Open AccessFramework for apprenticeship in ethical comportment and formation
Author(s) -
Kristen D. Priddy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v8n12p49
Subject(s) - identity (music) , civility , identity formation , nursing , psychology , pedagogy , nurse education , process (computing) , sociology , medicine , social psychology , self concept , political science , computer science , aesthetics , philosophy , politics , law , operating system
Recently the literature on preparing students for nursing and other professions has emphasized the need for attention to civility, ethical comportment, and formation of professional identity. Nursing educators play a key role in supporting the formation of ethical comportment and professional nursing identity. Although a number of frameworks exist for the formation of identity, there are none that address the interaction between nursing educators and students or the role of nursing educators in implementing effective pedagogies for formation. In this article a framework developed from existing literature is proposed to guide nursing educator practice in stimulating and supporting the process of professional identity formation and ethical comportment in nursing students. The framework will also serve as a guide for future research in the process of formation of ethical comportment and professional identity.