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. 2023 Feb 7;22(1):34.
doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-01161-0.

What is nursing professionalism? a concept analysis

Huili Cao  1   2 , Yejun Song  3 , Yanming Wu  1 , Yifei Du  1 , Xingyue He  1 , Yangjie Chen  4 , Qiaohong Wang  1   4 , Hui Yang  5   6
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What is nursing professionalism? a concept analysis

Huili Cao et al. BMC Nurs. .

Abstract

Background: Nursing professionalism plays an important role in clinical nursing. However, a clear conceptual understanding of nursing professionalism is lacking.

Method: Walker and Avant's strategy was used to analyse the concept of nursing professionalism. We searched electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL, for studies published from 1965 to 2021. Quantitative or qualitative studies published in English that focused on nursing professionalism were included in the study.

Results: The three attributes of nursing professionalism are multidimensional, dynamic, and culture oriented. Based on the analysis, nursing professionalism is defined as providing individuals care based on the principles of professionalism, caring, and altruism.

Conclusions: This study offers a theoretical definition and conceptual model of nursing professionalism that may be applied to develop standardized assessment tools or nursing professionalism training programs.

Keywords: Antecedents; Attributes; Concept analysis; Consequences; Nursing professionalism.

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Conflict of interest statement

There is no conflict of interest in this study.

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Flowchart of the study selection process of the concept analysis
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Antecedents, attributes, and consequences of nursing professionalism
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