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. 2022 Jan-Feb;47(1):13-18.
doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001063.

National Study of Nursing Faculty and Administrators' Perceptions of Professional Identity in Nursing

Tullamora Landis  1 , Nelda Godfrey, Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, Cynthia Clark, Janice G Brewington, M Lindell Joseph, Susan Luparell, Beth Cusatis Phillips, Kristen D Priddy, Kary Anne Weybrew
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National Study of Nursing Faculty and Administrators' Perceptions of Professional Identity in Nursing

Tullamora Landis et al. Nurse Educ. 2022 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Background: Establishing a professional identity in nursing is integral to professional development, yet this area of inquiry remains understudied.

Purpose: This segment of a multiphased national study measured nursing faculty's perceived level of importance regarding key components of professional identity in nursing using the newly developed Professional Identity in Nursing Survey (PINS).

Methods: Fifty subject matter experts from nursing education, practice, and regulation utilized the DeVellis scale development process to develop the PINS over the course of 2 years. Nearly 1200 nurse educators evaluated the importance of a 34-item scale relating to professional identity in nursing.

Results: At endorsement of 95% or greater, 28 items were found to be important components of nursing identity. Effective communication, integrity, and being trustworthy and respectful were reported as most important to nursing identity.

Conclusions: Nurse educators identified the important items to assess professional identity in nursing. Item refinement and psychometric evaluation of the survey are the next phase of the multiphased study.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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