The construction of contemporary nursing identity from narrative accounts of practice and professional life.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the contemporary narrative of nursing identity in Spain.

Method

This qualitative study was conducted between 2018 and 2020. Eleven registered nurses were interviewed. The conversations were recorded in audio, were semistructured, and held in a mental health clinic affiliated with a Catholic institution. Narrative analysis of the data was carried out.

Findings

Two themes were identified: How do I construct my professional life?, with the subthemes 'Training and initiation in care practice', 'Ways of living the professional care experience', 'The sculpting of care' and 'Self-image and future projection'; and What do I know about my practice?, with the subthemes 'Nursing experience: shift, days, years', 'Strategy in the field of nursing care', 'Some

SUBMITTER: Mateo-Martinez G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8111597 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature