Abstract:

Objective To explore the potential categories of new nurses' psychosocial safety climate and analyze its relationship with transition shock. Methods A total of 404 new nurses from different regions such as Tianjin，Gansu et al were selected by the convenience sampling method from January to February 2025. The general data questionnaire，psychosocial safety climate scale and new nurse transition shock scale were used to conduct questionnaire survey，and the data were analyzed. Results Totally 404 new nurses could be divided into three potential categories：low psychological safety group（18.1%），medium psychological safety group（43.8%） and high psychological safety group（38.1%）. Taking the "low psychological safety group" as a reference，the attitude towards nursing work was average（OR=5.030，P<0.05），having participated in induction training（OR=2.423，P<0.05），and the income satisfaction was relatively satisfied（OR=3.835，P<0.05） or average（OR=5.087，P<0.05） were a predictive factor for the middle psychological safety group. The attitude towards nursing work being very fond（OR=47.819，P<0.01） or relatively fond（OR=26.749，P<0.01），having participated in induction training（OR=5.066，P<0.01），and the number of night shifts per month being 0-<5（OR=3.030，P<0.05） were predictive factors for the high psychological safety group. There were statistically significant differences in transition shock scores and scores of each dimension among the three groups（all P<0.05）. Conclusions There is potential heterogeneity in the psychosocial safety climate of 404 new nurses，and it affects the transition shock. It is suggested to intervene new nurses with different types of psychosocial safety climate according to the influencing factors to reduce the shock of their transition shock.

Key words: New nurses, Psychosocial safety climate, Potential profile analysis, Transition shock, Influencing factors, Nursing management