Investigation and research on the current situation of leadership of new nurses

Objective To investigate the leadership status of new nurses, and to provide some reference for the training and education of new nurses and efficient quality nursing service. Methods In September 2018, a total of 129 new nurses from a ClassⅢ Grade A hospital were randomly recruited by convenience sampling method. Questionnaire survey was conducted to compare the difference of leadership among new nurses with different characteristics by General Information Questionnaire and Nurse Leadership Questionnaire. A total of 129 questionnaires were sent out and 125 valid questionnaires were collected. Results The average leadership score of the 125 new nurses was (3.59±0.67) . The score of nursing professional ability dimension was the highest (3.73±0.64) , and the score of critical thinking ability dimension was the lowest (3.47±0.71) . The scores of five dimensions of interpersonal communication ability, communication ability, critical thinking ability, planning and organizing ability and self-care ability of new nurses of different genders in the nurse leadership questionnaire were compared, and the differences were statistically significant (t=-3.950, -3.145, -3.389, -3.451, -2.179; P<0.05) . The difference in critical thinking ability score of new nurses with different marital status was statistically significant (t=3.235, P<0.01) . Conclusions The overall level of leadership status of new nurses is low. It is suggested that in the standardized training and education of newly recruited nurses, early education and training of career leadership should be emphasized, and the strengths of different groups of nurses should be brought into play, so as to improve their professional value and quality service. Key words: Nurses; Leadership; Training; Newly recruited