Journal of Perioperative & Critical Intensive Care Nursing
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Abstract

Personal Development of Medical Staff at the Stage of their Education

Kostromina Svetlana

The focus of the report is on peculiarities of personal development of future nurses. Further to the previous research, comparative data obtained from another sample of students of a medical college are given. It is shown that self-esteem is the key personal construct ensuring professional and personal development during this period. Its interrelationship with the structure of values and other personal characteristics essential for medical staff forms the basis for the formation of a professional.