Professional Identity

Question 1

Professional Identity

Answer 1

• Identities are contextual, relational, evolving

- Involves individual identity, member of collective professional identity, external “brand” identity

Question 2

Theory

Answer 2

• “A purposeful set of assumptions or propositions that identify the relationships between concepts (Thorne, 2019)
• Provides a perspective from which to view client situations, a way to organize data, a method of analyzing and interpreting information to inform nursing practice (Thorne, 2012, p. 54)

Question 3

Ostogosky (2015)

Answer 3

Evloving professional identity

1. “Fake it ‘til you make it”
2. Skill acquisition/tecnical proficiency
3. Confidence and empowerment
4. Internalization of role/identity
5. Mastery

Question 4

Benner (1985)

Answer 4

Skill acquisition

Process:

1. Abstract, detached observer
2. Emergence of relevence
3. Engaged, involved observer