The nursing profession: Public image, self-concept and professional identity. A discussion paper

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 295-309

  Hoeve, Yvonne ten ^a   Jansen, Gerard ^b   Roodbol, Petrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Job performance; Literature review; Nurses; Perception; Professional identity; Public image; Self concept

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS; WORKPLACE;

CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CULTURE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84891919711     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12177     Document Type: Article

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