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Objective:To investigate the academic burnout level of nursing interns, and to analyze the influence path of nursing professional self-concept and professional values on the academic burnout of nursing interns.Methods:From September to December 2021, 204 nursing students who practiced for 6 months in the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University were surveyed using the College Student Learning Burnout Scale, the Nursing Professional Self-Concept Scale and the Nursing Professional Values Scale. Structural equation modeling using AMOS 23.0.Results:The total score of academic burnout was (52.37 ± 11.60), which was in the middle level. The results of correlation analysis showed that the nurses' professional values were negatively correlated with depression, misbehavior, and low sense of achievement ( r=-0.253, -0.256, -0.406), and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.01). Nursing professional self-concept was negatively correlated with depression, misbehavior, and low sense of achievement ( r=-0.466, -0.414, -0.525), and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.01). Intern nursing students' nursing occupational self-concept had a partial mediating effect on their professional values and academic burnout, and the mediating effect accounted for 48.57% of the total effect. Conclusions:Professional values of nursing students can directly affect academic burnout, and also indirectly affect them through nursing professional self-concept.
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PURPOSE: Medical students construct their identity as a student physician through clinical clerkship. However, there is a lack of research on the effect of clinical clerkship on professional self-concept formation. The aim of this study is to analyze and ascertain the relationship between medical students' satisfaction with clinical clerkship and professional self-concept. METHODS: This investigation studied 84 third- and fourth-year medical students enrolled in the Ajou University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine. Study measures tools included satisfaction with clinical clerkship and professional self-concept measurement. For data analyses, a descriptive analysis of the research variable characteristics was applied, gender differences in variables by years of medical school were analyzed with t-tests, and correlation analysis was used to check for relationships between variables. RESULTS: We found no statistically significant differences between satisfaction with clinical clerkship with respect to medical school year and gender. While professional self-concept did not show significant differences by year of medical school, we observed statistically significant differences by gender with respect to the subscales of professional practice and communication factor. In addition, satisfaction with clinical clerkship and professional self-concept demonstrated statistically significant positive correlation. The present research was able to confirm that there exists a correlation between medical students' clinical clerkship experience and professional self-concept formation. CONCLUSION: Our study outcomes shows that provision of positive assistance as a measure to enhance satisfaction with clinical clerkship via the curriculum and environmental improvement is envisaged to lead to medical students' professional self-concept formation.
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Humans , Clinical Clerkship , Curriculum , Professional Practice , Schools, Medical , Statistics as Topic , Students, MedicalABSTRACT
El apoyo organizacional y el autoconcepto profesional, han sido considerados por ser, no sólo medidas de evaluación sino, por auxiliar en el diagnóstico del desempeño organizacional. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo verificar la relación entre apoyo organizacional y autoconcepto profesional en trabajadores de empresas públicas y privadas. Participaron del estudio 650 trabajadores de Río de Janeiro-RJ, de 18 a 68 años, de empresas públicas y privadas, hombres y mujeres. Estos respondieron un cuestionario sociodemográfico, la Escala de Percepción de Apoyo Organizacional y la Escala de Autoconcepto Profesional. Se observó por medio de la técnica de modelado de ecuaciones estructurales la influencia positiva del apoyo organizacional percibido sobre el autoconcepto profesional. Esto es, cuanto mayor el apoyo organizacional percibido mayor el autoconcepto profesional. Se pudo concluir que el apoyo organizacional es una variable fundamental que debe ser considerada por los gestores organizacionales.
The new economic and social perspectives have enabled organizations to develop more creative and innovative human resource practices. In this context, one of the dimensions that has been receiving attention in the area of organizational psychology is human capital. Organizational support and professional self-concept have been considered because they are not only evaluation measures but also because they help in the diagnosis of organizational performance. The present study aims to verify the relationship between organizational support and professional self-concept in employees of public and private companies. Participated in the survey 650 workers from Rio de Janeiro-RJ, aged 18-68, from public and private companies, men and women. These answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Perceived Organizational Support Scale and the Professional Self-Concept Scale. It was observed through the Structural Equation Modeling the positive influence of the support on the professional self-concept. That is, the greater the perceived organizational support the greater the self-concept of the professional. It can be concluded that organizational support is a fundamental variable that should be considered by organizational managers.
