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Nursing Professional Identity: A Critical Review of the Concept Amidst COVID-19
Alayna Payne1, Michelle Lalonde, Brandi Vanderspank-Wright
1Author Affiliations: The School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Ms Payne and Drs Lalonde, Vanderspank-Wright, and Perron); and Institut du Savoir Montfort, Hôpital Montfort, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Dr Lalonde).
Abstract:
Heroism is an immutable and quintessential part of what gives rise to the phenomenon that is nurse. This altruistic discourse comes with profound consequences for the nursing profession, particularly in relation to nursing's professional identity. This critical review explores nursing's professional identity against the backdrop of gendered and heroic discourses. Two concept analyses of nursing's professional identity are critically reviewed and juxtaposed with literature on the topic amidst COVID-19. Using poststructural feminism and critical discourse analysis, the review provides valuable insights into the evolutionary significance of the concept and raises key questions around knowledge-power structures and discursive constructions of nurse.
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