...Health Hazards in the IT profession When you tell someone you are in the IT profession they usually come back with something like “oh so you get to sit around all day playing on a computer!” The truth is there are lots of risks with “sitting around playing on a computer”. Being at a desk and in front of a computer can be just as hazardous as being a construction worker or a mover for a moving company. There are health hazards that go along with sitting all day. Blood clots from lack of movement, the lighting of the computer screen which cause headaches and eye strain. With a busy work environment, often time there is no time for a nice long lunch hour which leads to grabbing something quick and usually not the healthiest on the menu. This is just to name a few of the problems with being an IT. It’s hard to believe an industry such as Information Technology can actually be hazardous to your health. Did I mention stress? Although there are a lot of physical issues that come with the IT profession, I would like to focus on the stress of the IT profession. It was not long ago that I worked in an office environment and had no idea what it took to be an “IT person”. I was one of the many that complained about how long it took to get and IT person to look at my computer to see what was wrong with it. Until now, I had no idea. With the tighter budgets caused by the economic strain, there has been a problem with understaffing in the IT field. Unfortunately, understaffing...
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...Nurses and other health care providers are constantly challenged to make ethical decisions about life and death issues in providing care to individuals, families and communities. To be relevant and ethical, these decisions need to be considered in the broader context of personal, societal, cultural and professional values and ethical principles (Fry & Johnstone, 2002). Tesfamicael GhebrehiwetThe nursing profession uses regulatory mechanisms, codes of ethics and other means to ensure ethical behavior. For example, The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses asserts, “Inherent in nursing is respect for human rights, including the right to life, to dignity and to be treated with respect” (ICN, 2000, p. 2). To locate ethical issues within the context of nursing, it is vital to understand the International Council of Nurses (ICN) definition of nursing itself: “Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participating in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles” (ICN, 2005). This definition incorporates the three components of bioethics as outlined by Fry and Johnstone (2002), including norms of nursing practice, expansion of knowledge, and advocacy...
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... 2 Abstract In this research paper I will attempt to show the differences and similarities between counselors and other mental health professions. The findings were quite unique but not at all shocking. There was an equal amount of information on the differences and similarities amongst the counseling, psychology, and pyschiatric professions. However, the differences stood out far more than similarities. I also will display the characteristics needed to become an effective counselor. These characteristics I found are very challenging to an aspiring counselor and cannot be approached with emotional weakness. The characteristics of an effective counselor are the foundation to the profession itself. My last evaluation will be a professional counselor's ability to recognize wellness and impairment within themselves to prevent burnout. A counseling professional's wellness and impairment is very important to maintain effectiveness. I will break down the effects of the profession without recognizing proper wellness and impairment and how it can affect a counselor's success....
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...The Nursing Profession and the Three Levels of Prevention in Health Advancement The nursing profession has three levels of inhibition in health advancement - primary, secondary, and tertiary. Preventing includes not just eliminating ailments and more diseases, but by helping people through curing them, by slowing the spread. Primary prevention includes the promotion of health and express prevention. Secondary prevention includes an initial diagnosis, judicious action by the medical staff, and restrictive incapacity. The third prevention includes repair of the ailment and rehab (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 14). The three levels of prevention mentioned won’t always run between one to the following, however they may have an inclination to have common characteristics. The primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in health promotion has recently been reviewed in three journal articles in nursing profession. The first article discusses the primary prevention and how successful motivational interviewing can be in health advancement. The article references that motivational interviewing can help patients and their families comprehend some lifestyle difficulties by assisting them in making some needed changes to see a constructive conclusion, which is becoming healthy and living a healthy life style. They also mention that it may take some work by the nurse to learn how to become profeciant and effective at motivational interviewing. The second article talks about the secondary prevention...
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...Elements of the Profession of Arms and Their Impact on the Military Logistician by Major Eric A. McCoy Is military service a profession or an occupation? Is there really a difference? The author argues that there is and that Soldiers definitely are members of a profession. Following the Vietnam War, the Army suffered from an evident depression, particularly within the officer corps and noncommissioned officer corps, that led to a revamping of our professional institutions and doctrine. Observing this process, the late sociologist Charles Moskos theorized that the decline resulted from the Army seeming to develop the characteristics of a civilian occupation rather than the profession it had always considered itself to be. The basic distinction between these two concep-tions of the military lies in their relationship to, and legitimization by, American society. Moskos noted that society legitimizes an institution “in terms of norms and values, a purpose transcending individual self-interest in favor of a presumed higher good. Members of a professional institution are often seen as following a calling captured in words like duty, honor, country.” Conversely, an occupational model receives its legitimacy in terms of the marketplace, where supply and demand are paramount and self-interest takes priority over communal interests.1 A generation later, we find similarities as we assess the impacts of a decade of persistent conflict on the all-volunteer Army. Our Army's senior...
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...What Professionalism Means to Me Professionalism can mean something different to everyone. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines professionalism as "the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person"; and it defines a profession as "a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation." To me, professionalism can be broken down into many different categories such as; knowledge, honesty and integrity, self-regulation, and image. First, everyone’s profession requires some kind of specialized knowledge. To have these skills you must have a deep commitment to learn and improve on these skills on a regular basis. With most professions you have some kind of degree or certification. What matters, though, is that these professionals have worked in a serious, thoughtful and sustained way to master the specialized knowledge needed to succeed in their fields. Keeping their knowledge up to date is important so that they can continue to deliver the best work possible. Having honesty and integrity is the next step in being a professional. Professionals keep their word and can be trusted. They never compromise their values and will do the right thing, even if it means taking a harder road. One example of honesty in radiology would be admitting that you need assistance. You aren’t always going to know how to do everything and you should never be afraid to ask for help. A professional is always willing...
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...those around her, including patients. Nurses must maintain constant professional growth and commitment to lifelong learning. Ethics rules dictate that a nurse must manifest a positive wholeness of character, meaning her virtuous character extends beyond the workplace and into her personal life. Nurses are expected to be moral and express wisdom, courage and honesty. Nurses in a leadership role must provide employees an opportunity to express grievances in a positive way and create environments that foster ethical nursing practices. Community Education Nurses have an ethical duty to spread knowledge and information about health, wellness and the avoidance of disease. Nurses should advance the profession by participating in community outreach programs and civic activities related to health care. Nurses have a duty to stay abreast of national and global health concerns, outbreaks, epidemics and infectious diseases. A nurse must also stay educated about vaccines, world hunger, pollution, lack of access to...
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...Life Become A Doctor, Engineer, Teacher Essay They select some definite target of their life and remain successful. There is a famous quotes that “the aim, if reached or not, makes great the life”. Similarly a roman philosopher says that” when a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind”. All these quotations show that aim is very important in life. Different people have different in aims in life, some people want wealth, some people want satisfaction and some people want fame. There are as many aims as men. Some want to become a doctor, some want to become an engineer and some wish to be a military officers. My aim in Life to become a doctor: My aim is neither wealth nor fame but I want to do a noble profession. I want to become a doctor because I want to serve my country by helping the poor people. I want to dedicate my life for helpless people therefore I have chosen this field. I am working hard to achieve my aim. I know there is a tough competition among the students when getting admission in a medical college so I am properly doing hard work. This...
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...A PRESENTATION PAPER IN TEACHING PROFESSION SUBMITTED TO: TEODORA L. RAPADAS, Ed.D. SUBMITTED BY: ARSENAL, CRESBEL BERAQUE, ROWENA BUENO, IVY DONGALLO, KENT GALLEGOS, ARNOLD INBENTAN, IMELDA LIGANAN, EDSON OCHEA, RAZEL VILLEJO, COLEEN GAY I. PROPONENTS ▪ Arsenal, Cresbel ▪ Beraque, Rowena ▪ Bueno, Ivy ▪ Dongallo, Kent ▪ Gallegos, Arnold ▪ Inbentan, Imelda ▪ Liganan, Edson ▪ Ochea, Razel ▪ Otum, Cherry ▪ Villejo, Coleen Gay II. TOPICS The Teaching Profession Chapter Four – Pages 166-183 The Professionalization of Teaching Lesson 1 – Basic Laws on the Professionalization of Teaching 1. – Presidential Decree No. 1006 2. – Republic Act No. 7836 3. – Republic Act No. 9293 III. INTODUCTION “Ang Kabataan ang pag-asa ng Bayan”, these are the words uttered by our great National Hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal. Indeed, all children have the potential to do great things, provided they are given the right opportunities to succeed and the right people to help them achieve greatness. The Philippine Education System greatly relies upon teachers to educate young minds and mold them to be productive and morally upright citizens of the nation. Aside from parents, teachers are considered to...
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...Nursing Beliefs I will present my values and beliefs of what I feel the primary goal of nursing is to me. As a nursing student I believe that beliefs and values shape us into the individual we are and it is these that limit or allow us to change and grow in our lives as well. Nursing is a profession that is always changing, but my beliefs and values will remain the same. Nursing is a dynamic and demanding profession which I take very seriously. While there are different theories on nursing I believe caring, professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence are core values to have. I view nursing as having insight into the patient needs and situations, seeing the patient as a human being and treating each with dignity and respect they deserve. One of the goals of nursing is to help patients attain or regain health. A nurse should be selfless and have a dedication to the welfare of the patient, provides love and shows kindness as well. He or she is responsible for maintaining the reputation of nursing through their practice. So the roles should be carried out with dignity to avoid scandals that destroy the reputation of the profession. They must remember to put the care of others first and treat everyone equally and be honest and fair with clients and act in their best interest while showing respect. Nurses must remember these core values and follow them too the best of their ability during the good and the bad times they need to remember that they made a choice to...
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...Clinical Nursing Setting Professionalism in a Clinical Nursing Setting Customer Inserts His/her Name University Name Introduction: Professionalism holds within its ambit several factors that combine to give it a collective meaning. It is marked by achieving an alignment between one’s attitude and the expectations of his profession. Professionalism is the part and parcel of all major professions of the world and clinical nursing is no exception in this regard. Moreover, professional behaviors are the true manifestation of professional attitudes and hence the importance of professionalism in clinical nursing can not be over emphasized. Cambridge Dictionary defines professionalism as follows: “Having the type of job that is respected because it involves a high level of education and training” OR “Having the qualities that connect you with trained and skilled people, such as effectiveness, skill, organization, and seriousness of manner” (Cambridge Dictionary). Therefore it becomes crystal clear that adhering to defined rules, regulations and procedures is the utmost pre-requisite to professionalism because of which it holds paramount significance for all professions including clinical nursing. Without specific knowledge and skilled training pertinent to a field, the true essence of professionalism can not be materialized. Attributes of Professionalism: There are numerous vital elements of professionalism out of which following are some of the essential attributes of professionalism:...
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...Artillery Brigade AWHONN AND ACOG COMPARISON 2 Introduction This paper will discuss facts about the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). I will describe the overall aspect of the key similarities and differences between these two organizations and how it relates to patient care. In this assignment I will also explain the historical background on how these organizations were established. I will also list out some key areas that each organization promotes as areas of emphasis for their respective organizations. This paper will also show my personal thoughts on each organization. AWHONN AND ACOG COMPARISON 2 Historical Background The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) was created in 1969 and was originally called the Nurses Association of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (NAACOG). The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses became an independent organization in 1993. The American Congress of Obstetricians is a professional organization of obstetrician-gynecologists consisting of approximately 58,000 members that was organized in 2010....
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...student organizations but the floor area needs to be increased to accommodate more people. The university envisions the new facility to be modern, functional and efficient but not to stand out from the rest of the buildings. With a tight budget in mind, the solution is to design a multi-level facility that will attempt to re-use any available material within the existing building. There is no question that the design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. Quite impressive actually, but the issue here was, that the overall design, specification, representations and liability for the building was rendered without fee. But why did the architect gave his professional services for free? Is he trying to solicit personal publicity, through this charitable project? What practices and parts of our code of ethics did the architect might violate? Though the intention was solely for good, this violates our professions code of ethics. The purpose of this study is to know what might lead to the structures demolition in year 2012. Related Literature and Study: Relevance to the Future Study: Architect Paredes is the inspiration of many aspiring architecture students. He shown through his works and actions how future architects should be. He taught us to always be faithful and be honest. He also taught to love our work for it to love us back. We need to develop our skill that will assure...
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...membership in professional organizations, having specialized certification, the place where the last degree was issued, political awareness, educational readiness, training and socialization, all have been shown to have a significant relationship with professionalization in academic studies. 4. Position Position of nurse practitioners, type of organization, organizational culture, the appearance of nurses in the workplace, caregiver employment status, work place, existence of a reward system, lack of staffs, increasing the number of patients, the existence of standards of activity, lack of time, having stress and fatigue, patients, clinicians, managers, and co-workers, the gap between education and clinical practice, and expectations of health care organizations all have been mentioned as precursors to professionalization in the reviewed studies. 5. Values Professional satisfaction and organizational commitment, professional freedom and independence and motivational factors, belonging, knowing, and acknowledging, support and guidance, acceptance, willingness, responsibility, and trust, altruism, and professional identity have shown a significant relationship with professionalization. Studies showed belonging to a team, answering the questions of the patients and their families, and valuing the work do affect the understanding and meaning of students from...
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...LEARNING OUTCOME ONE Throughout this assignment I will critically reflect and appraise the role of the mentor in professional practice which should enable me to facilitate learning in my practice setting. It will be appended with a critical incident that I feel is relevant, to my present and future practice, utilising a reflective model in the process. The word mentor is of Greek origin, the concept stemmed from Homer’s odyssey, where mentor a wise and trusted friend of Odysseus took on the education of his son Telamachis, in the absence of his friend. Carruthers (1993) gives a further dimension, that “this meant that mentor had to be a father figure, teacher, role model, approachable councillor, trusted advisor, challenger and encourager”. The compact Oxford English Dictionary describe mentor as “an experienced person in an organisation or institution who trains and counsels new employees or students”(www.askoxford.com). Mentoring in pre registration nurse education has become a widely accepted practice since the introduction of project 2000 (Lee, 2006). Most of the literature written in the early 1990’s involved defining the concept and determining the nature of the mentoring role. The lack of agreement regarding the role and functions of mentors was a common feature. Terms such as mentor, preceptor facilitator and supervisor were all used interchangeably creating an overlay of role functions which were not clearly defined (Neary, 2000). Hamilton (1993) describes the...
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