Unveiling the Relationships of Professional Identity, Values and Communication Competence in Nursing Students' Clinical Practice Behaviours: A Cross‐Sectional Study and Mediation Model Analysis

作者：Li Yang, Sini Li, Qingyu Wang, Si Pan, Zhao We · 发表于：Nursing Open · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1002/nop2.70270 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Nursing education and management、Hospital Admissions and Outcomes、Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

AIMS: This study aimed to explore factors related to clinical practice behaviours and investigate the role of clinical communication competence in promoting professional identity/values and clinical practice behaviours among nursing students. METHODS: Between July and August 2023, a cross-sectional online survey were conducted among 791 nursing students undergoing clinical internships at a tertiary hospital in Hunan Province, China, using convenience sampling methods. The Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nurse Students, the Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised, the Clinical Communication Competence Scale and the Clinical Practice Behaviours Scale were used to assess students' professional identity, professional values, clinical communication competence and clinical practice behaviours, respectively. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation were performed. Mediation models explored relationships between professional identity, professional values, communication competence and clinical practice behaviours, with communication competence as a mediator. Indirect effects were tested using bias-corrected bootstrapping (5000 iterations) via the PROCESS macro. RESULTS: The findings revealed that professional identity and professional values directly and indirectly influenced clinical practice behaviours in nursing students. Moreover, clinical communication competence was identified as a significant mediator in the relationship between professional ide...