Relationship between stroke specialist nurses' professional autonomy, organizational support and professional benefits

Objective To understand the status quo of professional autonomy, sense of organizational support and professional benefit of stroke specialist nurses, and to analyze the relationship between them. Methods Using the convenient sampling method, from January to July 2018, a total of 91 stroke specialist nurses from six Class Ⅲ Grade A hospitals in Hangzhou and Wenzhou were selected for the study. The General Data Questionnaire, Professional Autonomy Scale, Organizational Support Scale, and Questionnaire of Nurse' Perceived Professional Benefits were used to collect information about them. Data analysis was performed using independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and structural equation model. A total of 91 questionnaires were distributed in this study, and 86 valid questionnaires were used. The effective recovery rate of the questionnaire was 94.51%. Results A total of 86 stroke specialist nurses got a total average score of (4.47±0.49) in Professional Autonomy Scale, an total average score of (3.02±0.36) in Organizational Support Scale, a total score of (115.56±20.46) in Questionnaire of Nurse' Perceived Professional Benefits; There were statistical differences between stoke specialist nurses with difference genders and titles in terms of their professional benefits (P<0.05) . Professional autonomy of stroke specialist nurses plays a mediating role in organizational support and professional benefit, with mediating effect accounting for 32.5% of the total effect. Conclusions Professional autonomy, job involvement and organizational support affect professional benefit of stroke specialist nurses. Professional autonomy plays a mediating role in organizational support and professional benefit. Key words: Stroke; Specialist nurse; Organizational support; Professional benefit