共情在新入职护士人文实践能力与关怀能力关系中的中介作用

Q2 Nursing

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijans.2025.100866

Rongxiu Jin , Yi Wang , Ying Shan , Jiuqun Li

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摘要

新入职护士的过渡期是专业能力发展的关键时期，尤其是在人文实践和护理能力方面。虽然以往的研究已经确立了人文实践能力在护理中的重要性，但共情在护理能力增强中的中介作用尚未得到充分的探讨。本研究旨在分析新聘护士人文实践能力与关怀能力的关系，特别关注共情在这一背景下的中介作用。方法对深圳某三级医院129名新入职护士进行横断面调查。采用人文实践能力评估量表、人际反应指数问卷（共情能力量表）和关爱能力量表（CAI）进行数据收集。采用描述性统计分析人文实践能力、共情能力和关怀能力得分。通过相关分析和中介分析来检验这些变量之间的关系。结果新入职护士人文实践能力得分平均为106.50±18.79分，但护理能力得分仅为187.00±21.62分，不符合国际标准。分析表明，新入职护士人文实践能力得分高于平均水平（106.50±18.79）分，而护理能力得分低于国际标准（187.00±21.62）分。人文实践能力与关怀能力呈显著正相关。共情在人文实践能力与关怀能力之间具有中介作用，其间接效应值为0.495，占总效应的86.84%。结论本研究突出了共情能力在提高新入职护士人文实践能力和关怀能力中的关键作用，为护理管理者制定有针对性的干预方案提供了实证支持。研究结果提示，教育策略应以加强新手护士的人文认知和职业认同为重点，同时系统实施人文实践方案。通过临床沉浸，这些从业者可以逐步完善他们的人文素养，特别强调通过循证互动技术优化护患沟通。这种多维培养能够持续提供高质量、高效和以患者为中心的护理，满足当代医疗保健的期望。

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The mediating effect of empathy in the relationship between humanistic practice competence and caring ability among newly employed nurses

Background

The transition period for newly employed nurses is critical for the development of professional competencies, particularly in humanistic practice and caring ability. While previous research has established the importance of humanistic practice competence in nursing, the mediating role of empathy in the enhancement of caring ability remains underexplored. This study aims to analyze the relationship between humanistic practice competence and the caring abilities of newly hired nurses, specifically focusing on the mediating role of empathy in this context.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted Among 129 newly employed nurses from a tertiary hospital in Shenzhen. Three validated instruments—the Humanistic Practice Competence Assessment Scale, the Interpersonal Reactivity Index Questionnaire (Empathy Ability Scale), and the Caring Ability Inventory (CAI)—were employed to collect data. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the scores of humanistic practice competence, empathy, and caring ability. Correlation analysis and mediation analysis were performed to examine the relationships between these variables.

Results

The findings highlighted that newly employed nurses excelled in humanistic practice competence with an average score of 106.50 ± 18.79 but did not meet the international standard in caring ability, scoring only 187.00 ± 21.62.

The analysis demonstrated that newly employed nurses exhibited a humanistic practice competence score exceeding the average benchmark (106.50 ± 18.79), while their caring ability (187.00 ± 21.62) fell below established international standards.

A significant positive correlation was identified between humanistic practice competence and caring ability. Furthermore, empathy was found to mediate the relationship between humanistic practice competence and caring ability, with an indirect effect value of 0.495, which accounted for 86.84 % of the total effect.

Conclusion

This study highlights the pivotal role of empathic capacity in enhancing humanistic practice competence and caring ability among newly employed nurses, providing empirical support for nursing administrators to develop targeted intervention programs. The findings suggest that educational strategies should prioritize strengthening novice nurses’ humanistic cognition and professional identity, while systematically implementing humanistic practice protocols. Through clinical immersion, these practitioners can progressively refine their humanistic literacy, with particular emphasis on optimizing nurse-patient communication through evidence-based interaction techniques. Such multidimensional cultivation enables continuous delivery of high-quality, efficient, and patient-centered care that meets contemporary healthcare expectations.

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International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Nursing-Nursing (all)

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

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发文量

114

审稿时长

21 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences (IJANS) is an international scientific journal published by Elsevier. The broad-based journal was founded on two key tenets, i.e. to publish the most exciting research with respect to the subjects of Nursing and Midwifery in Africa, and secondly, to advance the international understanding and development of nursing and midwifery in Africa, both as a profession and as an academic discipline. The fully refereed journal provides a forum for all aspects of nursing and midwifery sciences, especially new trends and advances. The journal call for original research papers, systematic and scholarly review articles, and critical papers which will stimulate debate on research, policy, theory or philosophy of nursing as related to nursing and midwifery in Africa, technical reports, and short communications, and which will meet the journal''s high academic and ethical standards. Manuscripts of nursing practice, education, management, and research are encouraged. The journal values critical scholarly debate on issues that have strategic significance for educators, practitioners, leaders and policy-makers of nursing and midwifery in Africa. The journal publishes the highest quality scholarly contributions reflecting the diversity of nursing, and is also inviting international scholars who are engaged with nursing and midwifery in Africa to contribute to the journal. We will only publish work that demonstrates the use of rigorous methodology as well as by publishing papers that highlight the theoretical underpinnings of nursing and midwifery as it relates to the Africa context.