Relationship among the nursing practice environment, occupational career, and work engagement of Chinese nurses employed in Japan: A cross-sectional study

Autor: Yuchun Yang, Kaori Hatanaka, Kei Takahashi, Yasuko Shimizu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100166- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-142X
71023364
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2023.100166
Popis: Background: Work engagement is a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption, and it affects the quality of care nurses give. Chinese nurses working in Japan experience differences in nursing practice and difficulties in career development. Therefore, the nursing practice environment and occupational career may affect their work engagement. However, little research has been completed on the factors affecting Chinese nurses' work engagement in Japan. Objective: To clarify the relationship between the nursing practice environment, occupational career, and work engagement of Chinese nurses in Japan. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting(s): Japanese hospitals (beds>19). Participants: 149 Chinese nurses employed in Japan. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, we mailed 640 paper questionnaires, which included a QR code for online responses, to 58 Japanese hospitals that employed Chinese nurses. A survey request form and internet address were sent to the WeChat app, where Chinese nurses in Japan communicate. The contents included attribute-related questions, the Nursing Practice Environment Scale, the Occupational Career Scale, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. A multivariate analysis was conducted with nine adjustment factors, such as gender, educational background, and work engagement, as the dependent variables. The significance level was set at p
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