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How nurses in acute care experience professional pride: a qualitative study
Johanna Ristau1,2,3, Roman Helbig4, Angelika Schley1
1Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Nursing Research Unit, Universität zu Lübeck, Germany.
International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
|August 1, 2026
Summary
German nurses experience professional pride through individual factors like skills and external elements such as appreciation. Understanding these sources is key to fostering a positive nursing profession.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Healthcare Management
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Professional pride in nursing is under-researched.
- Defining characteristics, sources, and influencing factors of nurses' professional pride remain unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore German acute care nurses' experiences of professional pride.
- To identify sources and influencing factors of professional pride in nursing.
- To understand situations where professional pride arises.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative interpretative study.
- Semi-structured interviews and focus groups with nurses.
- Framework analysis of data from a German university hospital.
Main Results:
- Nurses experience both stable and situational professional pride.
- Pride is influenced by individual factors (attitudes, competencies, successes) and external factors (societal, organizational, workplace appreciation).
- Evaluation of care episodes significantly impacts professional pride.
Conclusions:
- A preliminary conceptual model and working definition of nurses' professional pride were developed.
- Findings provide a basis for future research on model transferability and instrument development.
- Further research should focus on measuring nurses' professional pride and intervention effects.
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