Nursing Students Caring Educational Program for Improving their Professional Self-concept at Benha and Shobra Technical Health Institute

Zakaria Ammin Abdallaa, Marawa; Mohamed Hussein Eid, Nermin; Faruok Kamel, Fawzia

doi:10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310947

Nursing Students Caring Educational Program for Improving their Professional Self-concept at Benha and Shobra Technical Health Institute

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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¹ Master's degree in Nursing Services Administration, 2012

² Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing - Menoufia University

³ Assist. Professor of Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing - Benha University

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310947

Abstract

Background: Nursing professional self-concept consists of the information and beliefs that nurses have regarding their roles, values, and behavior, Professional caring is related to values, attitude, and behaviors considered as primary component of professional nursing education. Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of nursing student caring educational programs on nursing students for improving their professional self- concept. Design: A quasi-experimental design used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Benha and Shobra Technical Health Institute. Subjects: Included all nursing students (190) who are enrolled in the first and second year in the academic year 2021-2022. Tools of data collection: Data collected by using three tools, knowledge test professional caring, observational checklist about skills and professional self-concept questionnaire. Results: More than two thirds (76.8% -72.6% ) of nursing students had improved level of knowledge phase at post program and there was highly statistically significance improvement in skills of nursing students about professional caring more than half (80%) at post program phase. Also, there was a high statistical significance of nursing students about professional self-concept more than half (85.3%) in post program phase. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant correlations between nursing students' knowledge, skills regarding professional caring and their professional self-concept. Recommendations: The Technical Health Institute should adopt the professional caring, educational approach in all its different grades and enhance nursing to increase their professional self-concept through providing them with supportive and positive training environment.

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