Relationship among public nursing image, self-image, and selfesteem of nurses
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
The public opinions are extremely powerful tool in forming social norms and values. Despite the nursing profession has significant progress, nurses still face remarkable challenges related to its’ image that effect on their power, self –esteem and public image. Aim: to Identify relationship among public nursing image, self-image, and self-esteem of nurses. Design: correlational research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was carried out at all Minia University Hospitals. Sample: The subjects of this study consisted of (320) all nurses who work in Minia University Hospitals at the time of data collection. Tools: personal characteristics of data, nursing image Likert scale, the Perceptions of Professional Nursing Tool (PPNT) and self-esteem scale. Results: both nurse's self- image and public nursing image was negative, which affect negatively on nurses’ selfesteem .Conclusion: nurses’ suffering from negative self- image, self –esteem and public image. Recommendations: Providing positive nursing image by the media to enhance public nursing image.
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Safaa Mohamed Abdelrahman
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