Influence of Internship Program on Professional Commitment among Nurse Interns | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025, Pages 240-249 PDF (521.68 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.444753 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Aya E. Fetouh1; Samah F. Fakhry2; Dalia A. Khalaaf3 | ||
| 11) BSc., Nursing | ||
| 22) Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain-shams University | ||
| 33) Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain-Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Internship program is a critical phase in nursing career, understanding how this phase can shape nurse interns professional commitment and career outlook is crucial to foster their long – term engagement within nursing profession. Aim: This study was aimed to assess the influence of internship program on professional commitment and career maturity among nurse interns. Research design: A pre / posttest evaluation design was used. Setting: The study was conducted at governmental and private hospitals namely: (El zeitoun specialized hospital, Nasser Institute hospital, Wadi El Nile hospital and El Bank Al Ahaly hospital). Subjects: a simple random sample of 125 nurse interns was selected to conduct this study. Tools of data collection: professional commitment inventory and career maturity inventory were used to collect data in this study. Results: nurse interns' age ranged between 21 to 31 years, with a median of (23.0) years as presented in this study. The majority was males (75.2%), with a general pre-university education (81.6%). this study indicates that the majority of the nurse interns had high professional commitment at the start of the internship program exceeding (90%) in all its three dimensions. also (3.2%) of the nurse interns in the study sample had high total career maturity at the internship program start. This increased reaching (32.0%) at the end of the internship program. Conclusion: There was the influence of internship program on professional commitment and career maturity among nurse interns. Recommendations: Share the nurse intern in decision-making process to increase interest about occupation and help discovers their own skills and talents alongside with careers, and conduct the on-the-job training, workshops and seminars, and other continuing education activities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Career Maturity; Internship Program; Nurse Interns; Professional Commitment | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 109 PDF Download: 43 |
||
