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  • Nursing
  • Healthcare Studies

Background:

  • Nursing professionalism is crucial in clinical practice.
  • A clear conceptual understanding of nursing professionalism is currently lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze and define the concept of nursing professionalism.
  • To develop a conceptual model for nursing professionalism.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Walker and Avant's concept analysis strategy.
  • Conducted a comprehensive literature search of studies from 1965-2021 in PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL.
  • Included quantitative and qualitative studies in English focusing on nursing professionalism.

Main Results:

  • Identified three key attributes of nursing professionalism: multidimensional, dynamic, and culture-oriented.
  • Defined nursing professionalism as providing patient care grounded in professionalism, caring, and altruism.

Conclusions:

  • Presents a theoretical definition and conceptual model of nursing professionalism.
  • The model can inform the development of standardized assessment tools.
  • Facilitates the creation of targeted nursing professionalism training programs.