Relations between nurse interns’ future hope scores and their personal characteristics_
| Items | Future hope | Mann–Whitney test | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Median | |||
| Age, years old (20–25) | ||||
| ≤22 | 5.46 ± 1.85 | 6.00 | ||
| ≥23 | 5.55 ± 1.85 | 6.00 | 0.06 | 0.80 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5.63 ± 1.94 | 6.06 | ||
| Female | 5.44 ± 1.81 | 6.00 | 0.81 | 0.37 |
| University | ||||
| Suez Canal | 5.60 ± 1.55 | 5.88 | ||
| Zagazig | 5.39 ± 2.11 | 6.13 | 0.09 | 0.76 |
| Graduation grade | ||||
| Good | 5.20 ± 1.76 | 5.50 | ||
| Very good | 5.76 ± 1.79 | 6.38 | H = 7.64 | 0.02* |
| Excellent | 5.11 ± 1.98 | 5.63 | ||
| Pre-university education | ||||
| General | 5.51 ± 1.88 | 6.00 | ||
| Technical | 5.10 ± 1.11 | 5.00 | 2.27 | 0.13 |
| Chose nursing by own will | ||||
| No | 5.02 ± 1.76 | 6.00 | ||
| Yes | 5.63 ± 1.88 | 6.19 | 1.69 | 0.057 |
| Have nurse role model | ||||
| No | 5.45 ± 1.76 | 5.75 | ||
| Yes | 5.58 ± 1.98 | 6.25 | 1.46 | 0.23 |
| Have chronic disease | ||||
| No | 5.49 ± 1.88 | 6.00 | ||
| Yes | 5.70 ± 1.31 | 5.88 | 0.02 | 0.89 |
Sociodemographic characteristics of nurse interns in the study sample (N = 210)_
| Sociodemographics | n | % | M ± SD | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years old (20–25) | 22.3 ± 0.9 | 22.0 | ||
| ≤22 | 128 | 61.0 | ||
| ≥23 | 82 | 39.0 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 62 | 29.5 | ||
| Female | 148 | 70.5 | ||
| Graduation grade | ||||
| Good | 40 | 19.0 | ||
| Very good | 119 | 56.7 | ||
| Excellent | 51 | 24.3 | ||
| University | ||||
| Suez Canal | 105 | 50.0 | ||
| Zagazig | 105 | 50.0 | ||
| Pre-university education | ||||
| General | 200 | 95.2 | ||
| Technical | 10 | 4.8 | ||
| Chose nursing by own will | ||||
| No | 118 | 56.2 | ||
| Yes | 92 | 43.8 | ||
| Have nurse role model | ||||
| No | 125 | 59.5 | ||
| Yes | 85 | 40.5 | ||
| Have chronic disease | ||||
| No | 199 | 94.8 | ||
| Yes | 11 | 5.2 | ||
Scores of professional identity, wellness, and future hope among nurse interns in the study sample (N = 210)_
| Items | Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | Median | Quartiles | ||
| 1st | 3rd | ||||
| Professional identity (max = 5) | 3.45 | 0.77 | 3.56 | 3.02 | 3.43 |
| Benefit of retention/risk of turnover | 3.35 | 0.93 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.35 |
| Independence of career choice | 3.25 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.20 |
| Professional self-image | 3.38 | 0.93 | 3.50 | 2.88 | 3.37 |
| Social comparison and self-reflection | 3.57 | 0.97 | 3.67 | 3.00 | 3.57 |
| Social modeling | 3.85 | 1.05 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.85 |
| Wellness (max = 5) | 3.04 | 0.99 | 3.19 | 2.50 | 3.03 |
| Physical | 2.86 | 1.11 | 2.92 | 2.14 | 2.85 |
| Psychological | 3.04 | 1.09 | 3.20 | 2.53 | 3.03 |
| Social | 3.22 | 1.11 | 3.46 | 2.61 | 3.21 |
| Future hope (max = 8) | 5.50 | 1.85 | 6.00 | 4.66 | 5.48 |
| Agency | 5.50 | 1.80 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.48 |
| Pathway | 5.50 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 4.33 | 5.48 |
Relations between nurse interns’ professional identity scores and their personal characteristics_
| Items | Professional identity | Mann–Whitney test | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Median | |||
| Age, years old (20–25) | ||||
| ≤22 | 3.35 ± 0.75 | 3.53 | ||
| ≥23 | 3.60 ± 0.78 | 3.71 | 7.36 | 0.007** |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 3.06 ± 0.88 | 3.18 | ||
| Female | 3.61 ± 0.66 | 3.71 | 18.25 | <0.001** |
| University | ||||
| Suez Canal | 3.54 ± 0.59 | 3.53 | ||
| Zagazig | 3.35 ± 0.91 | 3.71 | 0.12 | 0.73 |
| Graduation grade | ||||
| Good | 3.35 ± 0.79 | 3.47 | ||
| Very good | 3.48 ± 0.80 | 3.65 | H = 1.70 | 0.43 |
