TY - JOUR
T1 - The current status of nursing professionalism among nursing faculty in Japan
AU - Tanaka, Michiko
AU - Taketomi, Kikuko
AU - Yonemitsu, Yoshikazu
AU - Kawamoto, Rieko
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the nursing faculty who participated in this study for their contributions and dedication. This work was supported in part by the Kyushu University Research Activity Support Program.
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2017 Taiwan Nurses Association.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Background: The faculty of nursing schools plays an important role in the successful execution of nursing education. Therefore, faculty behavior strongly affects the professional development of nurses. However, few studies have examined professional nursing behaviors from the perspective of nursing faculty. Purpose: Members of nursing faculty in Japan were surveyed regarding their perspectives on behaviors related to professionalism. Methods: The model, Miller's Wheel of Professionalism in Nursing, was used as the theoretical framework. The Behavioral Inventory for Professionalism in Nursing (BIPN) was completed by 74 full-time nursing faculty who were currently working at 10 institutes of nursing education in Japan. Results: The mean BIPN score for the participants was 11.56 (SD = 6.08) of a possible total of 27. The highest and lowest BIPN category scores were for Bresearch development, use, and evaluation" and Bcommunity service," respectively. Professionalism was found to relate significantly to higher educational preparation (F = 32.17, p < .0001). The TukeyYKramer multiple comparison test found a significant association between having a graduate degree and higher scores for professionalism (p < .0001). The Spearman correlation coefficient was significant and positive for the relationship between professionalism and both educational preparation (r = .85, p < .0001) and number of years as a nursing educator (r = .31, p = .0077). Conclusions: The results support the idea that a higher level of educational preparation and more years of experience as a member of a nursing faculty are associated with higher levels of nursing professionalism. The professional behavior scores suggest that Bcommunity service" is an issue that requires further improvement among Japanese nursing faculty. Awareness of extrinsic factors such as education is important to maximize nursing professionalism. The findings of this study may help nursing faculty continue their self-development.
AB - Background: The faculty of nursing schools plays an important role in the successful execution of nursing education. Therefore, faculty behavior strongly affects the professional development of nurses. However, few studies have examined professional nursing behaviors from the perspective of nursing faculty. Purpose: Members of nursing faculty in Japan were surveyed regarding their perspectives on behaviors related to professionalism. Methods: The model, Miller's Wheel of Professionalism in Nursing, was used as the theoretical framework. The Behavioral Inventory for Professionalism in Nursing (BIPN) was completed by 74 full-time nursing faculty who were currently working at 10 institutes of nursing education in Japan. Results: The mean BIPN score for the participants was 11.56 (SD = 6.08) of a possible total of 27. The highest and lowest BIPN category scores were for Bresearch development, use, and evaluation" and Bcommunity service," respectively. Professionalism was found to relate significantly to higher educational preparation (F = 32.17, p < .0001). The TukeyYKramer multiple comparison test found a significant association between having a graduate degree and higher scores for professionalism (p < .0001). The Spearman correlation coefficient was significant and positive for the relationship between professionalism and both educational preparation (r = .85, p < .0001) and number of years as a nursing educator (r = .31, p = .0077). Conclusions: The results support the idea that a higher level of educational preparation and more years of experience as a member of a nursing faculty are associated with higher levels of nursing professionalism. The professional behavior scores suggest that Bcommunity service" is an issue that requires further improvement among Japanese nursing faculty. Awareness of extrinsic factors such as education is important to maximize nursing professionalism. The findings of this study may help nursing faculty continue their self-development.
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U2 - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000155
DO - 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000155
M3 - Article
C2 - 28072677
AN - SCOPUS:85027531927
SN - 1682-3141
VL - 25
SP - 7
EP - 12
JO - Journal of Nursing Research
JF - Journal of Nursing Research
IS - 1
ER -