Abstract: Objective To investigate the status quo of perceived authentic leadership,workplace spirit and professional identity of hemodialysis nurses,analyze the role path of workplace spirit and perceived authentic leadership on professional identity. Methods Using the convenient sampling method,346 hemodialysis nurses from 16 general hospitals in northeast Sichuan were selected as the survey objects from January to February 2022. The investigation was performed by the general data questionnaire,workplace spirit scale,perceived authentic leadership scale and professional identity scale,and the data were analyzed. Results The scores of perceived authentic leadership,workplace spirit and professional identity of hemodialysis nurses were （107.32±10.09）,（55.75±6.83） and （95.10±13.27）points,respectively. The perceived authentic leadership and workplace spirit were positively correlated with professional identity（all P<0.05）,and the perceived authentic leadership was positively correlated with workplace spirit（P<0.05）. The perceived authentic leadership played a part of mediating role between the workplace spirit and professional identity of hemodialysis nurses,the mediating benefit was 0.229,accounting for 37.4% of the total benefit. Conclusion The professional identity of hemodialysis nurses in general hospitals in northeast Sichuan is above the middle level,the workplace spirit plays a part in mediating role between perceived authentic leadership and professional identity,and improving the perceived authentic leadership of hemodialysis nurses can further promote their workplace spirit and professional identity.

Key words: Hemodialysis, Nurse, Workplace spirit, Perceived authentic leadership, Professional identity