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Studying the old masters of nursing: a critical student experience for developing nursing identity

Kelly, Jacinta; Watson, Roger; Watson, James; Needham, Malachi; Driscoll, Laura O.

Authors

Jacinta Kelly

James Watson

Malachi Needham

Laura O. Driscoll



Abstract

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd In the past professional identity in nursing was inculcated in students alongside institutional pride. A strong sense of professional identity is key to staff retention and recruitment and key to the delivery of quality nursing care. With the wholesale transfer of pre-registration nursing education to the third level sector, however, the reality is that students now divide their affiliations between university and healthcare institutions and professional identity development may be stymied. For this reason, there is need to explore alternative means of developing professional identity. Exposure to nursing history may counteract this tendency. Based on adult nursing students’ reflections of a visit to the Florence Nightingale Museum, we discuss the potential of this activity in aiding development of critical professional identity.

Citation

Kelly, J., Watson, R., Watson, J., Needham, M., & Driscoll, L. O. (2017). Studying the old masters of nursing: a critical student experience for developing nursing identity. Nurse education in practice, 26, 121-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.06.010

Acceptance Date Jun 27, 2017
Publication Date 2017-09
Deposit Date Nov 12, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Nurse education in practice
Print ISSN 1471-5953
Electronic ISSN 1471-5953
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 26
Pages 121-125
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.06.010
Keywords Museum, Masters of nursing, Professionalism, Nursing history, Pre-registration students, Identity
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/456476
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471595317304122
Additional Information This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Studying the old masters of nursing: A critical student experience for developing nursing identity; Journal Title: Nurse Education in Practice; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2017.06.010; Content Type: simple-article; Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.