TY - JOUR
T1 - Professional self-concept of nurses
T2 - A comparative study of four strata of nursing students in a Canadian university
AU - Arthur, David
AU - Thorne, Sally
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - This study represents an effort to refine our understanding of measurement of professional self-concept by testing a tool across various strata of nursing students. The Professional Self Concept of Nurses Instrument, developed in studies of Australian nursing students, was applied to samples of basic undergraduate, post-basic and graduate students in a Canadian university nursing programme. The findings suggest that the tool is sensitive to the predictable development of professional self-concept as students advance through professional education, especially in the dimensions of professional practice and satisfaction. The authors propose that the instrument may have specific applications in evaluating the effects of traditional and innovative educational strategies upon the evolution of professional self-concept in nurses.
AB - This study represents an effort to refine our understanding of measurement of professional self-concept by testing a tool across various strata of nursing students. The Professional Self Concept of Nurses Instrument, developed in studies of Australian nursing students, was applied to samples of basic undergraduate, post-basic and graduate students in a Canadian university nursing programme. The findings suggest that the tool is sensitive to the predictable development of professional self-concept as students advance through professional education, especially in the dimensions of professional practice and satisfaction. The authors propose that the instrument may have specific applications in evaluating the effects of traditional and innovative educational strategies upon the evolution of professional self-concept in nurses.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032107787&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/0021-8634(92)80007-F
DO - 10.1016/0021-8634(92)80007-F
M3 - Article
C2 - 9847726
AN - SCOPUS:0032107787
SN - 0260-6917
VL - 18
SP - 380
EP - 388
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
IS - 5
ER -