- Title
- Using the theory of planned behaviour to explain junior nurses' and final-year student nurses' intention to care for COVID-19 patients in China : a multisite cross-sectional study
- Creator
- Zhong, Yaping; Zhao, Huan; Wang, Xiaolei; Ji, Ji
- Date
- 2022
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/188478
- Identifier
- vital:17289
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13639
- Identifier
- ISSN:0966-0429 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Aim: To explore junior nurses' and final-year student nurses' intention to care for COVID-19 patients amidst the Delta COVID-19 variant outbreak in China using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a framework. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified global nursing shortage. Junior nurses and final-year student nurses represent the backbone of the future frontline nursing workforce. The TPB is a valid theoretical model for predicting nurses' caring behaviours. Methods: A 47-item self-administered questionnaire was disseminated online to a convenience sample of 547 junior nurses and final-year student nurses located in 13 regions across mainland China. Results: Approximately 63.4% of the participants intended to care for COVID-19 patients voluntarily and 65.6% by non-voluntary assignment. The TPB model significantly predicted 45% of the variance in behavioural intention, subjective norms being the strongest predictor. Gender, vaccination status and ethical perceptions regarding frontline work significantly correlated with the intention to provide care. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of social, organisational and family support underpinning future junior nurses' professional commitment in times of public health crisis. Implications for nursing management: Pandemic-tailored workplace training programmes for nurses/student nurses that emphasize on self-care and ethical issue discussions are warranted. Hospital managers should collaborate with community partners to offer additional family support for nurses in need. © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Inc
- Relation
- Journal of Nursing Management Vol. 30, no. 7 (2022), p. 2259-2267
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 4205 Nursing; China; COVID-19; Intention; Nurses; Patient care
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