| Excellent | 3.44 ± 0.68 | 3.53 | ||
| Pre-university education | ||||
| General | 3.46 ± 0.78 | 3.59 | ||
| Technical | 3.24 ± 0.60 | 3.29 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| Chose nursing by own will | ||||
| No | 3.28 ± 0.74 | 3.35 | ||
| Yes | 3.66 ± 0.76 | 3.82 | 18.50 | <0.001** |
| Have nurse role model | ||||
| No | 3.32 ± 0.75 | 3.47 | ||
| Yes | 3.63 ± 0.77 | 3.82 | 9.91 | 0.002** |
| Have chronic disease | ||||
| No | 3.43 ± 0.78 | 3.53 | ||
| Yes | 3.74 ± 0.58 | 3.65 | 1.03 | 0.31 |
Relations between nurse interns’ wellness scores and their personal characteristics_
| Items | Wellness | Mann–Whitney test | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Median | |||
| Age, years old (20–25) | ||||
| ≤22 | 3.06 ± 1.01 | 3.23 | ||
| ≥23 | 3.01 ± 0.96 | 3.05 | 0.18 | 0.67 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 3.17 ± 1.08 | 3.36 | ||
| Female | 2.99 ± 0.94 | 3.13 | 1.41 | 0.24 |
| University | ||||
| Suez Canal | 3.09 ± 0.80 | 3.16 | ||
| Zagazig | 3.00 ± 1.14 | 3.21 | 0.03 | 0.85 |
| Graduation grade | ||||
| Good | 2.72 ± 1.05 | 2.77 | ||
| Very good | 3.20 ± 0.90 | 3.24 | H = 6.22 | 0.04* |
| Excellent | 2.92 ± 1.06 | 3.21 | ||
| Pre-university education | ||||
| General | 3.05 ± 1.00 | 3.21 | ||
| Technical | 2.82 ± 0.72 | 2.73 | 1.93 | 0.16 |
| Chose nursing by own will | ||||
| No | 2.89 ± 0.97 | 3.04 | ||
| Yes | 3.24 ± 0.98 | 3.42 | 8.08 | 0.004** |
| Have nurse role model | ||||
| No | 2.99 ± 1.02 | 3.16 | ||
| Yes | 3.12 ± 0.94 | 3.24 | 0.59 | 0.44 |
| Have chronic disease | ||||
| No | 3.04 ± 1.00 | 3.20 | ||
| Yes | 3.07 ± 0.69 | 3.00 | 0.22 | 0.64 |
Correlation matrix of professional identity, wellness, and future hope scales scores and nurse interns’ age and graduation grade_
| Scales | Spearman rank correlation coefficient | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional identity | Wellness | Future hope | |
| Wellness | 0.142* | ||
| Future hope | 0.273** | 0.676** | |
| Age | 0.181** | −0.071 | 0.000 |
| Graduation grade | 0.029 | 0.062 | −0.016 |
Best fitting multiple linear regression model for the professional identity, wellness, and future hope score_
| Items | Unstandardized coefficients | Standardized coefficients | t-test | P-value | 95% Confidence interval for B | r-square | Model ANOVA | Variables entered and excluded | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Std. Error | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Professional identity | 0.16 | F = 14.33, P < 0.001 | Age, pre-university education, graduation grade, university, chronic disease | |||||||
| Constant | 40.22 | 3.26 | 12.341 | <0.001** | 33.79 | 46.65 | ||||
| Female gender | 8.59 | 1.82 | 0.30 | 4.710 | <0.001** | 4.99 | 12.18 | |||
| Chose nursing by own will | 5.02 | 1.70 | 0.19 | 2.946 | 0.004** | 1.66 | 8.38 | |||
| Nurse role model | 3.79 | 1.72 | 0.14 | 2.205 | 0.029* | 0.40 | 7.18 | |||
| Wellness | 0.03 | F = 6.60, P = 0.011 | Age, gender, pre-university education, graduation grade, university, nurse role model, chronic disease | |||||||
| Constant | 216.85 | 6.72 | 32.277 | <0.001** | 203.60 | 230.09 | ||||
| Chose nursing by own will | 26.07 | 10.15 | 0.18 | 2.568 | 0.011* | 6.06 | 46.08 | |||
| Future hope | 0.49 | F = 67.46, P < 0.001 | Age, gender, pre-university education, graduation grade, university, nurse role model, chronic disease | |||||||
| Constant | 0.11 | 4.04 | 0.028 | <0.001** | 7.85 | 8.07 | ||||
| Chose nursing by own will | 3.21 | 1.54 | 0.11 | 2.082 | 0.039* | 6.25 | 0.17 | |||
| Wellness score | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.68 | 13.616 | <0.001** | 0.12 | 0.16 | |||
| Professional identity score | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 4.147 | <0.001** | 0.13 | 0.35 | |||