PERCEPTIONS OF THE ROLE OF THE NURSE AS A PROFESSIONAL PRACTITIONER OF NURSING.
Contributors: University of Southern Mississippi.
Published: 1984
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: This study compared the perceptions of five sample populations regarding the role of the nurse as a professional practitioner. The populations surveyed were 61 nursing faculty, 42 medical faculty, 65 working registered nurses, 41 physicians in practice, and 148 lay persons from selected locations in the state of Mississippi. A survey instrument was developed using a series of Likert-type scales measuring degree of agreement/disagreement on 24 statements regarding the role of the nurse as a professional practitioner. The 24 statements contained six statements pertaining to each of four selected role dimensions: (1) independent professional judgment, (2) professional competency, (3) accountability, and (4) health team collaboration.

The results of the study indicated that there was a significant difference (p < .05) between the perceptions of the sample populations regarding the role of the nurse as a professional practitioner. Differences were analyzed by sample population and each of the four selected role dimensions. Descriptive data were also provided regarding differences of perceptions according to age, sex, race, marital status, number of children, educational level, and professional practice.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-06, Section: B, page: 1871.

Thesis (PH.D.)--THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, 1984.

School code: 0211.