Abstract
A well-established professional identity in nursing (PIN) is considered essential
to maximize the health and well-being of the nurse, as well as those for whom they
provide care. Professional identity promotes effective decision-making, open communication,
and collaborative teamwork leading to job satisfaction, retention, and most importantly
safe, high-quality care in a healthy work environment. Given the reciprocality of
PIN and the work environment, strategies to increase PIN through strengthening both
self (nurse) and collective (team/profession) efficacy of nurses can further improve
both the work environment and nurse professional identity at the individual and profession
levels.
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Biography
Teresa-Lynn (Terri) Hinkley, EdD, MBA, BScN, RN, CAE, is the Chief Executive Officer at the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses in Sewell, New Jersey. She can be reached at [email protected]
Biography
Lynne Kuhl, MSN, BA, RN, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing, now retired, at Viterbo University School of Nursing in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Biography
Debra Liebig, MLA, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, is the Director, Accreditation and Regulatory Readiness at Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Published online: December 29, 2022
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