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RESUMO As pesquisas que abordam a atividade docente, sobretudo no contexto da pós-graduação, têm acumulado considerável aparato denunciativo acerca da intensificação do trabalho docente, no qual o produtivismo impera. Nesse âmbito, o presente estudo tem como objetivo compreender efeitos do produtivismo sobre o trabalho docente e seus reflexos na estruturação do autoconceito profissional, tendo em vista os aspectos disfuncionais derivados da racionalidade econômica. O estudo de abordagem qualitativa ocorreu por meio de entrevistas em profundidade feitas com a participação de seis docentes pertencentes a programas de pós-graduação distintos. A análise dos resultados ocorreu por meio da elaboração de categorias que emergiram a partir dos relatos coletados. Foi possível verificar a naturalização da sobrecarga de trabalho; a distorção valorativa da atividade de pesquisa em relação às atividades de ensino e extensão; deturpações do autoconceito profissional relacionadas à percepção dissociada entre ensino e pesquisa; além da realização profissional atribuída à figura do aluno.
RESUMEN Las investigaciones sobre la actividad docente, especialmente en el contexto de postgrado, han acumulado aparato denunciativo considerable sobre la intensificación de la enseñanza, en la que reina el productivismo. En este contexto, este estudio tiene como objetivo comprender los efectos del productivismo en la enseñanza y su impacto en la estructuración del autoconcepto profesional, a la vista de los aspectos disfuncionales derivados de la racionalidad económica. El estudio cualitativo se llevó a cabo a través de entrevistas en profundidad realizadas con la participación de seis profesores pertenecientes a los diferentes programas de posgrado. El análisis se llevó a cabo mediante el desarrollo de categorías que surgieron de los informes recogidos, encontramos la naturalización de la sobrecarga de trabajo, la distorsión de evaluación de la actividad investigadora en relación con las actividades de educación y extensión; tergiversaciones de autoconcepto profesional relacionada con la percepción disociado entre la enseñanza y la investigación; Además de la realización profesional atribuido a la figura del estudiante.
ABSTRACT The researches on teaching, especially in the graduate school context, have collected information that shows the intensification of the teacher's work, in which productivism prevails. In this context, this study aims to understand the effects of productivism on the teacher's work and its impact on the structuring of professional self-concept, in view of the dysfunctional aspects derived from economic rationality. The qualitative study was carried out through in-depth interviews made with the participation of six teachers belonging to different graduate programs. The analysis was carried out through the development of categories that emerged from the collected reports, we found the naturalization of work overload, evaluative distortion of research activity in relation to education and extension activities; misrepresentations of professional self-concept related to the perception disassociated between education and research; in addition to the professional achievement attributed to the student figure.
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Humans , Male , Female , Research , Education, Graduate , Faculty , Work Performance , Professional Competence , Self Concept , Scientific and Technical Activities , Scientific Publication IndicatorsABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the status of professional self-concept of nurses and its influencing factors of Clinical registered nursing major in Guangdong. In order to provide the basic theory of improving the level of professional self-concept of nurses. Methods A total of 280 nurses were investigated from different levels and deployment of hospitals by convenient sampling method and with Nursing Professional Self-concept Scale (PSCNI).With variance analysis, two-sample t test and multiple stepwise regression analysis to analyze the influence of professional self-concept of nurses by demographic questions. Results The score of professional self-concept of nurses was (85.79±9.23) points, the project average score was (2.86 ± 0.31) points which were positive. Dimension score of flexibility was the highest which was (3.23±0.44) points. Dimension score of communication skills was the lowest which was (2.62± 0.38)points. Age、years of work, marital status, job title, whether hold executive duties、the choice of career, job satisfaction (t/F=1.29, 1.53, -3.13, 1.88, 3.68, 3.59, 1.68, P<0.01)all had a significant impact on professional self-concept of nurses. And age, the choice of career and job satisfaction (t=4.385,-2.889,-2.268, P=0.000, 0.004, 0.024)were three main related factors of the score of professional self-concept. Conclusions The professional self-concept of nurses was positive, but it is also unbalanced. Nursing managers should be concentrate on increasing the level of professional self-concept of young and involuntary nurses, and also according to the characteristics of hospitals and departments to improve the job satisfaction of nurses to achieve the purpose of improving the professional self-concept of nurses themselves.
