Abstract

Contemporary knowledge about the culture of nursing is limited. This focused ethnography study describes both pre-nursing and senior nursing students perceptions about the culture of nursing and learning that culture, as well as implications of those perceptions on nursing education, and the profession of nursing.

Author Details

Susan M. Strouse, PhD and Emily A. Radtke, DNP

Sigma Membership

Kappa Epsilon at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Culture of Nursing, Nursing Education, Student Nurses

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2020

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2020

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Student nurses' perceptions about the culture of nursing and why it matters to nursing education

Washington, DC, USA

Contemporary knowledge about the culture of nursing is limited. This focused ethnography study describes both pre-nursing and senior nursing students perceptions about the culture of nursing and learning that culture, as well as implications of those perceptions on nursing education, and the profession of nursing.