The relationship between reflective ability and professional identity: the mediating effect of self-directed learning and self-efficacy for junior clinical nurses

• Main Authors: Lijie Huang (Author), Xiangsheng Zhang (Author), Feijie Wang (Author), Songbo Zhang (Author), Xiaoxia Chang (Author), Yinping Chu (Author), Lu Wang (Author), Wenwen Jia (Author), Beibei Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Nursing is crucial for delivering healthcare services; however, nursing shortages pose a significant global challenge, which the high turnover rate of junior nurses is expected to exacerbate. Enhancing nurses' professional identities is likely to be an effective strategy for...