Our study provides an analysis of role transition, examining how macro-level influences and
micro-level practice interact in framing role transition, with a focus upon professional identity …

abstract We examined the discursive processes through which a new professional role
identity for registered nurses was legitimized by analysing introductory textbooks over time …

BURGESS J and PURKIS ME. Nursing Inquiry 2010; 17: 297–308 The power and politics of
collaboration in nurse practitioner role development This health services study employed …

This article considers what happens when subordinate occupations challenge established
roles and hierarchically organized professional divisions. Charting the struggles of a group …

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 …

PURPOSE. This paper aims to describe existing community nursing practices and to explore
factors that are associated with the transition of clinical practice from acute care settings to …

This article examines how nurse managers attempted to accomplish the formal boundaries
of clinical nursing in a large UK district general hospital. The study was undertaken in the …

How do professionals respond when they are required to conduct work that does not match
with their identity? We investigated this situation in an English public services organization …

This article examines the reorganization of nursing work during the cost containment era. In
recent decades, the division of labor on hospital wards has been reversed through task …

Global economic changes, managed care and insurance issues, media forces, and new
career choices for women have impacted the profession of nursing. A loss of trust …