National Study of Nursing Faculty and Administrators' Perceptions of Professional Identity in Nursing.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Background
Establishing a professional identity in nursing is integral to professional development, yet this area of inquiry remains understudied.Purpose
This segment of a multiphased national study measured nursing faculty's perceived level of importance regarding key components of professional identity in nursing using the newly developed Professional Identity in Nursing Survey (PINS).Methods
Fifty subject matter experts from nursing education, practice, and regulation utilized the DeVellis scale development process to develop the PINS over the course of 2 years. Nearly 1200 nurse educators evaluated the importance of a 34-item scale relating to professional identity in nursing.Results
At endorsement of 95% or greater, 28 items were found to be important components of nursing identity. Effective communication, integrity, and being trustworthy and respectful were reported as most important to nursing identity.Conclusions
Nurse educators identified the important items to assess professional identity in nursing. Item refinement and psychometric evaluation of the survey are the next phase of the multiphased study.Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Landis, T; Godfrey, N; Barbosa-Leiker, C; Clark, C; Brewington, JG; Joseph, ML; Luparell, S; Phillips, BC; Priddy, KD; Weybrew, KA
Published Date
- January 2022
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 47 / 1
Start / End Page
- 13 - 18
PubMed ID
- 34280945
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1538-9855
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0363-3624
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1097/nne.0000000000001063
Language
- eng