Examination of Professional Self-Concept in Nurses in Terms of Certain Variables.

Autor: Yuksel, Arzu, Erzincanli, Saadet
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Zdroj: International Journal of Caring Sciences; Sep-Dec2021, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p1591-1600, 10p, 4 Charts
Abstrakt: Background: The professional self is the set of beliefs and values that guide the nurse's interactions with the patient and their way of thinking and actions. Aim: This study was conducted to examine the level of professional self-concept and the affecting factors in nurses. Method: The sample of the present descriptive study consisted of 256 nurses. The data were obtained via Personal Information Form (PIF) and Professional Self Concept Inventory for Nurses (PSCIN). Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used for data analysis. Results: Overall PSCIN mean total score was determined to be 103.42 ± 11.94. There was a statistically significant difference between gender, age, clinical status, working style, work position held, willingness in choosing the profession, finding the profession suitable for self and satisfaction with work life and the mean PSCI scores (p < 0.05). It was determined that the characteristics of nurses such as education, marital status and having a child do not affect the concept of professional self (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the research indicated that the level of professional self-concept of nurses was average. Managing nurses may organize professional self development training programs for newly graduated, young, and insufficiently educated and nurse clinicians working in shifts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index