Date of Award
4-1986
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Morton Wagenfeld
Second Advisor
Dr. Judy Stewart
Third Advisor
Dr. Herbert Smith
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This study examined aspects of the professional socialization of student nurses into the role of the professional nurse. Comparisons were made between senior and freshmen nursing students, between those 25 years of age and over with those under 25, between those who had two or more years of college with those who had less than two, and between those who were nursing externs with those who were not.
The results of the data analysis offered mixed support for the hypotheses proposed. Senior nursing students exhibited higher levels of professionalism in two aspects, while the older students, those with more college, and those who were nursing externs did not. While recognizing that the results of this study are not conclusive, it is recommended that nurse educators give more attention to ways of building professional socialization measures into the curriculum.
Recommended Citation
Christian, Arlene, "Becoming a Nurse: A Study of Aspects of Professional Socialization" (1986). Masters Theses. 1300.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1300