The influence of clinical nurse hierarchical management on occupational identity

[Objective] To investigate the effect of clinical nurse hierarchical management on professional identity.[Method]N0- N4 grading management was applied on clinical nurses,and the questionnaire surveystowards all levels of 396 nurses w ith or w ithout hierarchical managementw ere carried out by using nurse professional identity scale. [Result] The score of professional identity of the clinical nurses after grade managing in the hospital w as higher than that w ithout grading,and the differences have statistical significance( P 0. 05). The improvement of professional identity of N3 grade nurses after hierarchical management w as higher than that of N1 grade,and the differences w ere statistically significant( P 0. 05). [Conclusion] The professional identity of nurses can be promoted by the hierarchical management of clinical nurses. The professional identity in N3 grade nurses after grading management improves remarkably compared w ith that of N1 grade。