The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After Graduation

INTRODUCTION: The research was conducted in order to evaluate the alterations in vocational self-esteem of nurses and social workers before and after graduation. METHODS: The study is descriptive. The research began with 112 students before graduation and 40 of the participants were reached after th...

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Main Authors: Ebru Özen Bekar, Dilek Konuk Şener, Çetin Yılmaz, Şengül Cangür
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Language:English
Published: Association of Nurse Managers 2017-09-01
Series:Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi
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author Ebru Özen Bekar
Dilek Konuk Şener
Çetin Yılmaz
Şengül Cangür
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description INTRODUCTION: The research was conducted in order to evaluate the alterations in vocational self-esteem of nurses and social workers before and after graduation. METHODS: The study is descriptive. The research began with 112 students before graduation and 40 of the participants were reached after their graduation. In the study, the pre-and-post graduate data of these 40 students were evaluated. The 'Professional Self-Esteem Scale' was used as a data collection means. The scale was carried out to the students twice; first before graduation and second, after one year of their graduation. While analyzing the research data; the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare quantitative variables between groups and Pearson Chi-square and Fisher' Exact for the relations between categorical variables. RESULTS: In this study when the participants' scores of Professional Self-Esteem Scale were analyzed; the average score was determined as 114,72+-17,32 for the students in the Nursing Department and 121,18+-17,63 for the students in Social Work Department. After graduation score of Nursing and Social Work Department students from the Professional Self-Esteem Scale was significantly lower than the score measured before graduation (p<0,001, p<0,001). The Professional Self-Esteem Scale score of Nursing and Social Work Department students were significantly lower one year after graduation than those measured before graduation (p<0,001, p<0,001). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In this study, which was carried out to evaluate the alterations in the pre-and post-graduate professional self-esteem of nurses and social workers, it has been examined that the professional self-esteem of nurses and social workers decline after graduation.
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spelling doaj.art-8dce51584add4bdcbb011b5c519740fe2024-03-01T09:29:11ZengAssociation of Nurse ManagersSağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi2149-018X2017-09-0142505510.5222/SHYD.2017.050SHYD-48568The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After GraduationEbru Özen Bekar0Dilek Konuk Şener1Çetin Yılmaz2Şengül Cangür3Departman of Nursing Management, Duzce University, Duzce, TurkeyDepartman of Child Health and Illness Nursing, Duzce University, Duzce, TurkeyDepartman of Social Service, Duzce University, Duzce, TurkeyDüzce University Faculty of Medicine Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Inc.INTRODUCTION: The research was conducted in order to evaluate the alterations in vocational self-esteem of nurses and social workers before and after graduation. METHODS: The study is descriptive. The research began with 112 students before graduation and 40 of the participants were reached after their graduation. In the study, the pre-and-post graduate data of these 40 students were evaluated. The 'Professional Self-Esteem Scale' was used as a data collection means. The scale was carried out to the students twice; first before graduation and second, after one year of their graduation. While analyzing the research data; the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare quantitative variables between groups and Pearson Chi-square and Fisher' Exact for the relations between categorical variables. RESULTS: In this study when the participants' scores of Professional Self-Esteem Scale were analyzed; the average score was determined as 114,72+-17,32 for the students in the Nursing Department and 121,18+-17,63 for the students in Social Work Department. After graduation score of Nursing and Social Work Department students from the Professional Self-Esteem Scale was significantly lower than the score measured before graduation (p<0,001, p<0,001). The Professional Self-Esteem Scale score of Nursing and Social Work Department students were significantly lower one year after graduation than those measured before graduation (p<0,001, p<0,001). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In this study, which was carried out to evaluate the alterations in the pre-and post-graduate professional self-esteem of nurses and social workers, it has been examined that the professional self-esteem of nurses and social workers decline after graduation.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=shyd&un=SHYD-48568nursesocial workerprofessional self esteemworking conditionseducation
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Dilek Konuk Şener
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The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After Graduation
Sağlık ve Hemşirelik Yönetimi Dergisi
nurse
social worker
professional self esteem
working conditions
education
title The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After Graduation
title_full The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After Graduation
title_fullStr The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After Graduation
title_full_unstemmed The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After Graduation
title_short The Evaluation of Professional Self-esteem of Nurses and Social Workers Before and After Graduation
title_sort evaluation of professional self esteem of nurses and social workers before and after graduation
topic nurse
social worker
professional self esteem
working conditions
education
url https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=shyd&un=SHYD-48568
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