House and Street: Narratives of Professional Identity Among Nurses

Meis, Constantin; Souza, Carmelita de Almeida; Filho, João Ferreira da Silva

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2007.06.004

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“…People look at the doctor who gets all the credits (DeMeis et al . , Kemmer & Silva ). The online forum used by Liu () to explore nurses' perceptions of their work role on the basis of Chinese cultural and gender roles shows similar results.…”

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“…The included studies show that professional identity can be reflected in the nurse's professional self‐concept, which is also based on the general public opinion on nurses (Öhlén & Segesten , DeMeis et al . ). Congruence exists between the public image and nurses' self‐concept: nurses who perceive their public image to be negative are likely to develop low self‐concept (Öhlén & Segesten , Gregg & Magilvy , Takase et al .…”

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“…The public is oblivious to the different levels of education and professionalism involved in nursing (DeMeis et al . , Dahlborg‐Lyckhage & Pilhammar‐Anderson , Liu ). The study of Huffstutler et al .…”

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“…In contrast, the study of DeMeis et al . () showed that nurses themselves may also consider caring to be an unprofessional activity. The respondents state that when nurses reach higher professional standards, patient care is delegated to a socially less‐valued professional category that requires lower academic qualifications.…”

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The nursing profession: public image, self‐concept and professional identity. A discussion paper

Hoeve

Jansen

Roodbol

2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim. To discuss the actual public image of nurses and other factors that influence the development of nurses' self-concept and professional identity. Background. Nurses have become healthcare professionals in their own right who possess a great deal of knowledge. However, the public does not always value the skills and competences nurses have acquired through education and innovation. Design. Discussion paper. Data sources. We identified 1216 relevant studies by searching MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases in the period 1997-2010. Finally, 18 studies met our inclusion criteria. Discussion. The included studies show that the actual public image of nursing is diverse and incongruous. This image is partly self-created by nurses due to their invisibility and their lack of public discourse. Nurses derive their self-concept and professional identity from their public image, work environment, work values, education and traditional social and cultural values. Implications for nursing. Nurses should work harder to communicate their professionalism to the public. Social media like the Internet and YouTube can be used to show the public what they really do. Conclusion. To improve their public image and to obtain a stronger position in healthcare organizations, nurses need to increase their visibility. This could be realized by ongoing education and a challenging work environment that encourages nurses to stand up for themselves. Furthermore, nurses should make better use of strategic positions, such as case manager, nurse educator or clinical nurse specialist and use their professionalism to show the public what their work really entails.

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confidence: 97%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The nursing profession: public image, self‐concept and professional identity. A discussion paper

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Jansen

Roodbol

2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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399

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“…Individuals’ professional identity has been shown to influence their professional self-schemas, which affected their cognitive-processing bias (Donald, 2003; DeMeis et al, 2007; Wei et al, 2017). In addition, Markus (1980) posited that individuals could be more likely to select information that is consistent with their professional self-schemas and ignore inconsistent information during learning.…”

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Cognitive-Processing Bias in Chinese Student Teachers with Strong and Weak Professional Identity

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Professional identity plays an important role in career development. Although many studies have examined professional identity, differences in cognitive-processing biases between Chinese student teachers with strong and weak professional identity are poorly understood. The current study adopted Tversky’s social-cognitive experimental paradigm to explore cognitive-processing biases in Chinese student teachers with strong and weak professional identity. Experiment 1 showed that participants with strong professional identity exhibited stronger positive-coding bias toward positive profession-related life events, relative to that observed in those with weak professional identity. Experiment 2 showed that participants with strong professional identity exhibited greater recognition bias for previously read items, relative to that observed in those with weak professional identity. Overall, the results suggested that participants with strong professional identity exhibited greater positive cognitive-processing bias relative to that observed in those with weak professional identity.

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Professional identity research in the health professions—a scoping review

Cornett

Palermo

Ash

2022

Adv in Health Sci Educ

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Professional identity impacts the workforce at personal, interpersonal and profession levels however there is a lack of reviews of professional identity research across practising health professionals. To summarise professional identity research in the health professions literature and explore how professional identity is described a scoping review was conducted by searching Medline, Psycinfo, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, and Business Source Complete using “professional identity” and related terms for 32 health professions. Empirical studies of professional identity in post-registration health professionals were examined with health profession, career stage, background to research, theoretical underpinnings and constructs of professional identity being extracted, charted and analysed using content analysis where relevant. From 9941 studies, 160 studies across 17 health professions were identified, with nursing and medicine most common. Twenty studies focussed on professional identity in the five years post-entry to the workforce and 56 studies did not state career stage. The most common background for the research was the impact of political, social and healthcare reforms and advances. Thirty five percent of studies (n = 57) stated the use of a theory or framework of identity, the most common being classified as social theories. Individual constructs of professional identity across the research were categorised into five themes—The Lived Experience of Professional Identity; The World Around Me; Belonging; Me; and Learning and Qualifications. Descriptions of professional identity are broad, varied, rich and multi-layered however the literature is under theorised with current theories potentially inadequate to capture its complexity and make meaningful contributions to the allied health professions.

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House and Street: Narratives of Professional Identity Among Nurses

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

The nursing profession: public image, self‐concept and professional identity. A discussion paper

The nursing profession: public image, self‐concept and professional identity. A discussion paper

Cognitive-Processing Bias in Chinese Student Teachers with Strong and Weak Professional Identity

Professional identity research in the health professions—a scoping review

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