The professional self-image of registered home nurses in Flanders (Belgium): a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.
Despite their necessity and relevance, studies examining the professional self-image of nurses and instruments to measure this professional self-image in the homecare setting are scarce. This study highlights both the positive self-image of home nurses and the existence of a delicate balance between the large degree of autonomy that home nurses have and the need to feel supported in their professional role and responsibility. The practice environment, including time pressure, workload, and insufficient support, needs to be addressed to keep it from having a negative impact on the professional self-image of home nurses in the long-term.
Nursing Department of the Wit-Gele Kruis van Vlaanderen, Brussels, Belgium. kristel.de.vliegher@vlaanderen.wgk.be
Kristel
K
De Vliegher
Koen
K
Milisen
Renild
R
Wouters
Kristien
K
Scheepmans
Louis
L
Paquay
Roseline
R
Debaillie
Ludo
L
Geys
Frieda
F
Okerman
Ingrid
I
Van Deuren
Bernadette
B
Dierckx de Casterlé
D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires