Understanding and barriers of professional identity formation among current students and recent graduates in nursing and midwifery in low resource settings in two universities: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda (Author), Josephine Nambi Najjuma (Author), Aloysius Mubuuke Gonzaga (Author), Kamoga Livingstone (Author), David Musoke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction In the changing healthcare landscape, a strong professional identity serves as a cornerstone for nurses. Therefore, transformative educational approaches that include professional judgement, reasoning, critical self-evaluation and a sense of accountability are required to foste...