Background: Achieving a professional identity at work ultimately increase the motivation and 
high participation of nurses in the organization and can lead to nurses' career satisfaction. Aim: 
To assess the professional identity and career satisfaction among Intensive Care nurses. Subjects 
and Method: Research design: A descriptive correlational research design was used. Setting:
The study was conducted in all Intensive Care Units at Tanta University Main Hospital including 
Pediatric, Neonatal, Neurological, Cardiac, and Medical Intensive Care Unit. Subjects: All (n= 
320) nurses who were working in the same setting and available at the time of data collection.
Tools: Two tools were used to collect the data, Nurses' Professional Identity Questionnaire and 
Career Satisfaction Questionnaire. Results: The majority of nurses had a high level of perception 
regarding professional identity and career satisfaction where (89.7%, 72.2%) respectively.
Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between nurses' 
perception of professional identity and their career satisfaction. Recommendation: Provide 
nurses with workshops, in-service programs, and other nursing education activities in various 
work settings to improve their development that enhances professional identity.