The profession is a calling that requires special knowledge, skill, and preparation.
An occupation that requires advanced knowledge and skills and that grows out of society’s needs for special services.
Criteria of Profession:
To provide a needed service to society.
To advance knowledge in its field.
To protect its members and make it possible to practice effectively.
Characteristics of a Profession:
A basic profession requires an extended education of its members, as well as a basic liberal foundation.
A profession has a theoretical body of knowledge leading to defined skills, abilities, and norms.
A profession provides a specific service.
Members of a profession have autonomy in decision-making and practice.
The profession has a code of ethics for practice.
NURSING >is a discipline involved in the delivery of health care to society.
>is a helping profession
> and is service-oriented to maintain the health and well-being of people.
>is an art and a science.
NURSE - originated from a Latin word NUTRIX, meaning to nourish.
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Characteristics of Nursing.
Nursing is caring.
Nursing involves close personal contact with the recipient of care.
Nursing is concerned with services that take humans into account as physiological, psychological, and sociological organisms.
Nursing is committed to promoting individual, family, community, and national health goals in its best manner possible.
Nursing is committed to personalized services for all persons without regard to color, creed, social or economic status.
Nursing is committed to involvement in ethical, legal, and political issues in the delivery of health care.
Personal Qualities of a Nurse:
Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.
Must be physically and mentally fit.
Must have a license to practice nursing in the country.
A professional nurse, therefore, is a person who has completed a basic nursing education program and is licensed in their country to practice professional nursing.
Roles of a Professional
1. Caregiver/ Care provider
The traditional and most essential role
functions as nurturer, comforter, provider
“Mothering actions” of the nurse
provides direct care and promotes the comfort of the client
activities involve knowledge and sensitivity to what matters and what is important to clients
show concern for client welfare and acceptance of the client as a person
2. Teacher
provides information and helps the client to learn or acquire new knowledge and technical skills
encourages compliance with prescribed therapy.
promotes healthy lifestyles
interprets information to the client
3. Counselor
helps client to recognize and cope with stressful psychological social problems; to develop and improve interpersonal relationships, and to promote personal growth
provides emotional, intellectual, and psychological support
Focuses on helping a client to develop new attitudes, feelings, and behaviors rather than promoting intellectual growth.Encourages the client to look at alternative behaviors, recognize the choices, and develop a sense of control.
4. Change agent
initiate changes or assist clients to make modifications in themselves or in the system of care.
5. Client advocate
Involves concern for and actions on behalf of the client to bring about a change.
Promotes what is best for the client, ensuring that the client’s needs are met and protecting the client’s rights.
Provides explanation in the client's language and supports the client's decisions.
6. Manager
makes decisions, coordinates activities of others, allocates resources
Evaluate care and personnel
plans, gives direction, develops staff, monitors operationsgiveshe rewards fairly, and represents both staff and administration as needed.
7. Researcher
participates in identifying significant researchable problems
participates in scientific investigation and must be a consumer of research findings
must be aware of the research process, language of research, a sensitive to issues related to protecting the rights of human subjects.
initiate changes or assist clients to make modifications in themselves or in the system of care.
5. Client advocate
Involves concern for and actions on behalf of the client to bring about a change.
Promotes what is best for the client, ensuring that the client’s needs are met and protecting the client’s rights.
Provides explanation in the client's language and supports the client's decisions.
6. Manager
makes decisions, coordinates activities of others, allocates resources
Evaluate care and personnel
plans, gives direction, develops staff, monitors operationsgiveshe rewards fairly, and represents both staff and administration as needed.
7. Researcher
participates in identifying significant researchable problems
participates in scientific investigation and must be a consumer of research findings
must be aware of the research process, language of research, a sensitive to issues related to protecting the rights of human subjects.
Expanded role of the nurse
1 Clinical Specialist- is a nurse who has completed a master’s degree in a specialty and has considerable clinical expertise in that specialty. She provides expert care to individuals, participates in educating health care professionals and ancillary staff, acts as a clinical consultant, and participates in research.
2. Nurse Practitioner- is a nurse who has completed either a certificate program or a master’s degree in a specialty and is also certified by the appropriate specialty organization. She is skilled at making nursing assessments, performing P. E., counseling, teaching, and treating minor self-limiting illnesses.
3. Nurse-midwife- a nurse who has completed a midwifery program; provides prenatal and postnatal care and delivers babies to women with uncomplicated pregnancies.
4. Nurse anesthetist- a nurse who completed the course of study in an anesthesia school and carries out the pre-operative status of clients.
5. Nurse Educator- A nurse, usually with an advanced degree, who works in clinical or educational settings, teaches theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, and conducts research.
6. Nurse Entrepreneur- a nurse who has an advanced degree and manages a health-related business.
7. Nurse administrator- a nurse who functions at various levels of management in health settings; responsible for the management and administration of resources and personnel involved in giving patient care.
Fields and Opportunities in Nursing
1. Hospital/Institutional Nursing – a nurse working in an institution with patients
Example: rehabilitation, lying-in, etc.
2. Public Health Nursing/Community Health Nursing – usually deals with families and communities. (no confinement, OPD only)
***Example: brgy. Health Center
3. Private Duty/Special Duty Nurse – privately hired
4. Industrial/Occupational Nursing – a nurse working in factories, offices, companies
5. Nursing Education – nurses working in a school, a review center, or in hospitals, a CI.
6. Military Nurse – nurses working in a military base.
7. Clinic Nurse – nurses working in a private and public clinic. A profession that requires special knowledge, skill, and preparation.
8. Independent Nursing Practice – private practice, BP monitoring, home service.
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