Nursing profession

Rawhia Salah2015/2016

Introduction to Nursing profession

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• Introduction to nursing profession

• Attributes of profession

• Characteristics of Nursing

• Definition of nursing

• Definition of nurse and professional nurse

• Characteristics of good professional nurse

• Nursing orgaization

Outline

Introduction

Nursing

Occupation Profession

Professions• University• Prolonged education• Mental creativity• Decisions based on

science or theoretical constructs

• Values, beliefs & ethics integral part of preparation

• Strong commitment• Unlikely to change

professions

Occupations • On the job training• Length varies• Largely manual work• Guided decision making

• Values, beliefs & ethics not part of preparation

• Commitment may vary• Often change jobs

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• Profession is defined as "a career requiring

advanced training and usually involving mental

rather than manual work, as teaching,

engineering, especially medicine and law“

Introduction

• So, nursing is a profession because is based on

knowledge and training

Attributes of profession

• Nursing consists of autonomous and collaborative

care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and

communities, sick or well and in all settings. It

includes the promotion of health, the prevention of

illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying

people

Definition of Nursing

World Health Organization “WHO”

• Nursing is the protection, promotion, and

optimization of health and abilities, prevention

of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering

through the diagnosis and treatment of human

response, and advocacy in the care of

individuals, families, communities, and

populations. ANA (2010)

Definition of nursing

Nursing is caring.

Nursing involves close personal contact with the

recipient of care.

Nursing is committed to promoting individual, family,

community, and national health goals in its best

manner possible.

Characteristics of Nursing

Nursing is committed to personalized services

for all persons without regard to color, creed,

social or economic status.

Characteristics of Nursing

• Nurse is a person (male or female) who has

completed a programme of basic nursing

education and authorized by appropriate

authority to practice nursing

Definition of nurse

• Professional nurse is a health worker

identified by law as a registered nurse

whether graduated from bachelor or diploma

degree, and does not include the assistant

nurse

Definition of professional nurse

• Having an up to date knowledge of general

and specific nature

• Being clean, tidy and well groomed

• Be mature physically and emotionally

• Intelligent

• Have self confidence

• Punctual

Characteristics of good professional nurse

• Have communication skills

• Honest

• Have the ability to teach

• Have critical thinking skills

Characteristics of good professional nurse

Dimensions of nursing