Relationship between work engagement and healthy work environment among Chinese ICU nurses: The mediating role of psychological capital

AIM: To evaluate the relationship between healthy work environment and work engagement considering the effect of psychological capital among ICU nurses. DESIGN: The study was cross‐sectional design. METHODS: The subjects were 671 registered nurses from 20 ICUs in 18 general hospitals in Shandong province between October 2021 and December 2021. The questionnaires testing nurses' perception of healthy work environment, their work engagement, and psychological capital were used. Structural equation modeling was used to explore their relationship. RESULTS: Work engagement was positively affected by a healthy work environment and psychological capital. The structural equation modeling showed psychological capital mediated the relationship between healthy work environment and their work engagement. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: There were 681 clinical nurses reported at public contribution for responding to the questionnaires and providing valuable data for the study and there was no patient contribution in this study.