Nursing outlook · 2026
Beyond the bedside: A grounded theory approach for the professional identity reconstruction of nurse influencers in digital spaces.
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Park Yujin, Yu Mi-Ok, Yun Ji-Su
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BACKGROUND: Despite the growing presence of nurse influencers on social media, little is known about the process through which digital engagement shapes nurses' professional identities, and no theoretical framework exists to explain this phenomenon.
PURPOSE: To explore the experiences of nurse influencers on social media and to develop a substantive theory of professional identity reconstruction in digital spaces.
METHODS: A qualitative study using grounded theory was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 nurse influencers who were active on social media networks in South Korea from April to December 2024. Participants were recruited using purposive, theoretical, and snowball sampling. The data were analyzed through open, axial, and selective coding using the paradigm model.
DISCUSSION: The core category was identified as "the process of reconstructing professional identity in the digital space." The process unfolded as a four-stage trajectory: initiating visibility amid clinical information gaps, navigating tensions between rewards and organizational constraints, strategizing professional positioning through four boundary-management approaches, and experiencing transformative outcomes that fed back into clinical practice.
CONCLUSION: Nurse influencer activities represent an emerging form of professional practice by which nurses reconstruct their professional identity and exercise influence-based leadership beyond organizational boundaries.
PURPOSE: To explore the experiences of nurse influencers on social media and to develop a substantive theory of professional identity reconstruction in digital spaces.
METHODS: A qualitative study using grounded theory was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 nurse influencers who were active on social media networks in South Korea from April to December 2024. Participants were recruited using purposive, theoretical, and snowball sampling. The data were analyzed through open, axial, and selective coding using the paradigm model.
DISCUSSION: The core category was identified as "the process of reconstructing professional identity in the digital space." The process unfolded as a four-stage trajectory: initiating visibility amid clinical information gaps, navigating tensions between rewards and organizational constraints, strategizing professional positioning through four boundary-management approaches, and experiencing transformative outcomes that fed back into clinical practice.
CONCLUSION: Nurse influencer activities represent an emerging form of professional practice by which nurses reconstruct their professional identity and exercise influence-based leadership beyond organizational boundaries.