%0 Journal Article
%T Concept of professional socialization in nursing
%A Pei Kuan Lai
%A Pek Hong Lim
%J International e-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education
%D 2012
%I International Medical University, Malaysia
%X Each nursing student comes to nursing with alay image of nursing portrayed by nurses they have seen.This lay perception of nursing that a nursing student holdsis transformed to a more professional understanding thatis acquired in nursing schools. This process is known asprofessional socialization. It is a process of learning thenorms, attitudes, behaviours, skills, roles, and valuesof the profession. It involves the internalization of thevalues and norms of the profession in the individual¡¯sown behaviour and self-concept. The ultimate goal ofprofessional socialization is to internalize a professionalidentity of the profession. Professional socialization setsin to reduce the tension from the scenario of realityshock and facilitate adaptation during the transitionprocess. This paper serves as a concept paper with themain purpose of introducing and explaining the conceptof professional socialization in nursing to help thereaders in gaining further understanding of the concept,especially within the local context. The first authorhas also incorporated her own personal reflections withregards to her socialization process to nursing.
%K Nurse
%K nursing education
%K profession
%K values
%K socialization
%U http://web.imu.edu.my/ejournal/approved/7.Research_Lai_p31-35.pdf