Relation between Career Adaptability and Adversity Quotient among Nurses

Background: Nurses today work in rapidly changing healthcare environments that require continuous adaptation to new technologies, shifting clinical roles, and increasing patient demands. Career adaptability represents the psychological readiness of nurses to manage these changes, make informed career decisions, and cope with daily professional challenges. At the same time, adversity quotient reflects a nurse’s ability to withstand stress, overcome difficulties, and persist during setbacks. The aim of study: To assess relation between career adaptability and adversity quotient among nurses. Design: A descriptive- correlational research design was used. Setting: It conducted in Mabara Tanta Hospital, which is affiliated to Health Insurance Institute in Egypt. Subjects: Included all nurses (n = 180). Tool: Two tools were used in the study: Nurses' Career Adaptability and Nurses' Adversity Quotient Questionnaire. Results: About half (48.9%) of nurses had a high level of career adaptability. More than one third (39.4 & 33.9 %) of nurses had a high and moderate level of adversity quotient. Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between nurses’ career adaptability and adversity quotient. Recommendation: Offering specialized workshops and courses in career adaptability and adversity quotient to equip nurses with skills to handle career challenges.