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Objective To describe the status of nurses′professional identity and the self-concept and to explore the relationship between nurses′professional identity and the self-concept. This will be the base for intervening nurses′professional identity. Methods A convenience sample of 250 nurses from one major hospital in Beijing was recruited. The Macleod Clark Professional Identity Scale and the Professional Self-Concept Instrument were introduced. A standard translation procedure was carried out. Results A total of 250 questionnaires were sent out, 241 questionnaires were withdrawed with an effective rate of 96.4%. The mean score of nurses′professional identity was 42.54±8.70, which was at moderate level. The mean score of nurses′professional self-concept was 86.28 ±22.86, also at moderate level, among which,knowledgescores highest (25.91±6.00), leadership scored 20.84±8.02, inter-personal relationship scored (20.28±4.18), caring scored the lowest (19.25±4.67). There was significant difference among the professional identity in the different departments (P<0.05) , while the same results were not seen in professional self-concept. Nurses′professional identity was positively correlated with professional self-concept′s four dimensions (P<0.05). Conclusions The nurse managers should pay attention to the cultivation of professional self-concept in the training of nurses in order to improve the professional identity of nurses and the whole nurses′development.
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Objective To comparatively analyze the cognition and feelings of professional self-con-cept of nurse (PSCN) between nursing students and nursing staff and and to propose recommendations for the education of nursing students. Methods Professional self-concept of nurses instrument (PSCNI) scale was used to investigate the self evaluation of nursing students and nursing staff in the aspects of nursing skills, leadership, flexibility,satisfaction degree and communication skills. SPSS 19.0 was used to analyze the total scores and scores of each aspects; F test and t test were used to analyze the difference between two groups. Results Total score for nursing students and nursing staff were (81.27±7.40) points (67.7%) and (85.00±7.96) points (70.0%), with significant differences between the two groups (P=0.003). Scores in as-pects of nurturing skills, communication, flexibility were higher in nursing staff than in nursing students, with significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion The cognition and feeling of nursing staff is better than nursing students in aspects of nurturing skills, communication, flexibility. Nursing teaching can correspondingly improved based on the differences between the two groups.
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PURPOSE: This study was done in order to identify nursing students' professional self-concept, self-leadership and clinical competence and to analyze the correlation among the variables and the factors influencing clinical competence. METHODS: The research participants were 294 senior nursing students in the nursing departments of 3 universities located in Jeollabuk-do. The students had completed 3 semesters of clinical practice. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Multiple Regression. RESULTS: Participants' scores for professional self-concept, self-leadership, clinical competence were 2.78±0.36, 3.63±0.47, 3.80±0.40 respectively. Professional self-concept, self-leadership and clinical competence had positive correlations. Factors influencing nursing students' clinical competence included professional self-concepts in professional practice, self-expectations in self-leadership, constructive thinking, self-compensation and self-criticism in that order, and these variables explained 48%of the variance in clinical competence. CONCLUSION: Based on these results, it is important to develop and apply educational programs to increase professional self-concept and self-leadership in order to improve nursing students' clinical competence.
