Professional identity of Chinese nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak: A nation-wide cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Practicing in unprecedented working environment and fighting against the COVID-19 crisis influenced the image of nursing in the general population, as well as among nurses themselves. This study aimed to describe the sense of professional identity among Chinese nursing students during the COVID-19 outbreak and to explore the relationship between psychological resilience and the sense of professional identity in this cohort. A nationwide online cross-sectional survey was conducted. Nursing students were recruited from 18 Chinese universities. The 10-item Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC-10) evaluated psychological resilience and professional identity was assessed by the Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nursing Students (PIQNS). A total of 6348 respondents had a moderate leve

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9760126 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature