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ANA Definition of Nursing
Nursing is the protection, promotion,
and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and
injury, alleviation of suffering though
the diagnosis and treatment of human
response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities and
populations.
Definition of a profession
A type of job that are similar in
nature and level of skill that can
be carried out by one or more
individuals.
Definition of a professionalism
A profession is any job where you
need specialized knowledge and
training. Nursing combines science
and technology with people skills like:
communication, problem solving,
teaching, and compassion.
Qualities of a profession:
1- A profession functions autonomously (with
authority) in the formulation of professional policy and
in the monitoring of its practice and practitioners.
2- A profession has a clear standard of
educational preparation for entry into practice.
3- A profession entrusts the education of its
practitioners to institution of higher education.
Qualities of a profession:
4- A code of ethics that regulates the relationship
between professional and client guides a
profession.
5- A profession is distinguished by the
presence of a specific culture, norms, and
values that are common among its
members,
A model of professional Nursing
practice
The model of professional nursing practice
regulation envision nursing practice as 4 level
pyramid building toward the outcomes of safe,
quality, evidence based nursing practice.
1- the pyramid rests on a base of nursing
professional scope of practice, standards of practice,
cod of ethics, and specialty certification.
2- built upon the base, nurse practice acts and
rules and regulations form the next level of
regulation.
3- the third level is institutional policies and
procedures.
4- the apex of the pyramid is self – determination.
Building on the base each level of the model
incorporates progressively specific laws and
guideline that govern practice, culminating in self
determination
Nursing as a profession
1- the services provided are vital to
humanity and the welfare of society.
2- there is a special body of knowledge
which is continually enlarged through
research.
3- the services involve intellectual
activities, individual responsibility is a
strong feature.
4-Practitioners are educated in institution of higher
learning.
5- there is a code of ethics to guide the decisions
and conduct of practitioners.
6- there is an organization (association) which
encourages and supports high standards of practice
Characteristics of a profession
1- can be taught through a process of
professional education.
2- is basically intellectual (as opposed
to physical).
3- Improves its techniques by the use
of scientific method.
4-Functions autonomously.
Dimensions of nursing practice :
1- clinical Nursing:
Fundamental nursing to meet basic
needs of clients; specialty nursing based
on nursing science and specialty
theories and skills.
Dimensions of nursing practice :
2- Community based health care:
Directed toward a specific population or
group with the community.
3- nursing education:
Based on nursing science and education
theories controlled by the state
education and health care guide.
Dimensions of nursing practice :
4- Nursing Management:
Systematic management of factors as
nursing professional staff, technologies,
equipment, information, financing.
5- Nursing Research:
1- Promoting health and wellness.
2- preventing illness.
3- restoring health.
4-care of the dying.
Nursing practice involves four areas:
1- Promoting health and wellness.
2- preventing illness.
3- restoring health.
4-care of the dying.
1- Promoting health and wellness
Nurses promote wellness in clients who are
both healthy and ill. This may involve individual
and community activities to enhance healthy
lifestyles, such as improving nutrition and
physical fitness, preventing drug and alcohol
misuse, restricting smoking, and preventing
accidents and injury in the home and work
place.
2- preventing illness
The goal of illness prevention programs is to
maintain optimal health by preventing
disease.
3- restoring health
Restoring health focuses on the ill client and it
extends from early detection of diseases through
helping the client during the recovery period.
4- care of dying
This area of nursing practice involves
comforting and caring for people of all ages
who are dying.
Nurses carrying out these activities work in
home, hospital, and extended care facilities.
Socialization:
involves learning to behave, feel, and see the
world in a manner similar to other persons
occupying the same roles as oneself.
Socialization to nursing :
The standards of education and practice for the
profession are determined by the members of
the profession, rather by
outsiders.
Goal of profession socialization;
1- To instill in individuals the norms.
2- values.
3- attitudes.
4- behaviors deemed essential for the survival
of the profession.
Factors that facilitate the socialization
process
1- Clarity and consent with which the
occupants and aspirants (learners) perceive the
roles and positions.
2- Degree of compatibility of expectation
within role sets-that is, all others who are
involved with the learner, such as staff nurses,
nurse managers, physicians, clients, and their
families or significant others.
3- Learning that has occurred before an entry
to a position.
4- Capability of socialization agents to manage
the socialization process
5- Role models who demonstrate the desired
characteristics and can enhance internalization
of admired qualities.
6- A well- developed and extended orientation
or internship program that may include
preceptors (people who act as teachers).
5- Role models who demonstrate the desired
characteristics and can enhance internalization
of admired qualities.
6- A well- developed and extended orientation
or internship program that may include
preceptors (people who act as teachers).
7- Group support from others new to the
position to share concerns.