Constructing nurses' professional identity through social identity theory

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 164-169

  Willetts, Georgina ^a   Clarke, David ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nursing; Professional identity; Social identity theory

Indexed keywords

NURSING STAFF; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

NURSING STAFF; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84898027333     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12108     Document Type: Article

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