Analysis of factors influencing cardiovascular surgical nurses' emergency response capabilities, self-efficacy, and coping strategies.

Objectives: To investigate the emergency response capabilities of cardiovascular surgical nurses, analyze their correlation with self-efficacy and coping styles, and summarize targeted intervention measures.

Methods: A total of 243 cardiovascular surgical nurses from comprehensive tertiary Grade A hospitals in Jiangsu Province were selected using convenience sampling from October to November 2023. Participants were surveyed using a general information questionnaire, an emergency response capability assessment scale for operating room nurses, a general self-efficacy scale, and a simplified coping style scale.

Results: The total scores were 114.77±12.39 for emergency response capability, 2.69±0.58 for self-efficacy, 2.02±0.54 for positive coping style, and 1.16±0.53 for negative coping style. Pearson correlation analysis showed that emergency response capability was positively correlated with self-efficacy and positive coping styles and negatively correlated with negative coping styles (all P<0.05). Optimal scaling regression analysis indicated seven factors; age, years of work, professional level, title, self-efficacy, positive coping style, and negative coping style, which could explain 39.0% of the variation in emergency response capability (all P<0.05).

Conclusions: The emergency response capabilities of cardiovascular surgical nurses are moderately high and closely related to their self-efficacy and coping styles. Emergency rescue training for cardiovascular surgical nurses should aim at enhancing self-efficacy and positive coping styles by, for example, setting clear training goals, focusing on individual differences, fostering of active learning, and stimulating their intrinsic motivation to enhance their emergency response capabilities. These changes will lead to more organized and efficient cardiovascular surgical emergency work.