Study on the relationship between nursing professional values and professional commitment of nursing students in midwifery specialty in higher vocational colleges
Objective To understand the status quo of nursing professional values and professional commitment of midwifery nursing students in higher vocational education(higher vocational)in Chongqing,and to explore the relationship between them.Methods From March to May 2022,a field questionnaire sur-vey was conducted on a total of 321 nursing students majoring in midwifery in five hospitals in the main urban area of Chongqing by using the general demographic questionnaire,the localized Nursing Professional Values Scale-R(NPVS-R)and the professional commitment questionnaire.Results The average score of the local-ized NPVS-R of 321 nuring students was(94.49±17.57)points,and the average score of the professional commitment questionnaire was(82.31±15.12)points.The nursing professional values of nursing students in midwifery specialty in higher vocational colleges had a significant positive predictive effect on professional commitment,and the difference was statistically significant(β=0.438,P<0.001).Conclusion Higher voca-tional midwifery nursing students,schools and practice teaching hospitals should work together to improve their professional commitment by cultivating high-level professional values of nursing students.
Higher vocational educationMidwifery professionClinical practiceNursing studentsNursing professional valuesProfessional commitment