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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Professional Development
  • Healthcare Professions

Background:

  • Professional identity in nursing is crucial for self-understanding and role perception.
  • Factors influencing registered nurses' professional identity include the self, role, and practice context.
  • Previous research highlighted the need to explore how these factors and perceptions evolve over time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore registered nurses' understanding of their professional identity.
  • To determine if registered nurses' professional identity changes over time.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods study employing a two-stage design.
  • Online surveys and focus groups were conducted with postgraduate nursing students in Australia and Scotland.

Main Results:

  • Influences on professional identity encompass the nurse, role, patient care, environment, healthcare team, and perceptions of nursing.
  • Professional development and experience significantly drive changes in professional identity.
  • Nurses seek external validation for their professional identity.

Conclusions:

  • Professional identity is dynamic and influenced by a multitude of factors, including professional development and experience.
  • The evolution of professional identity is shaped by internal and external validation.
  • Further research into the longitudinal development of nursing professional identity is warranted.