Assessment of Professional Identity among Nurse during the Coronavirus Pandemic | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 2, July 2024, Pages 47-54 PDF (509.04 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2024.379223 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eman Salaten1; Ibrahim Ibrahim2; Abeer Zakaria3 | ||
| 1Head nurse, Mansoura University Children Hospital, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt | ||
| 2Nursing department, College of Applied medical sciences, Shaqra university, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia Nursing Administration department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt | ||
| 3Nursing Administration department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Nurses with higher professional identities display more effort and motivation in their positions, contributing to professional fulfillment. Aim: To assess professional identity among nurses during the coronavirus pandemic and associated demographics of nurses at Mansoura University Children Hospital. Methods: A crosssectional design was utilized with a sample of 235 nurses at Children's Hospital Mansoura University. The data collection tool included two parts that concerned the nurses' personal characteristics and the nurses’ professional identity scale. Results: The majority of the studied nurses (72.8%) had a high professional identity, whereas (24.3%) had a moderate level and (3.0%) had a low level of professional identity. There were statistically significant differences in nurses’ professional identity related to their age, years of experience in the nursing field and their unit. Conclusion: The studied nurses had varied professional identity degrees during the coronavirus pandemic. Recommendations: Based on the study findings, nurse managers should implement customized training and development initiatives to effectively address nurses' diverse degrees of professional identity. In addition to using strategies such as career path planning and goal setting, fostering multidisciplinary cooperation, and conducting ongoing assessments of professional identity. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Professional Identity; Nurses; Coronavirus Pandemic | ||
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