Journal of Nursing & Care

Lauren Griffiths

Publications

• Review Article
  Constructing the Nurse Match Instrument to Measure Professional Identity and Values in Nursing
  Author(s): Roger Ellis, Lauren Griffiths and Elaine HogardRoger Ellis, Lauren Griffiths and Elaine Hogard
  
  This article describes the development of an instrument to measure and explore the identities of nurses, nursing students and applicants to Nursing programmes. In particular the instrument focuses on the values held by respondents regarding Nursing. The current concern that standards in nursing may be falling and the need for methods to identify suitable candidates are described briefly. The instrument has been developed using the wellestablished ISA/Ipseus theory and psychometric technology to offer an in depth measure of professional identity and values in Nursing. The instrument is called Nurse Match since it allows for comparison and match between the profiles of applicants to Nursing programmes and experienced and well regarded nurses. The article locates the instrument in theoretical and empirical approaches to identity and concentrates on three key theorists, Erikson; Kelly and.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000245

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