Lasiter, SueMcLennon, Susan M.2015-05-222015-05-222015-02Lasiter, S., & McLennon, S. M. (2015). Nursing Professional Capital: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Nursing Administration, 45(2), 107-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000164https://hdl.handle.net/1805/6447OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to offer qualitative support for the assertion that nurses possess professional capital. BACKGROUND: Nurses embrace professional standards and tenets that have been measured as trust and ethics. By understanding forms of capital and combining quantitative public-opinion surveys and our qualitative findings, a case can be made that nurses possess professional capital. METHOD: This was a focused review of existing interview data and was conducted using inductive content analysis. FINDINGS: Patients provided unsolicited accounts of trust and positive regard for their nurses. CONCLUSION: Evidence supports that in combination with trust and positive regard, nurses possess professional capital. Nurses should judiciously use their professional capital to impact institutional, political, and economic policy.en-USIUPUI Open Access Policyprofessional capitalnursingArticle