Surface – Professional Identity: What it means to think, act and feel like a nurse – Part 1

This episode of the NLN Nursing EDge Unscripted Surface track is part one of two featuring guests Nelda Godfrey and Beth Phillips. In this episode, Dr. Phillips and Dr. Godfrey explore the meaning and importance of professional identity in nursing. They discuss how thinking, acting, and feeling like a nurse contributes to self-confidence, job satisfaction, and workplace culture. The conversation highlights the work of the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing, which aims to redefine how nurses and society understand the profession. Both guests emphasize the value of having a shared language around professional identity to support growth and retention in nursing. The episode encourages nurse educators to integrate identity development into nursing curricula as a foundation for lifelong professional fulfillment.

Learn more about the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing by visiting https://www.professionalidentity.org/.

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