| 摘要: | Background: In last ten years, the number of cosmetic and aesthetic clinic has increased significantly in Asia. Regardless of its benefits to economy, the substantial growth of cosmetic market creates an adverse effect on the health system. Large numbers of nurses shifted from altruistic setting to commercialized setting. The essence of caring and altruism in nursing transform to profit-making belief. Nurses’ professional value and identity can be greatly altered if this is not properly managed.
Objective: The aim of this study were to explore the construct of cosmetic nurses’ self-identity and professionalism and how professional values are modified in cosmetic clinic setting.
Method: Interviews were undertaken with 10 nurses working in cosmetic clinics. Participants were all females and aged between 20 to 40 years. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed. Open coding and axial coding was used to analyze the data.
Result: Four concepts were developed for each themes. In self-identity theme, there were achievement, foreclosure, diffusion and moratorium. In professionalism theme, there were professional skills, moral integrity, team work and public health integration. In professional attractiveness theme, there were economic return, professional symbol, workload and environment. A common feature was duality and ambiguity in nurses’ descriptions of the phenomena studied, meaning that identified concepts had underlying categories with both negative and positive dimensions.
Conclusion: This study narrowed the focus of self-identity and professionalism in only the cosmetic nurses. The result suggests that self-concept of nurses is an important concept for academics, administrator and clinicians to consider in the development of the profession. While professional identity and values are still apparent, a downward trend of professionalism is ongoing among cosmetic nurses. |
