Leader's innovation expectation and nurse's innovation behaviour in artificial intelligence technology: The chain mediation of job control and creative self-efficacy.

AIM

To investigate the influence of leader's innovation expectation on nurse's innovation behaviour, as well as the chain mediating effect of job control and creative self-efficacy between leader's innovation expectation and nurse's innovation behaviour.

BACKGROUND

The nurse's innovation behaviour is crucial in promoting medical artificial intelligence. Thus, clarifying the influencing factors of nurse's innovation behaviour has become a top priority.

METHODS

A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 263 Chinese nurses from tertiary hospitals and secondary hospitals in Hefei, Anhui province.

RESULTS

Leader's innovation expectation was positively related to nurse's innovation behaviour. Creative self-efficacy and job control respectively mediated the relationship between leader's innovation expectation and nurse's innovation behaviour. Furthermore, creative self-efficacy and job control played a chain mediation role between leader's innovation expectation and nurse's innovation behaviour.

CONCLUSION

Leader's innovation expectation helps to enhance nurse's creative self-efficacy and job control, thereby enhancing nurse's enthusiasm for innovation.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT

Hospital managers and leaders formulate intervention measures to increase leader's innovation expectation, nurse's creative self-efficacy and job control, and encourage nurse's innovation behaviour.