The career success of nurses in the cardiology department from six grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province is at a medium level.The career success is closely related to structural empowerment,innovative behavior and self-efficacy.The nursing managers should provide nurses with opportunities to obtain professional knowledge,create a good working environment,enhance nurses' sense of empowerment,and achieve high-level career success.

Key words: Cardiology department, Nurses, Structural empowerment, Innovative behavior, Self-efficacy, Career success, Mediating effect

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