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Beginning nursing students develop their professional identity through a process of
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Professional Identity Development
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Understanding the formation of professional identity is crucial in nursing education.
- Early experiences shape a student's perception of their role as a nurse.
- A gap exists in understanding the initial stages of identity development in nursing students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how beginning nursing students develop a sense of "being a nurse."
- To analyze student narratives for insights into professional identity formation.
- To identify key processes in the early development of a nursing identity.
Main Methods:
- Secondary analysis of qualitative data.
- Nonexperimental descriptive research design.
- Purposive sampling of 10 sophomore nursing students at a rural liberal arts campus.
Main Results:
- One major theme identified: "Doing Learning Knowing Speaking."
- This theme represents the pathway through which students begin to feel like nurses.
- Student narratives revealed a multi-faceted process of identity integration.
Conclusions:
- The "Doing Learning Knowing Speaking" process is fundamental for early nursing identity development.
- Nursing programs should support and foster this developmental process.
- Further research can explore this theme in diverse nursing student populations.

