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ArticleBMC nursing2020

Is there a relationship between moral competencies and the formation of professional identity among nursing students?

Sahar Haghighat, Fariba Borhani, Hadi Ranjbar

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Article in BMC nursing, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sahar HaghighatSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fariba BorhaniMedical Ethics and Law Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hadi RanjbarMental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Science, Shahid Mansouri st, Niyayesh St, Sattarkhan Ave, Tehran, 1445613111 Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3672-7266
Golestan University · IRIranian Institute for Health Sciences Research · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMoral competencies are essential for nursing work. Professional identity is a set of values and beliefs that a person has about her/his job, which includes moral values as well. The development of moral competencies and formation of professional identity in nursing students occurs mainly during their college years. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between moral competencies and the formation of professional identity among nursing students.

methodsThis study was designed as a descriptive-correlational study. The study population was consisted of nursing students who were enrolled in nursing schools at the time of the study. Two hundred and twenty-one nursing students completed the study tools. The research tools were a demographic questionnaire, Moral Development Scale for Professionals (MDSP), and Professional Identity Scale for Nursing Students (PISNS).

resultsThe mean (SD) of MDSP and PISNS scores was 45.69 ± 5.90 and 55.61 ± 12.75, respectively. There was a significant statistical relationship between MSDP and PISNS scores (

conclusionsThe positive correlation between the formation of professional identity and development of morality in nursing students indicates that by strengthening students' professional values, their moral competencies may develop positively.

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CompetencyEducationMoral developmentNursingProfessional identityStudents

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