Purpose
This correlation study was designed to understand clinical nurses' political interest, nursing professionalism, and intention to participate in politics, as well as the impact of political interest and nursing professionalism on intention to political participation.
Method
A total of 187 clinical nurses from a general hospital in Seoul were considered for this study. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 24.0, which included descriptive statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple regression analysis, and Scheffé’s test.
Results
Political interest (β=.46, p<.001), nursing professionalism (β=.17, p=.007), manager or higher (β=.19, p=.018), and age under 24 years of age (β=.14, p=.038) were all statistically significant predictors of political participation. The explanatory power of these factors was 35.6% (R 2 =.39, Adj. R 2 =.36).
Conclusion
This study revealed the relationship between nursing professionalism and intention to participate in politics, which has not been previously investigated in clinical nurses. This study is significant as it suggests the necessity and direction of future nursing professionalism education programs.