...Running head: NURSING 1 What is Nursing? Shakira Rideout Keyano College NURSING 2 What is Nursing? In this paper I will identify the fundamental concepts of nursing. In addition, I will recognize how nursing is based on the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC). Further, how the history of nursing has formed nursing today and what it means to be a professional in nursing by incorporating the code of ethics. Fundamentals of Nursing Nursing is a profession that centers on the caring for individuals, as a client, as a family, as a group and as a community so they can achieve, maintain or recover optimal health and quality of life (Burger & Goddard, 2010). I believe that the nursing role is to educate clients by the protection and promotion of general health which is congruent to The American Nurses Association (2007) which defines nursing as; the protection, promotion and optimization of health, prevention of illness, lessening of suffering through diagnoses and treatment and advocating client care for individuals, families, groups and communities (American Nurses Association, 2007). The nursing profession utilizes a system that increases client knowledge about factors that can contribute to overall health and the resources that can increase wellbeing; this is called the Nursing Process. This process is a technique used to assess and diagnose needs, plan and implement interventions, and evaluate the outcomes...
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...The Future of Nursing KEMEL ISHMMAEL NRS 430V PROFESSIONAL DYNAMICS GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR CELESTE OTTNEY O3/12/12 The Future of Nursing The IOM report ‘The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health’ provides comprehensive recommendations regarding how the profession of nursing can be improved in the future. The following paper will consider the impact of the IOM report on nursing education, nursing practice and the nurse’s role as a leader. Nursing Education According to the IOM report, the education system should be improved so that the nurses may be able to achieve higher levels of education and training. The report also suggests that the education system should be such that the academic progression of the nurses remains unhindered. The nursing education should provide a better understanding of care management, systems-level change management, quality improvement methods and the reconceptualized roles of nurses in a reformed health care system. From the report, it can be inferred that education system should add a managerial aspect to the education and training of the nurses. In order to understand the management of change in an organization and the methods to improve quality of the services provided by an organization, nurses should acquire a higher level understanding of the organizational structure and organizational management. The report recommends that the nursing education should not hinder the acquisition of higher...
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...Perceptualizing the Profession In the health care field, there is ongoing debate on subjects such as health care reform, ethical dilemmas, and ideals regarding nursing as a profession. Those debating the issue are generally passionate about their stance on regarded topics. Some teeter or straddle the fence, while others have no opinion or just do not care. The view of nurses in the workforce has fueled discussions on how nursing is categorized in terms of perception: Is nursing an occupation or is it a profession? In the Oxford Dictionary (US) online (2014), the word profession is defined as “a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and formal qualifications.” A precise definition has been debated among scholars since the beginning of the 1900’s and was historically reserved for learned professions such as law, ministry, medicine and educators of higher learning (Williams, Onsman, & Brown, 2009). It is interesting to note, as society has changed, so has the term, profession, in its application. There are professions such as athletes or actors and actresses who have coined the term profession, which only serves to further distort the public’s perception and acceptance. This perceptual view varies across geographical, cultural and historical milieu. In an effort to understand nursing as a profession and where it may be in the future, one must return to its very beginning. Regardless of the blurred edges, the criteria of a profession have evolved...
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...CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES WHEREAS, the Board of Nursing (BON) has the power to promulgate a Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses in coordination and consultation with the accredited professional organization (Sec. 9, (g), Art III of (Republic Act) No. 9173, known as the “Philippine Nursing Act of 2002); WHEREAS, in the formulation of the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, the Code of Good Governance for the Professions in the Philippines was utilized as the principal basis thereof: All the principles under the said Code were adopted and integrated into the Code of Ethics as they apply to the nursing profession; WHEREAS, the promulgation of the said Code as a set of guidelines, regulations or measures shall be subject to approval by the Commission (Sec. 9, Art. II of R.A. No. 9173); and WHEREAS, the Board, after consultation on October 23, 2003 at Iloilo City with the accredited professional organization of registered nurses, the Philippine Nurses Association, Inc. (PNA), and other affiliate organizations of Registered Nurses, decided to adopt a new Code of Ethics under the afore-mentioned new law; NOW, THERFORE, the Board hereby resolved, as it now resolves, to promulgate the hereunder Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses: ARTICLE I PREAMBLE SECTION 1. Health is a fundamental right of every individual. The Filipino registered nurse, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the primary responsibility to preserve health at all cost. This responsibility...
