title: Longitudinal study of stress, self-care, and professional identity among nursing students.
abstract: This longitudinal study describes the factors associated with the acquisition of a professional identity over the course of prelicensure education among 45 baccalaureate nursing students. At every time point, personal spiritual growth practices and the students' perceptions of their caring abilities predicted sense of fit with the profession. Even as there is a growing emphasis of quality and safety education, caring and spirituality remain central to nurses' professional identities on entry to practice.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Hensel) and Assistant Clinical Professor (Ms Laux), School of Nursing, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
authors.forename: Desiree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hensel
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laux
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012933:Social Identification; D029181:Spirituality; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult