TY - JOUR
T1 - Why I want to be a psychiatric nurse
T2 - constructing an identity through contrasts with general nursing
AU - Moir, James
AU - Abraham, Charles
PY - 1996/2
Y1 - 1996/2
N2 - The justification of psychiatric specialization among undergraduate nursing students is examined The data highlight how students are able to produce a positive view of their initial entry into nursing and then later create a positive and distinctive specialist occupational identity through negative comparisons with general nursing Their experience in both psychiatric and general settings is drawn upon to add credibility to their claims Contrasts based on the work schedules, patient focus, professional autonomy, opportunity for professional development, and required skills are considered.
AB - The justification of psychiatric specialization among undergraduate nursing students is examined The data highlight how students are able to produce a positive view of their initial entry into nursing and then later create a positive and distinctive specialist occupational identity through negative comparisons with general nursing Their experience in both psychiatric and general settings is drawn upon to add credibility to their claims Contrasts based on the work schedules, patient focus, professional autonomy, opportunity for professional development, and required skills are considered.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02670.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1996.tb02670.x
M3 - Article
VL - 23
SP - 295
EP - 298
JO - Journal of Advanced Nursing
JF - Journal of Advanced Nursing
SN - 0309-2402
IS - 2
ER -