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...VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF NURSING 10 Human Genome Project completed the initial mapping and sequencing of a composite set of human genes in 2003” (p. 392). This is an area of nursing practice that nurses will question their own morals and ethics. With technology on the rise, there will be new ethical dilemmas and nurses will be more active in exploring ethical aspects of patient care. Nurses’ ethical perspective will be respected by other professionals and as a result, nurses in larger numbers will sit and serve on ethics committees as ethics consultants. As new roles become the norm, nurses need to be trained in these specific areas to have the knowledge how to care for these patients. Nursing care will become more important in the future as the nation’s demographic changes. Nurses must be culturally competent and recognize that cultural sensitivity begins with health care providers. The rise of community base health care is seen throughout the United States and nurses will be needed to fulfill these roles in the community base setting such as school nursing, hospice, clinics, HMOs, and other health care settings (Chitty & Black, 2010). Conclusion As different trend in nursing become more popular in the future professional nurses must keep up with the new trends and practice evidence-based nursing. Professional nurses must be aware of and incorporate in their daily practice nursing theories to care for their patients. Finally, with new trends and roles available to nurses, most...
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...Professionalism: The Nursing Profession Villanova University- NUR 1102 Professionalism: The Nursing Profession Professionalism is a quality that is practiced on a daily basis by individuals in many adverse fields of employment. Atsede Fantahun (2014) said, “professionalism is defined as the conceptualization of obligations, attributes, interactions, attitudes, and role behaviors required of professionals in relationship to individual clients and to society as a whole” (p. 2). A professional is expected to display competent and skillful behaviors in relationship with their area of concentration. Nurses are required to bear a tremendous amount of responsibilities and are expected to uphold all values of the nursing profession. A serious nursing shortage is causing multiple issues in the nation’s health care system. Many experienced nurses are leaving the field and young people are not selecting nursing as a potential career. Because of this, reassessment of professionalism in nursing is recommended. The word professionalism has a multi-dimensional concept behind it. This means that there is a single basic interpretation, or any one way to assess it. Although it is multi-dimensional, it is possible to deliberate on by looking into the individual, inter-personal, and societal fractions. In nursing, professional practice is known to be a strong loyalty to compassion, caring and strong ethics, development of self and others, accountability and...
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...RUNNING HEAD: Nursing Profession Nursing Profession Nursing Profession A profession is defined as an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences). There are many characteristics that make up a profession, for example professionals are considered experts having a higher degree of knowledge and autonomous. Professionals are governed by a code of ethics such as value, quality of service, honor and integrity. A hallmark that is also acknowledged is accountability. There is typically a system in place to test out the competence of professionals. The nursing profession as a whole, through its professional and regulatory organizations, promotes advancement of nursing practice, identifies standard of practice and promotes professional development (Bassendowski & Petrucka 2009). Historically, nursing has been understood as a calling or a vocation, but modern, secular nursing has essentially understood itself as a profession and, more recently, as a practice (Liaschenko, & Peter, 2004). Although it is considered to be a profession by those in nursing, it has not been categorized as a true occupation in the sociology of professions’ literature, one of the key issues is related to the formal knowledge of nursing and the power associated with it (Yam, 2004). It has been argued that nursing does meet the professional criteria and it is a clear it does not now and never did have...