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Humans , Clinical Competence , Nursing , Professional Practice , Self-Assessment , Students, Nursing , ThinkingABSTRACT
This study sought to examine the factors influencing clinical competence of dental hygienists. A survey on burnout, critical thinking tendency, self-esteem, self-leadership, professional self-concept and clinical competence was conducted with 254 dental hygienists using self-administered questionnaires. Correlation analysis was performed between study variables, and linear regression analysis identified factors influencing clinical competence. To determine a causal relationship among these factors, a path analysis was conducted at the 0.05 level of significance. Relationships among research variables showed significant positive correlations (p<0.01). Self-esteem, self-leadership, and professional self-concept were found to influence clinical competence (p<0.01). A causal relationship was also found among variables influencing clinical competence. Burnout and critical thinking had an indirect effect, whereas self-esteem, professional self-concept, and self-leadership had both direct and indirect effects. In conclusion, important factors influencing clinical competence of dental hygienists include self-esteem, self-leadership, and professional self-concept. Based on these findings, programs to enhance clinical competence of dental hygienists should be developed.
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Humans , Clinical Competence , Dental Hygienists , Linear Models , ThinkingABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to define the relationships between job stress, professional self-concept, and job satisfaction among nurses in rehabilitation units and to identify factors that influence job satisfaction. METHODS: This study surveyed 240 nurses working at the rehabilitation units of 10 hospitals located in G City. To collect the data, nurses' job stress, the professional self-concept of nurses instrument (PSCNI), and the Korean-Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (K-MSQ) were used. The data were analyzed through t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression using the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. RESULTS: The scores for job stress, professional self-concept, and job satisfaction were 3.34+/-0.61, 72.36+/-8.64 and 3.17+/-0.39, respectively. Job satisfaction and job stress showed a low-level negative correlation with statistical significance (r=-.13, p=.042), whereas a medium-level positive correlation was found between job satisfaction and professional self-concept (r=.46, p<.001). Job stress, professional self-concept, total career length and size of working hospital explained approximately 25.8% of job satisfaction (F=17.52, p<.001). CONCLUSION: Considering the results in this study, it is necessary to develop a practical educational program to establish positive professional self-concept for nurses in rehabilitation units. Such efforts must be supported by clinical nursing administrations through policies aimed at reducing job stress and increasing job satisfaction.
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Job Satisfaction , Nursing , Surveys and Questionnaires , RehabilitationABSTRACT
Objective To explore the influence of scaffolding instruction on improvement of professional self-concept for undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice.Methods 90 nursing students from 176 undergraduate nursing students were randomly sampled,and were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group with 45 students in each group.The experimental group took routine clinical practice and scaffolding instruction,students of the control group took routine clinical practice.After 1 week and 6 months,professional self-concept of the students of the two groups was measured by questionnaire.Results There were significant improvement in leadership ability,professional skills,flexibility,satisfaction,communication in the experimental group after 6 months,but this improvement was not found in the control group and after 1 week in both groups.Conclusions Scaffolding instruction can effectively improve professional self-concept for undergraduate nursing students in praxis.
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O presente trabalho almejou identificar e descrever as percepções de resiliência e de autoconceito profissional em policiais militares de uma cidade do interior do Estado de São Paulo. Participaram do estudo 133 policiais militares, preponderando indivíduos do sexo masculino, com idade média de 30 anos (DP= 5,7). Para medida das variáveis foram utilizadas as escalas de Avaliação de Resiliência em sua forma reduzida e a Escala de Autoconceito Profissional. Os dados foram submetidos a cálculos de estatísticas descritivas como médias, desvios-padrão e frequências. Os resultados indicaram que os participantes frequentemente se percebem capazes de enfrentar as adversidades da vida em virtude de sua alta percepção de persistência, capacidade de adaptar-se às mudanças e de espiritualidade. Quanto ao autoconceito, a maior média encontrada foi no fator autoconfiança e, a menor média foi no fator saúde, demonstrando que quase sempre os participantes confiam em si mesmos para realizar seu trabalho e poucas vezes percebem que o trabalho ou os fatos que o envolvem podem afetar sua saúde. Os policiais militares participantes do estudo possuem bons níveis de resiliência, sendo, portanto, capazes de enfrentar as adversidades e de aprender comelas, o que lhes é bastante saudável. Além disso, possuem bom autoconceito profissional. Destaca-se a importância de a sociedade local poder contar com policiais militares com estas características. Entretanto, esse grupo não percebe que o trabalho pode afetar sua saúde, talvez por uma atitude de superconfiança, o que preocupa pelos efeitos que esta percepção pode ter em sua saúde e no seu trabalho.
