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Nursing professional capital: a qualitative analysis.

Sue Lasiter¹, Susan M McLennon

¹Author affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Lasiter), Department of Community and Health Systems, and Associate Professor (Dr McLennon), Department of the Science of Nursing Care, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis.

The Journal of Nursing Administration

|January 27, 2015

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Nurses demonstrate professional capital, evidenced by patient trust and positive regard. This capital, rooted in professional standards, can be leveraged to influence policy.

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Sociology of Professions
Qualitative Research

Background:

Nurses adhere to professional standards and ethical tenets, including trust.
Professional capital is a concept that can be applied to nursing.
Combining public opinion data and qualitative findings supports the existence of nurses' professional capital.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide qualitative evidence supporting the claim that nurses possess professional capital.
To explore the nature of professional capital within the nursing profession.

Main Methods:

Focused review of existing interview data.
Inductive content analysis of qualitative data.

Main Results:

Patients frequently offered unsolicited accounts of trust in their nurses.
Patients expressed positive regard for their nurses, indicating strong interpersonal relationships.
Qualitative data revealed themes of trust and positive regard directly linked to nursing care.

Conclusions:

Empirical evidence supports that nurses possess professional capital, built upon trust and positive patient regard.
Nurses' professional capital is a valuable asset that should be strategically utilized.
Nurses are encouraged to use their professional capital to influence institutional, political, and economic policies for the betterment of the profession and patient care.