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Second, will professional training have an effect on nurses' developing identity?<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were obtained from 173 nurses in a Portuguese hospital. Respondents had to evaluate the degree of importance they gave to several variables about professional identity and training. For data analysis and reliability, the variables were classified using factor analysis. Subsequently, the retained factors and variables underwent multiple regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>Results indicate that nurses consider they have their own identity, which differentiates them from other health professionals, although they feel their work still lacks socio\u2010professional recognition, which hinders their autonomous intervention within the multi\u2010disciplinary team.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The sample for the study was self\u2010selected from one hospital, which may limit the generalization of some of the findings and points to the need to resort to larger samples. This study allowed the formation of some measures that can contribute to the value and benefits of nurses' professional training in the Portuguese health system.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>Research on professional identity has been relatively scarce. 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