Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Comparative comparison of professional identity in nursing students of internship and field internship in Isfahan and Shahid Beheshti Universities of Medical Sciences in Tehran in 2023-2024

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors
1 MSc of Nursing, Internal-Surgical Nursing Department, Nursing, and Midwifery Sciences Development Research Center, Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 MSc of Nursing, Internal-Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 PhD in Nursing, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Research Center for Nursing and Midwifery Care, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Tehran, Iran
4 PhD in Nursing, Assistant Professor, Special Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5 MSc in Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Nursing and Midwifery Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.48305/jims.v44.i849.0018
Abstract
Background: The nursing curriculum consists of two parts: theoretical and practical training (to acquire clinical skills). In fact, the ultimate goal of this curriculum is nothing more than creating the ability to provide basic care and correctly implement the nursing process.
Methods: This is a four-group, one-stage cross-sectional study. The research sample consisted of 196 nursing students in the 7th and 8th semesters of the Isfahan and Shahid Beheshti faculties of nursing and midwifery in Tehran who met the entry requirements for the study and were selected using a stratified random sampling method. The research tool included a demographic information form and a questionnaire on professional identity of nursing students. SPSS version 21 software and descriptive and inferential statistical tests were used to analyze the data.
Findings: The research findings showed that the average professional identity scores in the 7th semester for the internship and non-internship groups did not differ significantly. However, in semester 8, the average professional identity score of the internship group was significantly higher than the non-internship group.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the internship training method in the final semesters can have a positive effect on the professional identity of nursing students.
Keywords: Professional identity, nursing students, internship plan, field training.
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Volume 44, Issue 849
1st Week,, April
March and April 2026
Pages 18-24

  • Receive Date 17 July 2025
  • Accept Date 14 May 2026