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    • Nursing Education
    • Professional Identity Development

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    • Nurses' personal identities do not always translate into professional nursing identity.
    • Recognition of self and others influences nursing identity formation.

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    • To guide professional development specialists in teaching professional identity in nursing.
    • To explore key concepts of personal identity, professionalism, and professional identity.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of identity development in nursing.
    • Focus on principles guiding nurses' identification, performance, and thinking.

    Main Results:

    • Professional identity in nursing requires conscious development.
    • Understanding the interplay between personal and professional identity is crucial.

    Conclusions:

    • Professional development specialists need strategies to foster professional identity.
    • Nursing education must address the transition from personal to professional identity.