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Title: | Neophyte To Nurse: The Development of a Professional Self-Image |
Authors: | Ellis, Peter Desmond |
Advisor: | Jones, F. E. |
Department: | Sociology |
Keywords: | Sociology;Sociology |
Publication Date: | 1964 |
Abstract: | <p>For the neophyte, socialization into the role of nurse involves not only the acquisition of required skills and knowledge, but also the gradual acquisition of a professional self-identity. The primary mechanism of socialization is interaction with other members of the student nurses' role-set, i.e. doctors, instructors and patients. The shared expectations of these role others, constitute the nursing role. Role expectations represent pressures which, ideally, elicit appropriate role performances from the encumbents of a given role. The perceived expectations of role others with whom the student nurse interacts are reflected in the self-images held. Differences in self-images held by student-nurses are related to experiences with role others prior to, and following encumbency of the nurse-trainee role.</p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10140 |
Identifier: | opendissertations/5200 6221 2091421 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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