Molloy College, Nursing Division, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Center, NY 11571, United States.
Nurse Educ Today. 2012 Aug;32(6):e49-53. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2011.10.015. Epub 2011 Nov 12.
To explore the image of nursing as perceived by nurses.
Nurses' image has always been a concern among those in the profession. The decision to enter nursing, to remain in nursing, to promote nursing, and to further a career in nursing may be the result of nurses' perception of the image of the profession. No recent studies have been done on how nurses perceive the profession
A purposeful sample of 13 participants ranging in experience from senior student nurses to Registered Nurses with over 21 years of experience in direct patient care, participated in in-depth interviews. For this descriptive exploratory design, qualitative data were collected and analyzed.
Three broad categories that were significant in how nurses perceive the profession emerged: a) role of nurses, b) nursing knowledge, and c) attitude of nurses. Those about to enter the profession have a positive image of nursing based on their roles and their nursing knowledge. Attitude of nurses significantly influenced participants' perceptions of nursing's professional image. As they progress through their career, nurses have negative perceptions of the profession, influenced by working environment and interactions with others in the health care arena.
Overall, nurses working in hospitals have negative perceptions of the profession; nurses working in maternal-child health have positive perceptions; nurses' perceptions of nurses working in areas different from theirs are negative; nurses perceive senior nurses in a negative light and senior nurses have negative perceptions of new nurses.
探讨护士对护理形象的看法。
护士形象一直是业内人士关注的焦点。选择从事护理工作、继续从事护理工作、推动护理工作以及进一步从事护理职业的决定可能是护士对职业形象的看法的结果。最近没有关于护士如何看待该职业的研究。
采用目的性抽样方法，从经验丰富的资深护生到有 21 年以上直接病人护理经验的注册护士中，选取了 13 名参与者进行深入访谈。对于这种描述性探索性设计，收集和分析了定性数据。
有三个重要的类别对护士对护理专业的看法有重要影响：a）护士的角色，b）护理知识，c）护士的态度。那些即将进入护理行业的人基于他们的角色和护理知识对护理有积极的看法。护士的态度对参与者对护理专业形象的看法有重大影响。随着他们在职业生涯中的发展，护士对该职业的看法变得负面，受到工作环境和与医疗保健领域其他人的互动的影响。
总的来说，在医院工作的护士对该职业的看法负面；在母婴保健领域工作的护士对该职业的看法积极；在与自身工作领域不同的领域工作的护士对其他护士的看法负面；护士对资深护士的看法负面，而资深护士对新护士的看法也负面。
