Helena P Filipe, Karl Golnik, Amelia C Geary, Janvier Kilangalanga, Heather G Mack
Online Faculty Development on Curriculum Design in Simulation-based Education by International Collaboration - An Example from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Middle East African journal of ophthalmology
improving professional identity nursing intern significant enhancing number new registered nurses easing shortage nursing personnel clinical internship key period formulation professional identity however know little factors influencing nursing interns professional identity clinical internship therefore study explore influencing factors nursing interns professional identity clinical internship study provide evidence suggestions generating effective strategies contributing professional identity improvement nursing interns crosssectional study convenience sampling used recruit 398 nursing interns teaching hospital hunan china demographic characteristics information collected selfdeveloped questionnaire nursing interns professional identity potential influencing factors eg work atmosphere teacher capacity measured questionnaires good psychometric properties appropriate indicators used descriptive statistics test analysis variance pearsons correlation analysis multiple linear regression used analyse influencing factors study influencing factors nursing interns professional identity education level first choice major residential status work atmosphere teacher capacity results showed 1 nursing interns higher education level reported lower level professional identity 2 nursing interns whose first choice major nursing discipline reported lower level professional identity 3 nursing interns live rural areas compared urban areas reported higher level professional identity 4 nursing interns better work atmosphere reported higher level professional identity 5 nursing interns guidance teachers equipped better teaching capacity reported higher level professional identity education level first choice major residential status influence factors nursing interns professional identity nursing educators need pay attention nursing interns whose first choice nursing bachelor program may lower level professional identity crucial enhance nursing interns professional identity improve work atmosphere clinical teachers capacity promote nursing interns choose nursing profession reduce shortage nursing workforce