Objective To explore the impact of the behavioral change management model on critical thinking among medical nurses.Methods 30 internal medicine nursing staff working in Hengyang First People's Hospital from Febru-ary 2021 to January 2023 were selected as research objects.The regular group implemented the conventional manage-ment model from February 2021 to January 2022,and observation group implemented the behavior change manage-ment model from February 2022 to January 2023.The application effects of different management models were com-pared.Results Comparison of critical thinking and professional identity scores between groups,the observation group were higher than the regular group,and the differences were statistically significant(both P<0.05).Comparison of working status scores between groups,it was observed that the scores were higher in achievement(5.57±0.18)points,depersonalization(1.27±0.12)points,and emotional exhaustion(1.42±0.12)points scores were lower in the observa-tion group,and the differences were statistically significant(t=2.739,2.472,3.028,all P<0.05).Conclusion In the management of internal medicine nursing staff,the application of behavior change management model can improve their critical thinking,professional identity and work attitude,and improve work quality and efficiency to a certain ex-tent.
Internal medicineTheory of multistage behavior changeNursing managementCritical thinkingProfes-sional identityWork attitude