This study is a descriptive research study to confirmed the mediating effect of career adaptability in the relationship between growth mindset and career preparation behavior in order to improve the career preparation behavior of nursing students. The subjects of the study were second, third, and fourth year students attending nursing departments at two universities located in cities G and M.. The data were collected from May to June 2024. Analysis of the collected data was performed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Baron-Kenny regression analysis. As a result of the study, first, growth mindset showed a positive effect(β=.397, p<.001) on career adaptability. Second, growth mindset showed a positive effect(β=.337, p<.001) on career preparation behavior. Third, growth mindset (β=138, p<.001) and career adaptability (β=.502, p<.001) each had a statistically significant impact on career preparation behavior. As a result, it was confirmed that career adaptability has a partial mediating effect between growth mindset and career preparation behavior. Therefore, it can be seen that the higher the growth mindset, the more career adaptability is promoted, which in turn promotes career preparation behavior. Based on these research results, in order to improve the career preparation behavior of nursing students, growth mindset and career adaptability should be promoted in the field of nursing education.

본 연구는 간호대학생의 성장마인드셋과 임상실습 감정노동이 간호전문직관에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 수행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상은 G시의 2개 대학 간호학과에 재학 중인 3, 4학년 학생 이며 자료는 2021년 7월부터 9월까지 수집하였다. 자료는 기술적 통계, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson 상관계 수, 통제회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 성장마인드셋은 간호전문직관(β=.325, p<.001)에 정적인 영향을 나타냈고 임상실습 감정노동은 간호전문직관(β=-.099, p=.161)에 통계적으로 영향을 나타내지 않았다. 연구모형은 간호전문직관을 25.4% 설명하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이에 간호대학 생의 간호전문직관을 촉진하기 위해서는 성장마인드셋을 강화시키는 전략들이 필요함을 알 수 있다.