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Mediating Effect of Career Adaptability Between Transition Shock and Retention Intention Among Intern Nursing Students in the Initial Stage of Internship: A Cross-Sectional Study
By Zhu Y, Li J, Hu XY and 1 others.
Abstract
Aim
To examine whether career adaptability mediated the relationship between transition shock and retention intention among intern nursing students.
Design
A cross-sectional study.
Methods
From September 1st to October 1st 2024, an online questionnaire survey was conducted among 336 nursing interns from one hospital in northern Fujian Province, China using convenience sampling. Demographic questionnaire, Transition shock of newly graduated nurse scale, Nurses' workplace adaptability scale, and Nurses' retention intention scale were used to collect data. The SPSS 26.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Spearman correlation analysis was used to explore the interaction among transition shock, career adaptability, and retention intention, and PROCESS Macro Model 4 for the mediating effect.