ABSTRACT
Background: In today's world, one of the most significant issues of contemporary societies is professionalism. Professionalism is the acquisition of an individual's professional identity and a sense of knowledge and skill. Professional identity, on the other hand, is the integration with the profession, the awareness and adoption of certain standards and characteristics of the profession, and their reflection on professional practices. Aim: This study aimed to assess the relationship between professional identity and work frustration among nursing personnel. Design: A descriptive correlational research design was used in carrying out this study. Setting: This study was conducted at El sheikh Zaid Al Nahian Hospital. Subjects: A convenience sample, the total subjects at the time of collecting data were (n=110) of all available nursing personnel, who accepted to participate in the study. Tools of data collection: Data were collected using two tools; (I): Nursing personnel's Professional Identity Questionnaire and (II): Work frustration Questionnaire. Results: More than half (53.6%) of the studied nursing personnel had a high level of professional identity, while more than half (51.8%) of the studied nursing personnel had a moderate level of work frustration Conclusion: There was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between professional identity and work frustration among the studied nursing personnel. Recommendations: Staff nurses should use problem-solving strategies to describe in situations where they experienced frustration. Explore the relationship between enhancing Professional Identity enhancing and management work frustration.