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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 71-82Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.04.004
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nursing shortage; professional self-image; practice environment; societal image; teamwork
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This paper reports data on the professional self-image of 9638 nurses employed in 22 Belgian general hospitals with the goal of identifying problems affecting recruitment and retention. Nurses reported having a positive self-image. Most were proud to be a nurse and considered themselves competent health professionals having great responsibility. Although they reported that an ideal practice requires effective teamwork, supportive management, societal recognition, and sufficient time to perform their duties, they also felt that these essential conditions were absent in daily practice. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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