This study aimed at identifying and describing the perceptions of resilience and professional self-concept among military policemen from a city in the state of São Paulo. The study included 133 military policemen, prevailing males, with a mean age of 30 years (SD = 5.7). To measure the variables, two scales were used: the reduced form of the Evaluation of Resilience Scale and the Professional Self-Concept Scale. The data were submitted to descriptive statistical calculations such as averages, standard deviations, and frequencies. Results indicated that the participants often perceive themselves as able to cope with lifes adversities due to their perception of being highly persistent, capable of adapting themselves to changes and because of their spirituality. Regarding self-concept, the highest average wasfound in the self-confidence factor; the health factor got the lowest mean value. These results show that participant soften trust themselves to perform their job and seldom realize that the work or the facts surrounding it can affect their health. The military policemen who participated in this study have good levels of resilience, thus being able toface difficulties and learn from them, which is healthy. They also have good professional self-concept. We high lightthe importance of society relying on military policemen with these characteristics. However, this group does not notice that the work can affect their health, perhaps because of their overconfidence, which is worrying because of the effects of this perception on their health and work.
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Humans , Male , Adult , Police , Resilience, PsychologicalABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to explore the level of professional self-concept, self-efficacy and job satisfaction among nurses who work at hemodialysis units. METHODS: With convenience sampling, 128 nurses working at hemodialysis settings in Chungcheong Province were participated in this study. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 14.0 with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The mean scores were 2.68 for professional self-concept, 3.65 for self efficacy and 3.14 for job satisfaction. There were significant differences in professional self-concept according to age, religion, position and clinical experience. There was statistically significant difference in self-efficacy according to age. Also, there was statistically significant difference in job satisfaction according to age, marital status, hospital type, position, clinical experience, and the number of patients per nurse. Job satisfaction was positively correlated with professional self-concept and self-efficacy. CONCLUSION: These findings provided that interventions to enhance professional self-concept as well as the strategies to improve self-efficacy are very important.
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Humans , Job Satisfaction , Marital Status , Renal Dialysis , Self EfficacyABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To determine the mediating as well as moderating effect on both the emotional labor and burnout of professional self-concept perspective organ transplantation coordinators (OTC)'. METHODS: A self-report questionnaire was collected from 86 OTCs nationwide. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe' test, Pearson' Correlation Coefficients, AMOS 20.0, and multiple regression. RESULTS: For effects of professional self-concept on emotional labor and burnout, higher emotional labor was related to higher burnout. When professional self-concept was mediated, emotional labor had a greater effect on burnout however, a partial mediating effect was detected. From the regression analysis with the independent variables of emotional labor (A) and professional self-concept (B), adding relation of both variables (AxB) increased the explained variance to 56.3% (p<.05). It was confirmed that professional self-concept had a moderating effect on emotional labor and burnout. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that, when professional self-concept was mediated emotional labor of an OTC decreased, and burnout decreased when professional self-concept was high. Also, by controlling professional self-concept, emotional labor and burnout decreased. Therefore, it's necessary to map out the environment and develop strategies to reduce emotional labor and burnout in organ transplantation coordinators.
