PROFESSIONAL ROLE SOCIALIZATION
Introduction
Socialization is an element practiced in every sector and organization. Through socialization, people learn roles, values, and statuses necessary in participating in a social institution. In nursing, socialization is a life-long process where nurses learn the rules and norms of nursing practice (Claywell, 2009). Socialization starts in learning institutions all the way to workplaces and the entire society at large. Professional socialization in nursing is the process through which nurses internalize and develop professional identity by acquiring knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, norms, and ethical standards with the aim of fulfilling the nursing professional role (Dinmohammadi et al., 2013).
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