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...Philosophy of Professional Nursing Kim Lopez American Sentinel University Philosophy of Professional Nursing The profession of nursing is sculpted by philosophies, theories and science. Theses components connect on another through the nursing process. The professional nurse’s philosophies shape practices, beliefs and nursing. Butts and Rich (2015) describe philosophy as a search for meaning and a set of beliefs. Nurses encounter many situations where their philosophies and beliefs guide their nursing judgment and decisions. As the nursing profession has evolved from a profession of skills to one of knowledge it is important to understand the overall discipline and the knowledge that motivates the thought and actions of the nurse (Butts & Rich, 2015). The development of theoretical formulations by nurse scholars has guided efforts to identifying what the core beliefs of nursing are. Theory development can be traced back to the writings of Florence Nightingale’s notes on nursing which altered the status of nursing from that of a domestic service to that of a profession (Selanders & Crane, 2012). When reflecting on my personal and profession philosophy, I found that looking at the traditional metaparadigm of nursing that includes person, environment, nursing and health (Butts & Rich, 2015) aided me in connecting my personal reflections, values, and beliefs with my professional outlook on my nursing practices. Personal Philosophy Nursing, for me, is more than a profession...
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...Running head: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING 1 Historical Development of Nursing Valerie Spalding Theoretical Foundations of Practice NUR 513 May 31, 2014 Dr. Noura Kassis HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING 2 Historical Development of Nursing The development of nursing has made giant leaps throughout the last century. Starting with Florence Nightingale, the history of nursing will be discussed. A few significant events, theories and theorists will be depicted. In addition, the relationship between nursing science and the profession will be described. Moreover, the influences on nursing science of other disciplines will be mentioned. Because nursing has a plethora of history and events, a few momentous historical events will be referenced. Theorists, Theories and History Theory as defined in Taber’s (2013), is a statement that best explains all the available evidence on a given topic. In 1859, Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing that concentrates on the manipulation of the environment for the interest of the patient is recognized as the first nursing theory (George, 2011). Although more defined, so many of her notes are used in nursing practice today. “Every nurse ought to be careful to wash her hands very frequently during the day” p.20 (Nightingale, 1860 & Lim, 2010). Today, the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control have strict guidelines for hand washing in nursing practice. In addition, Nightingale’s...
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...Running head: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NURSING Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals Socorro L. Lufsey Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics NRS 430v March 02, 2012 Professional Development of the Nursing Professionals This paper will discuss the report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the impact it has on the nursing profession. The nursing profession is one of the fasting growing professions and is the largest occupation in the healthcare industry (United States Department of Labor, 2010). In 2010 the Affordable Health Care Act was passed which has now changed many aspects of the nursing profession. The Institute of Medicine’s (2010) report discusses in detail the changes that need to occur within nursing education, nursing practice, and nursing leadership to support the healthcare changes that need to occur for the safety of the patients’. Nursing Education Nurses can enter the profession with a variety of degrees. One may choose to obtain their Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in twelve to eighteen months, an Associate Degree (ADN) in Nursing (RN) in two to three years, a Diploma in Nursing (RN) in three years through a hospital-based training program or a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) in four years (Institute of Medicine, 2010, p. 44). With the increasing complexity of patient care and the skills needed for a higher quality of care the Institute of Medicine’s report states that “nurses should achieve higher levels...
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...The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on The Future of Nursing Robert Loperfido Felician Health Policy and Politics NURS 385 Helena Correia RNC, MSN August 18, 2014 The Impact of the 2010 IOM Report on The Future of Nursing The United States is at a significant junction. Health care reforms are being carried out and the system is beginning to change. The largest component of the health care workforce is nurses and the needs to strengthen this group will only improve the delivery of care and the health care system. The IOM and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established that accessible, high quality care cannot be achieved without extraordinary nursing care and leadership (American Nurses Association, 2014, p. 1). The report calls on nurses individually and as a profession to embrace changes needed to promote health, prevent illness and care for people across the lifespan. The report also calls for support from interprofessional collaborations from physicians, dieticians, physical therapist and other multisector professions to work with nurses to make the changes necessary for a more accessible, cost efficient and high quality health care system. This report expands on the theme that high quality, safe, evidence based patient centered care is a critical role of nursing and that to have a successful health care system rests on the future of nursing (Institute of Medicine, 2010). In 2010 the President signed into law and Congress approved health care legislation...