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Negotiating , Organ Transplantation , Surveys and Questionnaires , TransplantsABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe technological development, caring attributes and professional self-concept as perceived by nurses in YanBian. METHOD: Data were collected using an instrument containing 137 Likert items was administered to 477 RN's working in general hospitals in YanBian. The instrument contained sections which examined technological influences questionnaire(TIQ), caring attributes questionnaire(CAQ), and professional self-concept nursing inventory(PSCNI). RESULT: Descriptive and inferential statistics revealed by marital status and position. Married, working special ward nurses reported a higher TIQ score than that of unmarried and working general ward and OPD. PSCNI and CAQ score of head or supervisor nurses were higher than that of staff nurses. Subjects revealed very low score of CAQ, while PSCNI score was higher than that of other Asian countries such as Korea, Beijing China, HongKong China and Japan as proved in former study. CONCLUSION: Useful information for educators and nurse administrators is provided from this results. Further study needs to be done to discuss in the light of cultural and environmental differences between YanBian(Korean-Chinese) and Korean nurses.
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PURPOSE: This study was aimed at comparing and evaluating one main role, the professional self concept and job satisfaction of public health nurses and clinical nurses. METHOD: The data was collected from 72 nurses in 8 health centers and 86 nurses in 5 hospitals in Daegu city and Kyungpook province from May 5th to June 5th, 2001. This study was interviewed by trained social workers. The origin of questionnaires used in this study were PSCNI(Professional Self-Concept of Nurses Instrument) to measure the professional self concept of nurses and JDI(Job Descriptive Index) to measure the job satisfaction of nurses. The data was analyzed by SAS(version 6.12) and statistical methods used were Chi-square test, t-test, ANOVA(analysis of variables) and ANCOVA(analysis of covariate). RESULT: The findings of this study were as follows: 1. The most important domain in the main role of public health nurses were as counsellors, managers, mediators and evaluators. In clinical nurses, their main roles were, directors of nursing, researchers, spokesmans, and informers. 2. Public health nurses showed lower scores in the professional self concept of nurses than clinical nurses, what statistically significant tool was used to suggest this finding. 3. Public health nurses showed higher scores in job satisfaction than clinical nurses, but again, explain the tool used in these findings for give a rationals. 4. For public health nurses, general characteristics which affected professional self concept were age, educational level, and duration of job. In clinical nurses, the general characteristics which affected professional self concept were age, religion, marital status, and duration of job. 5. For public health nurses, there was no general characteristic which affected job satisfaction. In clinical nurses, the general characteristics which affected job satisfaction were age, religion, and duration of job. CONCLUSION: Nursing profession should give a training to competent nurses who can deliver high quality care to meet the needs of health consumers. The role of nurses has been expended and specialized as health conception has been changed in Korea.
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Chi-Square Distribution , Fertilization , Job Satisfaction , Korea , Marital Status , Nurses, Public Health , Nursing , Professional Role , Public Health , Surveys and Questionnaires , Self Concept , Social WorkersABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to explain the relationship of professional self-concept, self-efficacy and job satisfaction among nephrology nurses. The subject consisted of 84 nephrology nurses who work at 17 hospitals in Kwangju, Chonnam, Chonbuk and Cheju-do. The instrument of this study was a structured questionnaire on professional self-concept, self-efficacy and job satisfaction. The data were collected from August 16 to September 10, 1999 and analyzed by Cronbach alpha, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test and Pearson's correlation coefficient by using the SPSS/PC+ program. The results of the research were as follows: 1. The average item scores were 2.73 for professional self-concept and 7.16 for self-efficacy. The average item score of job satisfaction was 3.05. Professional status (3.56) among the component factors of the job satisfaction had the highest value followed by the interaction(3.46), task requirements(3.28), autonomy(2.98), organizational requirement(2.70), and pay(2.22) was the lowest. 2. The relationship between general characteristics and professional self-concept shows a significant difference with regard to position and the nurses' intention to stay. The relationship between general characteristics and self-efficacy shows a significant difference with regard to position and shift. 3. A significant positive correlation between professional self-concept and self-efficacy (r=0.462, p<0.01) was found. A significant positive correlation between professional self-concept and job satisfaction(r=0.486, p<0.01) was found. In conclusion, professional self-concept and job satisfaction of nephrology nurses are significantly related. A professional self-concept is an important factor for job satisfaction of nephrology nurses. Therefore, this study suggested that we should develop programs and policies to increase the professional self-concept of nephrology nurses for their job satisfaction.
