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Volume 10,Issue 7
31 October 2025
Analysis of the Current Status and Influencing Factors of “Future Work Self-Clarity” Among Chinese Intern Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Min Li ,
Ritao Liu ,
Yufeng Pan ,
Fan Yang ,
Fengjie Li ,
Yi Shen ,
Huahui Guan ,
Meng Yang ,
Xue Fu
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State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China,
JCNR 2025 , 9(10), 136–146;
https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v9i10.12538
© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract
Background: The shortage of nurses in China is still a serious problem, how to improve the future work self-clarity of nursing students is very important. Objective: To evaluate the future work self-clarity among nursing students regarding their future careers and the factors influencing it. Methods: A total of 204 undergraduate nursing students from Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, were selected as participants for an online cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Results: The scores of the “Future Work Self-Clarity Scale”, Spiritual Climate Scale, and Career Calling Questionnaire for nursing students were (18.34 ± 3.64), (14.43 ± 3.77), (39.25 ± 10.45), respectively. Multiple linear regression analysis results indicated that satisfaction with clinical teachers, spiritual climate, and occupational calling were the influencing factors of future work self-clarity for intern nursing students (t = -3.230, 2.92, 4.68; all P < 0.05). Conclusion: The level of future work self-clarity among nursing students requires further improvement. Nursing managers should provide comprehensive attention and encouragement to nursing students to enhance their future work self-clarity and facilitate the construction and development of the nursing team.
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