title: Becoming a nurse: role formation among accelerated baccalaureate students.
abstract: To understand nursing role formation for students enrolled in an accelerated baccalaureate nursing program, end-of-term narrative reflections from 34 students were analyzed over the course of the 15-month program. Using thematic analysis, 4 major themes were identified: evolving role perception, extending nursing student-patient interaction, engaging with health care team and systems of care, and expanding clinical thinking.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment and Evaluation (Dr Ostrogorsky), Research Associate (Dr Raber), Assistant Professor (Ms McKinley Yoder), Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Program-Portland (Dr Nielsen), Assistant Professor (Dr Lutz), and Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Diversity (Dr Wros), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: Tanya L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Ostrogorsky
authors.forename: Anjanette M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Raber
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McKinley Yoder
authors.forename: Ann E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Kristin F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: Peggy L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Wros
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012933:Social Identification; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013850:Thinking