Status of Professional Identity, Self-Directed Learning Competence, and Self-Efficacy Among Central Sterile Supply Department Nurses

Wei Pan; Liangying Yi; Ting Hu; Yanhua Chen; Juanli Huang; Yongdeng Huang; Ruixue Hu; Jinhui Zhang; Jin Wu

doi:10.12659/MSM.944044

27 July 2024 : Clinical Research

Status of Professional Identity, Self-Directed Learning Competence, and Self-Efficacy Among Central Sterile Supply Department Nurses

Wei Pan^12AE, Liangying Yi^12AE*, Ting Hu^12BC, Yanhua Chen^12BC, Juanli Huang^12BC, Yongdeng Huang^12BC, Ruixue Hu^12BC, Jinhui Zhang^12BC, Jin Wu^12BC

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944044

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944044

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Table 5 Comparison of the scores for professional identity, self-directed learning competence, and self-efficacy among the nurses.

Item	Group	n	Professional identify (mean ± standard deviation)	F/T	P	Self-directed learning competence (mean ± standard deviation)	F/T	P	Self-efficacy (mean ± standard deviation)	F/T	P
Gender	Female	309	110.06±17.26	0.852	0.395	125.94±21.240	0.752	0.387	26.94±6.63	0.271	0.787
Gender	Male	9	105.11±13.129			120.00±24.423			26.33±7.00
Age	18–25 years old	29	102.14±14.999	2.282	0.060	119.93±16.572	3.038	0.018	23.55±5.30	4.904	0.001
	26–30 years old	49	109.41±16.699			125.49±21.047			26.47±6.52
	31–40 years old	122	111.46±18.355			126.30±22.497			27.11±6.96
	41–50 years old	81	111.91±16.401			129.94±21.738			28.99±6.10
	51–60 years old	37	107.24±15.577			119.84±18.485			25.03±6.38
Place of origin	Urban area	183	110.79±17.806	0.726	0.395	125.61±21.987	0.243	0.784	27.48±6.80	2.392	0.093
	Suburban area	47	109.13±16.284			127.79±20.969			27.19±5.64
	Rural area	88	108.53±16.3			125.03±20.223			25.63±6.65
Hospital grade	Tertiary A	198	110.68±18.242	1.218	0.303	127.24±22.688	2.417	0.049	27.08±7.01	0.633	0.639
	Tertiary B	55	110.49±15.839			126.09±18.229			26.64±6.49
	Secondary A	52	108.52±14.687			122.96±19.458			27.13±5.35
	Secondary B	10	104.1±12.351			118.20±11.793			26.1±6.724
	Others	3	93±14.933			96.67±8.963			21.33±2.31
Working years	<1 year	9	108.89±16.677	0.748	0.588	125.67±18.554	0.879	0.495	24.78±8.21	0.867	0.503
	1–3 years	35	107±16.731			122.71±19.297			25.60±6.29
	4–6 years	29	107.1±17.149			124.52±22.161			25.90±6.57
	7–10 years	46	108.48±17.481			126.74±22.542			26.91±6.68
	11–20 years	82	112.21±18.615			126.24±22.396			27.12±7.00
	>20 years	117	110.53±16.202			126.29±20.949			27.61±6.36
Type of employee	Permanent employee	143	111.36±16.271	2.615	0.051	127.23±20.920	3.441	0.017	27.37±6.59	0.747	0.525
	Contract employee	165	108.98±17.295			124.61±21.076			26.57±6.57
	Triangular employment	4	89.5±2.887			102.75±4.113			23.75±6.75
	Others	6	115.17±29.647			138.17±32.945			28.17±9.50
Nurse level	Chief nurse	5	119.4±12.681	0.747	0.561	129.60±21.173	0.914	0.456	28.40±5.51	0.301	0.877
	Co-chief nurse	63	110.79±14.575			128.95±20.797			27.38±6.08
	Super-vising nurse	104	108.2±17.276			122.42±21.185			26.71±6.76
	Nurse practitioner	100	110.09±18.456			125.47±22.214			27.10±6.65
	Nurse	46	111.2±17.761			129.22±19.953			26.24±7.29
Job title	Manager of nursing department	1	102±	1.162	0.328	124.00±	0.577	0.718	23.00±/	0.16	0.983
	Deputy manager of nursing department	2	92±5.657			109.50±23.335			27.50±3.54
	Department-level head nurse	16	111.56±11.933			125.81±17.081			27.06±5.76
	Other head nurse	89	112.19±15.092			128.04±19.442			27.30±6.14
	Deputy head nurse	15	113.6±16.762			128.47±21.931			26.47±6.74
	Non-management or non-supervisory	195	108.69±18.375			124.70±22.451			26.79±6.98
Marital status	Never married	55	106.6±15.605	1.531	0.206	124.47±18.817	0.391	0.760	25.58±6.86	0.95	0.420
	Married	247	110.93±17.308			126.27±21.658			27.22±6.48
	Divorced	14	106.07±20.102			125.07±25.506			27.14±8.45
	Widowed	2	103.5±10.607			104.50±2.121			25.50±4.95
Monthly income (Chinese Yuan)	<3000	6	96.83±12.172	13.120	0.000	108.83±11.856	3.493	0.016	21.50±2.67	2.25	0.082
	3001–5000	79	108.49±19.181			124.39±22.794			26.11±6.90
	5001–10000	197	110.78±16.548			126.95±20.677			27.48±6.44
	10001–20000	36	110.53±15.942			125.17±21.938			26.58±7.11
Why did you choose to study nursing?	Alternate program offer	33	110.97±16.452	13.120	0.000	127.12±20.989	2.046	0.088	27.73±5.80	4.33	0.002
	Employability	95	104.6±15.553			119.79±19.525			25.77±6.54
	Recommendation from others	64	105.42±16.102			121.89±21.957			25.86±6.42
	Personal interest	97	119.32±15.662			135.14±20.211			29.01±6.72
	Others	29	104.62±17.591			121.03±19.746			25.17±6.50
Why did you choose to work at CSSD?	Personal interest	104	117.68±19.022	14.213	0.000	134.79±23.134	3.932	0.009	29.18±6.80	8.47	0.000
	Random allocation by the hospital	150	108.01±15.099			123.97±19.339			26.41±6.48
	Recommendation from others	18	103.83±11.142			114.22±15.211			26.28±4.61
	Others	46	100.98±14.02			115.78±17.203			23.74±5.81
If you were given a second chance to choose the program, would you still study nursing?	Absolutely yes	34	127.97±19.455	37.995	0.000	142.85±23.694	1.311	0.266	30.85±7.54	7.05	0.000
	Yes	141	115.08±12.566			130.16±18.402			27.87±6.60
	I do not care	38	104.89±15.744			117.87±22.769			25.26±5.56
	No	78	101.6±13.641			119.09±18.563			25.13±5.82
	Absolutely no	27	91.33±13.505			111.78±18.200			24.59±6.39
If you were given a second chance to choose the department, would you still choose to work at CSSD?	Absolutely yes	70	120.61±18.97	17.453	0.000	137.53±20.469	0.439	0.781	30.19±6.28	9.28	0.000
	Yes	175	110.07±15.209			125.56±21.101			26.8±6.59
	I do not care	38	99.71±13.388			113.61±16.715			23.71±4.93
	No	29	100.93±12.329			117.62±15.386			23.62±6.55
	Absolutely no	6	88.67±8.477			111.17±20.837			28.83±4.22
Do you wish your children to become nurses?	Absolutely yes	15	133.27±20.714	20.804	0.000	150.13±23.284	1.796	0.130	34.80±5.99	8.80	0.000
	Yes	46	118.83±14.091			135.20±16.717			27.87±6.88
	I do not care	53	114.53±15.005			130.28±19.537			28.47±6.24
	No	161	106.49±14.637			122.21±20.097			25.89±6.18
	Absolutely no	43	99.4±17.469			114.95±20.850			25.12±6.50

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