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Background:

  • Self-esteem is crucial for nursing students' academic and professional development.
  • Understanding factors influencing self-esteem is vital for effective pedagogical strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore changes in nursing student self-esteem over time.
  • To investigate the impact of self-esteem fluctuations on learning strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized existential phenomenology.
  • Conducted descriptive and interpretive analysis of interviews with 39 nursing students.

Main Results:

  • Key factors influencing self-esteem included "relationships with nurses during internships" and "receiving evaluations."
  • Student interpretations of events, influenced by self-esteem, led to proactive or defensive learning behaviors.
  • A cyclical relationship exists where self-esteem influences interpretations and is, in turn, impacted by them.

Conclusions:

  • Self-esteem significantly shapes nursing students' learning behaviors and interpretations of their aptitude.
  • Positive relationships with nursing teams and constructive evaluations are essential for fostering healthy self-esteem.
  • Addressing self-esteem dynamics can improve nursing student well-being and clinical competence.