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Australian nurses' personal constructs about effective nurses--a repertory grid approach

J Wilson1, A Retsas

  • 1Faculty of Education, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

Journal of Professional Nursing : Official Journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
|May 1, 1997
PubMed
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Nurses characterized effective nursing through strong knowledge and communication skills. However, a gap exists between their self-perceived effectiveness and their ideal nursing practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Psychology
  • Healthcare Professionals

Background:

  • Understanding nurses' personal constructs is crucial for effective professional development.
  • Self-perception of effectiveness influences nursing practice and job satisfaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore personal constructs defining effective nurses among university nursing students.
  • To assess the self-perceived effectiveness of these nursing students.
  • To identify discrepancies between current and ideal self-perceptions of effectiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized repertory grids with 56 university nursing students.
  • Elicited personal constructs related to effective nursing and self-perceived effectiveness.
  • Applied cluster analysis to compare self-perceptions with ideal nursing constructs.

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Main Results:

  • "Good knowledge base" and "good interpersonal and communication skills" were key constructs for nurses.
  • "Good knowledge base," "caring, compassionate," "good clinical skills," and "good decision-making" defined effective nurses.
  • Significant differences were found between self-perceptions and ideal nursing constructs.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing students value knowledge, communication, and clinical skills in effective nursing.
  • A notable gap exists between nursing students' current self-perception and their ideal professional image.
  • Interventions may be needed to bridge the gap between perceived and ideal nursing effectiveness.