The professional self-image of nurses in Belgian hospitals: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Siebens, Kaat; Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx de; Abraham, Ivo; Dierckx, Katrien; Braes, Tom; Darras, Élisabeth; Dubois, Yannick; Milisen, Koen

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.04.004

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“…It is also important to mention that almost 90% considered being able to give the care they would like to give. This is important because only 58.7% of a group of 10,000 hospital nurses (both general and psychiatric hospitals) stated they could give the care they would like to give [17].…”

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Psychometric properties of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey: a cross-sectional study in a large sample of Belgian psychiatric nurses

Claeys¹,

Faelens²,

Sabbe³

et al. 2013

EJPCH

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Rational, aims and objectives:The complex situation of care giving during the nursing and accompaniment of psychiatric patients often results in ethical problems and dilemmas for the caregivers involved. The ethical climate on a ward is crucial for addressing these problems and dilemmas. To date, there has been no instrument for assessing the ethical climate on a psychiatric ward. The present study is the first study of ethical climate in a psychiatric hospital. It was investigated whether the only existing instrument that measures the ethical climate in general hospitals, the 'Hospital Ethical Climate Survey', is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the ethical climate on psychiatric wards. Method: A cross-sectional study was performed in a large psychiatric inpatient setting in Belgium. All 320 nurses were invited to participate, 265 of them completed the survey, giving a response rate of 83%. The factor structure of the HECS was examined through explorative Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and the reliability of the constructed scale and subscales were investigated. Results: Five factors were identified, which were largely identical compared to the factor structure obtained with the original instrument and its underlying theoretical basis. Items related to different allied healthcare professions were added, which expanded the subscale 'relationship with physician' to 'relationship with other disciplines' (medical and allied healthcare workers). Conclusion: The reliability of the instrument was good and comparable with reliability scores from earlier research. The investigated setting has a significantly higher main score for ethical climate, compared to previous studies.

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Psychometric properties of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey: a cross-sectional study in a large sample of Belgian psychiatric nurses

Claeys¹,

Faelens²,

Sabbe³

et al. 2013

EJPCH

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“…It has been widely documented that developing a positive image of the nurses is very important for their practice (Siebens et al, 2006). The following recommendations are made, for nursing education, practice, and research, to enhance the professional image of nursing in Pakistan: …”

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“…The nurses' positive and negative perceptions about their public image have an association with their self concept, self esteem, job satisfaction, and performance (Takase, Maude, & Manias, 2006;Fletcher, 2007). Being an important profession in health, it is critical that nurses have a positive perception about themselves and about their profession (Siebens, Casterle, Abraham, Dierckx, Braes, Darras, et al, 2006). The public will value the nursing profession when the nurses will value their own profession.…”

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Association of nursesâ€™ self perception about their public image and their job satisfaction in tertiary care hospitals, Karachi, Pakistan

Masih

Gulzar

2018

IJANS

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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore association of nurses’ self perception about their public image and job satisfaction in tertiary care hospitals, Karachi, Pakistan.Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on 281 diploma prepared nurses working in two public and two private tertiary care hospitals in Karachi. A combination of probability cluster sampling and non probability convenience sampling techniques were used to select units and the participants from each research setting respectively. Data were collected using the Porter Nursing Image Scale, Index of Work Satisfaction, and a self developed demographic tool by the primary researcher.Results: Majority of the participants were women, of ages 20 to 30 years, from private hospitals. Nurses’ self perception about their public image was ranked positive but differed in degree by the tool’s components. Nurses ranked ’Professional Status’ as important for their job satisfaction. A weak negative association was found between nurses’ self perception about their public image’ and level of job satisfaction.Conclusion: Nurses, who perceive their public image positively, tend to be satisfied with their job. Nurse leaders need to understand that the efforts to enhance the image of the nursing profession are directly linked with nurses’ job satisfaction.

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“…Professional self-image can also be viewed as the sum of subjective and inter-subjective attitudes affected by past professional experience and context (Volek & Jirák 2007: 362). Many studies have underscored the significance of professional self-image for work processes and professional objectives in various fields, such as education and management (Collard 2004), nursing (Siebens et al 2006), real estate (Webb 2000), and journalism (Volek & Jirák 2007).…”

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The Other Stance: Conflicting Professional Self-Images and Perceptions of the Other Profession Among Finnish PR Professionals and Journalists

Niskala

Hurme

2014

Nordicom Review

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Public relations (PR) professionals and journalists act as builders of societies' communication atmospheres, and their inter-relationships are of importance. The aim of the present study is to describe and compare PR professionals' and journalists' professional self-images and perceptions of the other group's profession in Finland. The study is part of the ProfCom project and makes use of the project's Finnish quantitative questionnaire data. The results indicate clear perception differences. PR professionals identify themselves with bond-and trust-building objectives, whereas journalists perceive marketing and financial goals as the main objectives of PR professionals. Journalists identify themselves with information sharing, criticism and service roles, whereas PR professionals perceive opinion sharing, advising and informing about scandals as the main objectives of journalists. In addition, the study indicates a need for further research on the underlying reasons for conflicting perceptions and the effects of the developing Internet communication arena on relationships between professionals.

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The professional self-image of nurses in Belgian hospitals: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Cited by 72 publications

References 33 publications

Psychometric properties of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey: a cross-sectional study in a large sample of Belgian psychiatric nurses

Psychometric properties of the Hospital Ethical Climate Survey: a cross-sectional study in a large sample of Belgian psychiatric nurses

Association of nursesâ€™ self perception about their public image and their job satisfaction in tertiary care hospitals, Karachi, Pakistan

The Other Stance: Conflicting Professional Self-Images and Perceptions of the Other Profession Among Finnish PR Professionals and Journalists

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