The public's image of nursing as described to baccalaureate prenursing students

Huffstutler, Shelley Yerger; Stevenson, Sandra S.; Mullins, Iris L.; Hackett, Debra A.; Lambert, Ann W.

doi:10.1016/s8755-7223(98)80007-0

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“…These findings indicate that the meaning of nursing as a profession, the scope of nursing practice and the various roles of the nurse are not well understood by the public. Consistent results were obtained in the studies done by Grossman and Northrop in 1993 and by Huffstutler et al in 1998 12,13 . The public needs to recognize the importance of autonomous nursing practice.…”

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Perceptions and expectations of Baccalaureate‐prepared nurses in Jordan: Community survey

Petro-Nustas¹,

Mikhail²,

Baker³

2001

Int J of Nursing Practice

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The overall purpose of this paper is to describe the process of utilizing community participation for curriculum design to develop a new school of nursing. A brief Community Needs Assessment Survey was carried out in order to explore community perceptions and expectations of Baccalaureate-prepared nurses in Jordan. The sample consisted of 152 participants who were staff nurses, nurse administrators, nurse supervisors, nurse educators, physicians, pharmacists and consumers of services. Data were collected through a self-administered survey form using open-ended questions. Participants were asked to describe their perceptions of nursing and nurses, the desired professional skills and personal characteristics of the Baccalaureate-prepared nurse, important curriculum contents and to provide suggestions or comments for improving the preparation of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) nurses. The findings indicated that nursing was viewed as a caring profession where nurses care for the person both in sickness and health. Several professional skills and personal characteristics emerged as being important for the BSN nurse, including clinical competence, the desire to continue learning, communication skills, ethical and moral character, critical thinking, assessment skills, and computer and English-language skills. The participants provided the desired curriculum contents and suggestions related to the expected skills. Implications for nursing education were discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

Perceptions and expectations of Baccalaureate‐prepared nurses in Jordan: Community survey

Petro-Nustas¹,

Mikhail²,

Baker³

2001

Int J of Nursing Practice

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“…Moreover, nursing is seen as a profession with limited career opportunities (Huffstutler et al . , Ben Natan & Becker ). Donelan et al .…”

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confidence: 98%

The nursing profession: public image, self‐concept and professional identity. A discussion paper

Hoeve

Jansen

Roodbol

2013

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aim. To discuss the actual public image of nurses and other factors that influence the development of nurses' self-concept and professional identity. Background. Nurses have become healthcare professionals in their own right who possess a great deal of knowledge. However, the public does not always value the skills and competences nurses have acquired through education and innovation. Design. Discussion paper. Data sources. We identified 1216 relevant studies by searching MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases in the period 1997-2010. Finally, 18 studies met our inclusion criteria. Discussion. The included studies show that the actual public image of nursing is diverse and incongruous. This image is partly self-created by nurses due to their invisibility and their lack of public discourse. Nurses derive their self-concept and professional identity from their public image, work environment, work values, education and traditional social and cultural values. Implications for nursing. Nurses should work harder to communicate their professionalism to the public. Social media like the Internet and YouTube can be used to show the public what they really do. Conclusion. To improve their public image and to obtain a stronger position in healthcare organizations, nurses need to increase their visibility. This could be realized by ongoing education and a challenging work environment that encourages nurses to stand up for themselves. Furthermore, nurses should make better use of strategic positions, such as case manager, nurse educator or clinical nurse specialist and use their professionalism to show the public what their work really entails.

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“…As in occupational therapy, other healthcare professions are also concerned with their public image and perception, such as physical therapy (Luna-Massey and Smyle, 1982;Sheppard, 1994a;Lee and Sheppard, 1998;Kallus et al, 1999) and nursing (Kohler and Edwards, 1990;Marriner-Tomey et al, 1990;May et al, 1991;Mendez and Louis, 1991;Huffstutler et al, 1998). A growing number of research studies have been conducted to examine the understanding and perceptions of healthcare professions, including perceptions of young children (Al-Ma'aitah and Gharaibeh, 1996), adolescents (Marriner-Tomey et al, 1990), and adults and the general public (Mendez and Louis, 1991;Sheppard, 1994b).…”

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What do young school‐age children know about occupational therapy? An evaluation study

Royeen

Zardetto-Smith

Duncan

et al. 2001

Occupation Therapy Intl

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The public's image of nursing as described to baccalaureate prenursing students

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Perceptions and expectations of Baccalaureate‐prepared nurses in Jordan: Community survey

Perceptions and expectations of Baccalaureate‐prepared nurses in Jordan: Community survey

The nursing profession: public image, self‐concept and professional identity. A discussion paper

What do young school‐age children know about occupational therapy? An evaluation study

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