OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (3): 385-389.

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Mediating role of professional maturity of master's degree nursing students between clinical learning environment and professional identity

HAN Yingying1, XU Shujuan2()   

  1. 1. Wannan Medical CollegeWuhuAnhui 241002,China
    2. The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical CollegeWuhuAnhui 241000,China
  • Received:2025-05-28 Revised:2025-07-01 Online:2026-02-01 Published:2026-03-06
  • Contact: XU Shujuan,E-mail:258548291@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To understand the mediating role of career maturity of master of nursing specialist(MNS) graduate students between clinical learning environment and professional identity,and provide reference for improving their professional identity and stabilizing the nursing talent team. Methods From June to July 2024,a convenience sampling method was used to conduct a survey of 211 MNS graduate students enrolled in 7 medical colleges in 6 provinces of China. The survey included the general information questionnaire,nursing student professional identity scale,nursing master's degree graduate student clinical learning environment evaluation scale,and nursing master's degree graduate student career maturity scale,and the data were analyzed. Results The total score of professional identity of MNS graduate students was (56.52±12.67)points,the total score of clinical learning environment was (132.45±26.95)points,and the total score of career maturity was (90.62±20.01)points,all of which were in the middle level. MNS postgraduate students' professional identity was related to gender,whether they had work experience in nursing,and perception of employment prospects in nursing(all P<0.05),clinical learning environment was related to perception of employment prospects in nursing(P<0.05),and career maturity was related to they had work experience in nursing(P<0.05). Clinical learning environment was positively correlated with career maturity and professional identity,and career maturity was also positively correlated with professional identity(all P<0.01). The mediating effect of career maturity between clinical learning environment and professional identity was 0.044,accounting for 13% of the total effect. Conclusion MNS graduate students' career maturity plays a partial mediating role between clinical learning environment and professional identity. Nursing educators should take targeted measures to improve the clinical learning environment of MNS graduate students and strengthen the development of their career maturity level,and thereby improve the professional identity of MNS graduate students.

Key words: Nursing, Graduate students, Professional degree, Career maturity, Clinical learning environment, Professional identity

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