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Factors Affecting Professional Identity among Nurse Interns'

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background:  Improving the professional identity of nursing intern is significant for enhancing the number of new registered nurses and easing the shortage of nursing personnel. The clinical internship is a key period for the formulation of professional identity. Aim: the current study aimed to assess factors affecting professional identity among nurse interns'. Design: A descriptive cross –sectional design was used to carry out this study. Setting: the study was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospital where nurse interns are having their training internship program, Subjects: The subjects of this study was include (120) nurse interns selected by simple random sample technique. Tools of Data collection: the current study was collected by professional identification scale. Results: More than three quarters (78.3%) of nurse intern had a high level of professional identity . While less than one quarter (21.7%)of them had low level of professional identity. As for total nurse interns' views of the factor affecting on professional identity, points to statistically significant relations with their, and. Moreover, a significant association is observed between place of birth, graduation grade, first choice is nursing profession and professional identity Conclusion: the current study findings, concluded that the majority of nurse interns' had high level of professional Identity. Recommendations: the study recommended that the nursing colleges and clinical nursing departments collaborate to create a tough and broad career planning curriculum for nursing interns, aims to enhancing their professional identity.

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10.21608/ejhc.2024.367432

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professional identity, Nurses Interns

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Laila

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Ahmed Abd Elhamed

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Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University

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Asmaa

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Saber Ahmed Elborai

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Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University

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15

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2

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46847

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2024-06-01

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2024-07-16

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2024-06-01

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1,231

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1,239

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Factors Affecting Professional Identity among Nurse Interns'

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24 Dec 2024