Study of professional self - concept of nursing students of Shiraz University of medical science
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 11
Abstract
Professional self-concept is the main key of professional concept. High level of self-concept is effective for enabling nurses, regarding to this point that most studies mostly put Emphasis on professional self-concept and less on specific self-concept .Therefore the aim of present study is determining the professional self-concept of nursing students of Shiraz University of medical sciences in 2013. In this descriptive study, 80 nursing students of third and fourth year of Faculty of nursing and midwifery of Shiraz University of medical sciences participated in the study which has been chosen by available sampling. The used instrument in this study is a two-parted questionnaire which has contained of demographic information and Cowin’s questioner contained of 36 questions. This 36 Cowin’s Questionnaire 8 point Likert which has 6 dimensions of self-esteem, knowledge, caring, leadership, staff relations & communication. Analysis of result was done in SPSS software version 16 and by using of descriptive and inferential statistics. Highest & lowest scores regarding to Likert scale was respectively determined as dimensions of professional communication (5.77±0.16) and self-esteem (4.50 ± 0.21). Score of students By Cowin tools was determined) 258.29 ± 6.42). There was only a meaningful relation between economic situation & self-concept of students who participated in this study (p?0.05). Although scores of professional self-concept of nursing students which were arranged by Likert scale was average, but the most powerful and weakest dimensions of self-concept of students was consequently communication with patient and self-esteem. Therefore because of importance of self-concept and its effect on the professional capability and professional maintenance, it seems there is a need for more survey and training.
Authors and Affiliations
Seyyed saeed najafi| Instructor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Rahim Rabiei Golmakani *| M.Sc nursing student, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (Corresponding author) email: rirabiei@yahoo.com, Marziea Moattari| Associate Professor , Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran, Marziea Momennasab| Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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