Contemporary Factors Influencing Professional Identity in Acute Care Nurses: An Integrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore the current state of the science on influencing factors of acute care nursing professional identity.

Design

Integrative review.

Methods

Data were collected and screened using Covidence systematic review software, adhering to pre-defined inclusion criteria. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist was used for critical appraisal, and content analysis was applied to analyse the data.

Data sources

CINAHL, PsycINFO and PubMed were utilised to search literature published between 2018 and 2023.

Results

A total of 18 articles were included. Five themes were identified: (1) internal influences; (2) external influences; (3) externalisation of role; (4) early versus seasoned career experiences and (5) barriers to professional identity forma

SUBMITTER: Howle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12460967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature