Area of research
Research and Theory · Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Research interest
Research topics from publications: A qualitative study on nursing professionalism: safeguarding life through a conceptual model. Representative work: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to clarify and develop a conceptual framework for nursing professionalism. BACKGROUND: Nursing professionalism serves as a guide for nurses in all aspects of their work. Nurses with strong professionalism are key to safeguarding the health of all people. However, the concept of nursing professionalism remains ambiguous. METHODS: This study used Charmaz's Constructing Grounded Theory. Thirty-eight participants, including nursing students, clinical nurses, nursing managers, doctors and patients in China, were interviewed from May 2021 to August 2022. We used purposeful sampling and theoretical sampling. By exploring stakeholders' understanding of the concep