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Intention , Job Satisfaction , Nephrology , Self Concept , Self Efficacy , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
This study was conducted to explore the nurse's perception of technological development and professional self-concept. The research subjects were 560 clinical nurses in Korea, who worked the general hospitals in Seoul, Kyeonggi, and the Kangwon province. Data sampling was done for the month, of December. 1997. The research tool consisted of 82 items questionnaires which were demographic data, TIQ, PSCNI. The research findings were as follows: 1. Nurses perceived the technological development as slightly positive (Mean =48.8). Also, nurses saw that the fastest developing technological nursing unit was the cardiac care unit, while the lowest technological developing nursing unit was the psychiatric unit. 2. The view of technological development was found to be significantly different according to religion (P=.0109), marital status (P=.0431), and the practical setting (P=.0048). Professional self concept was significantly different according to age (P=.0001), religion (P=.0001), education (P=.0007), marital status (P=.0000), career (P=.0001), and position (P=.0000). 3. The relationship between a nurse's perception of technological development and professional self-concept was highly correlated(r=.26, P=.0001). In the results of the multiple regression, the factors influencing professional self-concept were career, the nurse's perception of technological development,the level of technological development in nursing unit, and education. All these parameters showed the explaining power of 15.4% of the professional self-concept. In conclusion, nurses recognized the technological development was related to the professional self-concept. This study shed light on the meaning of technological development and vision of the nursing profession. Inservice education program should be developed to help the adaptability to technological development and conduct the qualitative research to explore the world of technological development which the nurses are experiencing in nursing.
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Humans , Education , Hospitals, General , Korea , Marital Status , Nursing , Qualitative Research , Surveys and Questionnaires , Research Subjects , Self Concept , SeoulABSTRACT
Nurses experience role conflict between nursing theory that they learned in school and clinical nursing practice. This conflict lead to lower self-image, self-esteem, job dissatisfaction. Also, the professionalism of nurses is estimatable by the grade of autonomy. The professional autonomy requires individual and professional obligation about her decision and performance. A lack of professional autonomy results in the job dissatisfaction. Job dissatisfaction leads to absenteeism, increased proneness to mental and physical illness and higher turnover rates. The purpose of this study was o investigate professional autonomy and self-concept of clinical nurses. Data were collected from 262 clinical nurses in P city from June 1 to June 30, 1996. The instruments used for this study were made by Arthur(1990) and Schutzenhofer(1983). The data were analyzed for frequency and percentage, mean, SD, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, stepwise multiple regression, using SAS PC+ Program. The findings were as it follows : 1. The mean of professional autonomy and self-concept were 152+/-18.48, 70.65+/-8.20(2.62), respectively. These showed mid level of professional autonomy and self-concept. 2. Professional autonomy of clinical nurses was found to vary significantly according to total years of clinical experience(F=4.49, p<0.01), position(F=3.49, p<0.05), and state under study for the degree(F=3.83, p<0.05). Professional self-concept was found to vary significantly according to age(F=3.52, p<0.05), marital status(F=7.39, p<0.001), total years of clinical experience(F=3.59, p<0.05), position(F=5.22, p<0.01), the expectant period being on the duty as clinical nurse(F=8.34, p<0.001), and motivation of choosing nursing(F=5.17, p<0.001). 3. The statistical relationship between clinical nurses' profession autonomy and self-concept was found as positive correlation9r=0.42246, p<0.001). 4. Professional autonomy was the highest factor predicting professional self-concept(17.85%). Professional autonomy and marital status accounted for 20.60% in professional self-concept of clinical nurses. In conclusion, Professional autonomy and self-concept of clinical nurses showed significantly positive relationship. Therefore, nursing education needs to develop programs and policies to increase professional autonomy and self-concept of clinical nurses.