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...Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope of physicians, and this traditional role has come to shape the historic public image of nurses as care providers. However, nurses are permitted by most jurisdictions to practice independently in a variety of settings depending on training level. In the postwar period, nurse education has undergone a process of diversification towards advanced and specialized credentials, and many of the traditional regulations and provider roles are changing. Nurses develop a plan of care, working collaboratively with physicians, therapists, the patient, the patient's family and other team members, that focuses on treating illness to improve quality of life. In the U.S., advanced practice nurses, such as clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, diagnose health problems and prescribe medications and other therapies, depending on individual state regulations. Nurses may help coordinate the patient care performed by other members of an interdisciplinary health care team such as therapists...
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...Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia Introduction Professional conduct refers to the manner in which a person behaves while acting in a professional capacity. It is generally accepted that when performing their duties and conducting their affairs professionals will uphold exemplary standards of conduct, commonly taken to mean standards not generally expected of lay people or the 1 ‘ordinary person in the street’. The Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia is supported by the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia. This Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses sets the minimum standards for practice a professional person is expected to uphold both within and outside of professional domains in order to ensure the ‘good standing’ of the nursing profession. These two companion Codes, together with other published practice standards (e.g. competency standards, decisionmaking frameworks, guidelines and position statements), provide a framework for legally and professionally accountable and responsible nursing practice in all clinical, 2 management, education and research domains. The support and assistance of Royal College of Nursing (unified with The College of Nursing on 1 July 2012 to become Australian College of Nursing) and the Australian Nursing Federation in developing this edition of the Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia is acknowledged. In considering this Code and the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia, it should be borne...
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...Professional Accountability, Standards of Practice, Professional Development. Introduction Standards of practice and professional accountability are inextricably woven together. Standards describe the "what and how" of delivering nursing care. Professional accountability is creating the standards, meeting those standards, holding peers to the standards, and revising the standards when needed. As your e-text describes "Standards of practice are the "what" and describe a competent level of nursing care. Standards ofprofessional performance are the "how" of nursing (Cresaia & Friberg, 2010). The ANA's Scope and Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice (2004) describe both the "what" and "how" of professional nursing. This document outlines nine specific standards that describe the level of competence required in the role of the professional nurse (American Nurses Association, 2004). The model in your e-text that depicts professionalism provides a graphic display of all the essential elements which nurses need to include in their practice to support professional development. The ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses (2001) makes it clear that nurses are accountable for their judgments and actions independent of hospitals, physicians, or other health care organizations. Nurses are accountable for themselves to the patient, the public, other health care team members, and members of the nursing profession. Standards of practice are developed and found in professional specialty nursing...
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...Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse 1 Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse Julie L. Mitchell RN, BSN Grantham University NUR 506 Advanced Practice Nursing Dr. Ludella Brown DNP February 3, 2014 Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse 2 The role of the Advance Practice Nurse has changed drastically over the years as we have moved closer to a goal of professionalism, recognized by society. Professionalism in nursing has been evolving since the days of Florence Nightingale. For most of the 20th century nursing was considered a profession in progress by sociologists (Bucher & Strauss, 1961; Etzioni, 1969). Nurses have been striving toward professionalism and the autonomy that defines it for decades. Society, nursing shortages, the healthcare industry’s need to provide save, quality health care while maintaining financial stability, and many other factors have shaped a path of opportunities for nurses today. Advanced Practice Nursing has been evolving to meet our society’s healthcare needs for decades. Nurses have been and will continue to be the driving force of these changes and our ability to manage change and move to a new conceptualization of advanced practice nursing will define our success or failure in meeting societal needs in the future (Denisco & Barker, 2013) Society and the healthcare industry have offered opportunities for recognition of and institutional credentialing of Advanced Practice Nurses...
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