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Self‐esteem among German nurses: does academic education make a difference?
Author(s) -
VAN ECKERT S.,
GAIDYS U.,
MARTIN C. R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01862.x
Subject(s) - german , self esteem , psychology , medical education , significant difference , clinical psychology , medicine , history , archaeology
Accessible summary• Self‐esteem is not typically associated with nurses. • An academic nurse training can potentially increase self‐esteem. • Promoting self‐esteem in nurses should be part of academic as well as non‐academic education.Abstract Self‐esteem is not typically associated with the nursing profession. However, the concept is indispensible for job satisfaction and good‐quality patient care. Many healthcare systems are confronted with declining numbers of qualified nurses, and desperately seek suitable strategies to recruit and retain sufficient trainees and junior staff. This investigation examined self‐esteem in 212 German nurses using the Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale. Nurses with an academic degree displayed a statistically significant higher level of self‐esteem than nurses without academic education ( P < 0.01). The type of professional training may therefore have a direct effect on the self‐esteem, thus offering a myriad of potential benefits to both nurses and patients. Self‐esteem is a quality relevant to this profession and, as such, the findings of research in this area should be reflected in the design of nurse training curricula.