Abstract
Aims: (a) To explore the meanings of master's education in the professionalization of nursing; and (b) to describe the core attributes that nurses gained through master's study. Design: Narrative inquiry. Methods: From June 2017 to June 2018, unstructured interviews were conducted with 12 master-prepared nurses at advanced nursing position with minimum 5 years of postregistration experience. Collaborative thematic narrative analysis was conducted on verbatim transcripts. Members checking, peer validation and audience validation assured verisimilitude and utility. Results: There was a need to fit one's own assertion for professional growth in nursing career structure. Master's study equipped nurses with specialty skills and knowledge with enhanced reflexivity, which nurtured morality, problem-solving ability and capacity to collaborate inter-professionally. Master-prepared nurses demonstrated effective clinical leadership through acting as change agents. Conclusions: Master's level education and master-prepared nurses are instrumental to the professionalization of nursing by expanding the roles of nurses. Nursing career mentoring will maximize nurses’ agency in healthcare system. Developing innovative inter-professional pedagogy will nurture the reflexivity of master-prepared nurses.
| Translated title of the contribution | The technology implications of master’s level education in the professionalization of nursing: A narrative inquiry |
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| Original language | Chinese |
| Pages (from-to) | 1966-1975 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Advanced Nursing |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- advanced nursing practices
- masters education
- narrative inquiry
- professionalization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing