چکیده مقاله
Background and Objectives: Self awareness is a fundamental concept in nursing withgreat importance for nursing education and clinical practice Yet, there are ambiguitiesabout its definition, uses, and attributes Therefore, the present study was conducted toanalyze and clarify the concept of self awareness and determine its attributes Methods: This concept analysis was performed using Walker and Avant’s eight stepmethod Relevant literature published in English or Persian from 2010 to March 2021was searched with “self awareness”, “nursing”, and “concept analysis” keywords Literature search was done in IranMedex, SID, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and GoogleScholar databases Relevant data were extracted and categorized as the uses, attributes,antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of the concept Results: In total, 173 articles in English and eighteen in Persian were found and 43articles in English and nine in Persian were included in the study The definingattributes of self awareness are multidimensionality, process, intentionality,introspection, self reflection, self discovery, and turning point Its antecedents arepersonal readiness, metacognitive abilities, and learning about the self awareness skilland its consequences are clinical, emotional, adaptive, and ethical consequences Conclusion: Self awareness in nursing is an ongoing, dynamic, multidimensional, andintentional process in which individuals, through introspection, self reflection, and selfdiscovery,reach to a turning point for change and transcendence Educationalinterventions are needed for self awareness improvement among nurses Moreover,specific instruments are needed for its development
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نویسندگان
Shahin Taghi
Assistant professor, Faculty member of Nursing Department, Islamic Azad University ofBirjand Branch, Birjand, Iran
Gholamhosein Mahmoudirad
Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences,Birjand, Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Taghi, Shahin and Mahmoudirad, Gholamhosein,1401,Self-awareness in nursing: a concept analysis,The 12th International Conference on Health, Treatment and Health Promotion
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مجموعه مقالات دوازدهمین کنفرانس بین المللی بهداشت، درمان و ارتقای سلامت22 اسفند 1401