Severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak promotes a strong sense of professional identity among nursing students

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 112-118

  Heung, Y Y Jenny ^a   Wong, K Y Frances ^a   Kwong, W Y Enid ^a   To, S S Tony ^b   Wong, H C Daniel ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b School of Nursing   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Nursing identity; Professional identity; Reflective learning; SARS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 13444272207     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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