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The effect of a 3‐year pre‐registration training course on students’ self‐esteem
Author(s) -
Randle Jacqueline
Publication year - 2001
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2001.00483.x
Subject(s) - self esteem , grounded theory , psychology , transition (genetics) , set (abstract data type) , qualitative research , medical education , nursing , social psychology , medicine , sociology , computer science , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , programming language
• Self‐esteem is an acquired set of beliefs about the ‘self’ and is the largest determinant of behaviour. • This study was carried out to identify changes in the self‐esteem of students in order to assess the major influencing factors during their transition to becoming a nurse and to explore the interpretations and constructions which students ascribed to their experiences during this transition. • Data were collected by the use of unstructured interviews. • Analysis of data was qualitative, using a grounded theory method. • Students’ self‐esteem became fragmented during the transition to becoming a nurse. • The findings indicate a need to implement strategies to increase nurses’ self‐esteem.