Correlation between burnout and professional value in Chinese oncology nurses:A questionnaire survey

Objective:To investigate the relationship between job burnout and professional value in oncology nurses.Methods:The Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI)and the Nurse Professional Values Scale(NPVS)were administered to nurses(n=328)at the Cancer Hospital of Jiangsu Province,China,and the correlation between job burnout and professional value was calculated.Results:The scores(mean±standard deviation)of emotional exhaustion(25.32±12.37),depersonalization(6.93±5.28),and personal accomplishment(30.25±8.96)were measured,indicating a high level of burnout among oncology nurses.Also measured,were the four domains of professional value:caring(36.39±5.73),actionist(21.17±4.85),responsibility freedom and safety(17.95±2.96),and reliability(11.44±1.98).Job burnout and caring were positively correlated(p<0.01),suggesting that caring was the number one concern of oncology nurses.Clinical implication:The prevalence of job burnout in oncology nurses is high,and this could be improved by increasing perception of professional value.It is urgent for managers to strengthen professional value education and to take strategies that reduce job burnout,which is important for the overall quality and safety of nursing.

Professional values in nursing students in Jordan:baccalaureate nursing students’perception

Objective:Baccalaureate degree curricula consist of several professional values required for nursing students,which are taught in many ways.This study aimed to explore the perception of baccalaureate Jordanian nursing students regarding professional values and to assess the relationship between students’demographics and their perception of professional values.Methods:The study design was a descriptive,cross-sectional correlational design.A convenience sample of 182 Jordanian undergraduate nursing students enrolled at one of the most prominent universities in Jordan who completed and submitted a self-administered Nurses’Professional Values Scale(NPVS)was considered for this study.Results:The NPVS total score ranged from 37 to 130,with a relatively high total score mean(99.68 with a mean of 3.83 out of 5).The highest score domain in NPVS was“Justice”with a mean of 3.97,while the lowest ranked domain was“Activism”with a mean of 3.69.The correlation coefficient showed no statistically significant correlation between age nor accumulative students’average with a total score of Nurses Professional Values Scale-revised(NPVS-R)and its subdomains.The t test results showed that gender and type of students’enrollment(regular vs.upgrading)did not affect the means of NPVS-R and its subdomains.But differences were found to be statistically significant between the means of first year students and fourth year students in the total score of NPVS-R.Conclusions:Findings of the study alert nursing educators to pay more attention to the importance of promoting the values related to“activism”and“professionalism”among nursing students.Suggestions for enhancing the roles of peer supervision and providing peer review to colleagues would contribute to improving nursing students’performance and raising self-awareness because when nursing educators pay more attention to the items of these domains,better future nursing professionals,leaders,and researchers can be gained.Also,understanding nursing students’perceptions of the importance of professional values and the difficulties in its application would be vital to enlighten educators about the areas that need improvement.

A Study on the Cultivation of Professional Values among Rural-Orientated Targeted Medical Students in Shaanxi Province

Objective:Through investigation,we can grasp the current situation of the professional identity of rural-orientated targeted medical students in Shaanxi Province,so as to cultivate these medical students to establish correct professional values,thus improving the performance rate.Methods:Questionnaires were distributed,and interviews were carried out in three colleges and universities in Shaanxi Province.Results:Targeted medical students lack professional understanding,and their professional identity needs to be improved through medical education.Conclusion:It is suggested that colleges and universities should take measures such as setting up courses and lectures,strengthening communication between teachers and students,carrying out ritual education and social practice,as well as selecting teaching teachers to strengthen the professional values of targeted medical students。

广东省订单定向培养医学生的职业价值观、专业承诺和学习投入关系

目的 探讨订单定向培养医学生的职业价值观、专业承诺、学习投入间的关系,为提高基层医疗卫生人力培养质量提供参考。方法 采用职业价值观、专业承诺和学习投入量表对广东省848名订单定向培养医学生进行问卷调查。结果 职业价值观、专业承诺与学习投入两两正相关(P<0.01),职业价值观、专业承诺对学习投入具有预测作用(P<0.01)。专业承诺在职业价值观和学习投入间起部分中介作用,中介效应占总效应的23.96%。结论 应有针对性地加强订单定向培养医学生的职业价值观和专业承诺培养,从而促进群体学习投入水平,提高培养质量。