Objective To know about the status quo of clinical practice adaptability of nursing students in Anhui, explore the factors influencing the adaptability of clinical practice, so discuss the strategies to improve the adaptability of clinical practice from the angle of nursing teaching. Methods A total of 1 210 nursing students from 8 tertiary hospitals in Anhui Province were selected by convenience sampling from July to September 2021. The stress scale, psychological resilience scale and clinical practice adaptation scale were used to investigate. Two sample t-test and ANOVA were used for univariate analysis of clinical practice adaptability. Pearson correlation analysis was used for correlation analysis of stressors, psychological resilience and clinical practice adaptability. Multiple linear regression was used for influencing factors of clinical practice adaptability. Results There were statistically significant difference in the clinical practice adaptation among liking the degree of nursing, employment attitude, personality traits, physical health state, interpersonal communication, whether voluntary choice of nursing profession and willing to work in nursing after graduation of nursing students (all P<0. 01). The total score of stress was negatively correlated with the dimensions and total scores of clinical practice adaptability (r: -0. 592 to -0. 456, all P<0. 01), while the mental toughness was positively correlated with the dimensions and total scores of clinical practice adaptability (r: 0. 415 to 0. 592, all P<0. 01). The employment attitude, personality traits, liking the degree of nursing, stress and mental toughness were the influence factors of the clinical practice adaptability. Conclusion Internship stress, mental toughness and clinical practice adaptability are related. Schools and practice hospitals should realize the importance of clinical practice adaptability and implement targeted clinical teaching methods to improve the adaptability, so as to stabilize the nursing team. © 2022 Publishing House of Chinese Journal of General Practice. All rights reserved.
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