Analysis of the correlations among work performance, work immersion and professional identity of nurses in operating room

ObjectiveTo explore the correlations among work performance, work immersion and professional identity in operating room nurses.

MethodsNinety-six nurses in operating room were selected, and the levels of work performance, work immersion and professional identity of the nurses were evaluated suing the work performance scale, work immersion experience questionnaire and professional identity scale.

ResultsThe levels of work performance, work immersion and professional identity of nurses in operating room were (73.68±9.43), (108.90±18.47) and (96.37±14.42), respectively.The scores of work performance and professional identity of operating room nurses aged 30-39 years were significantly higher than those of other age nurses (P < 0.05).The higher the educational background and monthly income were, the higher the work performance, work immersion and professional identity scores of operating room nurses were (P < 0.05).The scores of work performance, work immersion and professional identity of nurses with 5-10 years of service were significantly higher than those of nurses with less than 5 years of service (P < 0.05).The higher the number of night shifts per week was, the lower the scores of work performance, work immersion and professional identity of operating room nurses were (P < 0.05).The scores of work performance, work immersion and professional identity of enrolled nurses were significantly higher than those of contract nurses (P < 0.05).The total score of work performance was positively correlated with the total scores of motivation, focus on current tasks, action and consciousness integration and work immersion (P < 0.05), and positively correlated with the total scores of occupational cognitive evaluation, coping with occupational setbacks, occupational self-reflection and occupational identity (P < 0.05).

ConclusionsThe work performance of nurses in operating room is positively correlated with the work immersion and professional identity.It is suggested that the hospital managers should improve the levels of work immersion and professional identity of nurses in operating room for improving the task performance.