Purpose–This paper aims to explore the ways in which practice nurses engage in identity
work in the context of chronic disease management in primary care and assess the extent to …

In the multidisciplinary approach to healthcare provision, it is important to establish the
impact professional identity has had on all those participating in the health and social care …

BACKGROUND: Against the backdrop in the western world of increasing prevalence of
chronic disease, active and informed patients and a policy emphasis on self-management …

Many Western nations are emphasizing the importance of population health across health
care delivery organizations and education systems. Despite significant momentum to …

This article explores identity dynamics in public health working at the level of the institutional
identity ascribed to public health professionals, and the identity work that public health …

This study describes narratives of professional identity among nurses in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. Semistructured interviews were carried out with 27 nursing professionals working in …

Aims and objectives To explore nursing home nurses' experiences and views of work
identity. Background Nursing home nurses are in a unique position as they work at the …

In last month's feature, Celia Davies, Professor of Health Care at the Open University's
School of Health and Social Welfare, looked at professional identities and how they derive …

This article examines the role of nurse managers in delivering the NHS modernization
agenda by supporting the development of new and innovative nursing roles as proposed in …

Although it has become an accepted standard to acknowledge the patient as a full partner in
health care decisions, replacing traditional authoritative relationships with those based on …