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A four-year longitudinal evaluation study of nursing image, self-esteem, and profession perception among nursing
Ayla Kaya1, Ayşegül İşler Dalgiç1
1Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study aimed to investigate nursing students' nursing image, self-esteem, and profession perception over their 4 years of study.
Design And Methods:
This longitudinal study was conducted during 2016 and 2020 education terms. This study was conducted with the same group of students in their first year and fourth year on the nursing faculty in Turkey. Scale for the Image of the Nursing Profession, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory, and Perception of Nursing Profession Scale were used to collect research data.
Findings:
Nursing education process have a significant positive effect on the perception of the profession and a negative effect on nursing image and self-esteem.
Practice Implications:
Targeted interventions should cultivate nursing image, promote self-esteem, and enrich the nursing curriculum to improve nursing students' profession perception.
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