Professional etiquette, a critical link for carrier success. Etiquette is more than good manners; it’s a tool for cultivating good relationship. More than most careers, Nursing is characterized by professional relationship among different people in numerous settings. Professional etiquettes are most important aspect in the student’s life. The objective of the study was to assess the professional etiquettes among nursing students. 160 students were selected from B.Sc. Post basic and M.Sc. Nursing subject by disproportionate Simple Random Sampling Technique at Saraswati Nursing Institute, Dhianpura, Punjab. From each class of (B.Sc. and Post basic) 25 student and from M.Sc. 10 students were taken in the study. (Professional Etiquettes Self Structured Likert)(PESL) scale was prepared to assess the professional etiquettes. Content validity of the tool was determined. Reliability (r=0.75) of the tool was tested by split half method and Karl Pearson coefficient correlation formula. A pilot study was conducted by interviewing 15 respondents who fulfil the sampling criteria with the help of help of (PESL) scale. The data collected from the respondents was analysed by using descriptive statistics. The tool was found feasible and practicable. Assessment of professional etiquettes of the nursing students revealed that majority of students 93.75% of students rated themselves as highly followed professional etiquettes whereas 6.25% students rated themselves as average followed professional etiquettes. The overall 87.82% of students rated themselves as highly followed professional etiquettes. Domain wise assessment scored showed highest percentage 91.65% of students rated themselves in etiquettes in library whereas low 82.14% of students rated themselves in etiquettes in classroom. there is significant difference with demographical variable. So finding of the study revealed that 87.82% students were rated themselves high professional etiquettes. The study conclude that majority of nursing students rated themselves highly professional etiquettes.
Professional Etiquettes, Fundamental of Nursing, Professionalism
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