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Changes in self‐esteem during a 3‐year pre‐registration Diploma in Higher Education (Nursing) programme
Author(s) -
Randle Jacqueline
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00679.x
Subject(s) - self esteem , nursing , nurse education , scale (ratio) , pre registration , psychology , self concept , medicine , medical education , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary • Nurses’ self‐esteem affects patient care. • This study measured self‐esteem of pre‐registration nursing students over their 3‐year training programme. • Quantitative data were measured by the Professional Self‐Concept Nursing Inventory and the Tennessee Self‐Concept Scale. • Students's self‐esteem decreased during their training programme. • Results indicate a need to address the damaging effects of the process of becoming a nurse.