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Dorit Weil-Lotan¹, Efrat Danino, Amy Solnica

¹Author affiliations: Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College School for Nursing Sciences, Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel (Dr Weil-Lotan); Shamir Academic School of Nursing, Beer Yaakov, Israel (Dr Danino); and Henrietta Szold Nursing Department, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (Mrs Solnica).

|October 28, 2025

Abstract

Background:

Self-efficacy, confidence in career choice, and sense of mission are factors that shape professional identity (PI) in nurses.

Purpose:

To compare these factors between nurse educators and clinical nurses.

Methods:

Cross-sectional study of 228 nurses between March and December 2022.

Results:

Nurse educators demonstrated higher self-efficacy ( P = .012), while no differences were found in confidence in career choice or sense of mission. Nurses with postgraduate specialization exhibited higher confidence in career choice ( P = .046) and self-efficacy ( P < .001). Instruction contributed to self-efficacy, particularly among nurses without postgraduate specialization ( P <.001). Seniority, instruction, and postgraduate education predicted self-efficacy ( R2 = 0.239, P < .001).

Conclusions:

Self-efficacy is enhanced in nurse educators, independent of teaching context. Postgraduate specialization courses further contribute to self-efficacy and confidence in career choice. These findings emphasize the importance of instructional roles and continuing education in strengthening PI within nursing.

Keywords:

clinical experience clinical instructors clinicians faculty professional development specialization

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