A Concept Analysis of Nurses’ Grit

The purpose of this study was to identify and define the concept of a nurses’ grit. Using Schwartz-Barcott & Kim’s Hybrid model that identify the concept by extensive literature at the theoretical stage of the research, and the analysis of the in-depth interview data conducted by the career nurses in the fieldwork stage, are compared and analyzed. The participants in dept-interview were 10 nurses who working in a general hospital. As a result of this study, the concept of nurses’ grit was categorized into 3 dimensions: the cognitive, the behavioral, and emotional dimensions. Three attributes and twenty-one indicators were defined. Nurses’ grit was defined as the power to persistent effort to foster professionalism and to achieve long-term goals with interest. The concept of nurses’ grit derived from this study is meaningful in that it provided guideline for developing a strategy to reinforce grit in nurses. It is also expected to be a useful reference for personnel management and teaching by be aware of the attributes and indicators of nurses’ grit to strength the grit in nurses.