Innovative behaviour and career success: Mediating roles of self-efficacy and colleague solidarity of nurses

Objectives:The purpose of the study is to explore the relationships amongst innovative behaviour,self-efficacy,colleague solidarity of nurses and career success of nurses in China's Mainland.Method:This study used the cross-sectional investigation method and nurses were recruited from eight tertiary hospitals and four secondary hospitals in Tianjin,China.A convenience sample of 848 nurses was included in this survey.Structural equation model analysis was performed as well.Results:Results revealed that the nurses'career success score was at the medium degree,whilst innovative behaviour and self-efficacy were in the medium-high level and had high level of colleague solidarity.The four variables include innovative behaviour,self-efficacy,colleague solidarity of nurses and career success;each dimension showed positive correlation(r=0.145 to 0.923,P<0.05).Independent sample T-test showed no significant differences between the two types of hospitals in the main variables(P>0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that innovative behaviour,self-efficacy and academic solidarity entered the career success regression equation(β=0.091 to 0.560,P<0.05),thereby possibly explaining 52.0%of the total variation.Hierarchical regression analysis and path analysis model showed that self-efficacy and colleague solidarity of nurses played mediating roles between innovative behaviour and career success(β=0.132 to 0.221,P<0.05).Conclusion:The level of career success of nurses remains to be improved.Additionally,high innovative behaviour,self-efficacy and colleague solidarity of nurses can improve the career success of Chinese nurses.

The mediating role of organizational commitment between calling and work engagement of nurses: A cross-sectional study

Objective: Nurse shortage is a critical problem for global healthcare services.It impacts the quality of clinical care.Work engagement is the core competence of hospitals,which indicates employee's positive attitude toward organization and work.This study aimed to explore the relationships among calling,organizational commitment,and work engagement.Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed,and 320 nurses from tertiary hospitals in China completed the questionnaires that included demographic information,calling scale,employee engagement scale,and organizational commitment scale.Pearson correlation was performed to test the correlations among calling,organizational commitment,and work engagement.Stepwise regression analyses were performed to explore the mediating role of organizational commitment.The bootstrap method was employed to confirm the mediating effect.Results: Nurses' work engagement score was at the medium degree,whereas calling and organizational commitment were in the medium to high level.The results revealed that calling,organizational commitment,work engagement,and each dimension were positively correlated with one another (r=0.145-0.922,P < 0.01).The organizational commitment plays a partially mediating effect between calling and work engagement (β =0.603 to 0.333,P < 0.01).Conclusions: The mediation effect of organizational commitment was verified,which provided a comprehensive understanding of how calling impacted work engagement.Moreover,administrators should not only promote interventions to increase work engagement but also pay attention to calling and organizational commitment so as to improve their work engagement.Taken together,increased level of work engagement is required in the current nursing field.

The use of Career Growth Scale in Chinese nurses:Validity and reliability

Purpose:To test the validity and reliability of a modified Career Growth Scale(CGS)to assess nurse career growth.Method:A cross-sectional design was used to analyze the use of the CGS to survey 600 fulltime registered nurses from Grade A hospitals in Tianjin.Results:A modified scale we called Career Growth of Nurse Scale(CGNS)is acceptable,valid,and reliable for the evaluation of nurse career growth in Chinese hospitals.This scale measured three main factors(career goal,career capacity,and career opportunity)and showed that nurse career growth differed across age,work seniority,and professional title.Conclusions:A three-dimensional scale of nurse career growth was presented.The results revealed CGNS has good validity and reliability.

MYB Transcription Factors as Regulators of Phenylpropanoid Metabolism in Plants

Phenylpropanoid-derived compounds represent a diverse family of secondary metabolites that originate from phenylalanine. These compounds have roles in plant growth and development, and in defense against biotic and abiotic stress. Many of these compounds are also beneficial to human health and welfare. V-myb myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog （MYB） proteins belong to a large family of transcription factors and are key regulators of the synthesis of phenylpropanoid-derived compounds. This review summarizes the current understanding of MYB proteins and their roles in the regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism in plants.

一种生物启发的疏水有机凝胶在高灵敏力学感应方面的应用

柔性电子设备,特别是在潮湿环境中仍具备机械力感知功能的传感设备,是目前智能传感领域的新前沿.受海洋生物在水下环境适应性强特点的启发,我们制备了一种具有强水下粘附性、良好疏水性、抗溶胀性和水下力学检测的高灵敏有机凝胶传感器.凝胶内部大量可逆非共价键的协同作用确保了其在水下对多种基底均具有粘附能力;同时,通过调节化学组分和内部相互作用,使得该凝胶具备疏水性(接触角111.8°)与抗溶胀性(15天平衡溶胀率为-31%),制备的柔性应变传感器灵敏度高(GF因子为1.96)、响应迅速(响应时间79.1 ms)、检测限低(0.45 Pa)、循环稳定性优异(可承受不少于1044个拉伸循环以及3981个压缩循环加载),其在空气中和水中均可实现对复杂人体运动的精确感知,在海洋勘探领域具有广阔的应用前景.