FINALS : Professional Adjustment In Nursing Flashcards
- Calling
- members profess to attain special values, knowledge, training or experience
- service
Profession
3 criteria of a profession
- Special training/Education
- Permanent Membership
- Service-Orientation
Another criteria of a profession
- Theoretical body of knowledge and expertise
- Research Orientation
- Autonomy
- Code of ethics
- Specialized education with basic liberal foundation
- Service
3 domains of nursing profession
- Knowledge
- Attitude
- Skills
3 dimension of nursing profession
- education
- research
- service or practice
Characteristics of nursing as a profession
- Skill based (psychomotor)
- Learned (cannot be taught)
- Intellectual-based (knowledge component)
- Practical (responsible to the needs)
- Organized (nursing process)
- Altruism/ Service (concerned for welfare of others)
The growth of the whole individual and development of all of his/her capacities: physical, mental, social and spiritual-towards efficient and effective performance of his/her profession.
Professional Adjustment
Preparation of nursing graduates/students for the responsibilities of professional and social life, by the development of their capacities that would make them fit to enter the practice of nursing
Professional Adjustment
- Latin word “ discipulus” - learner or to learn
- Cultivation of mind and formation of manner
- Proper training according to rules
- Regulations
- Essence of professional life of a nurse
Discipline
Under scope of Nursing Practice RA 9173:
- Training research and manpower development
- Teaching in Nursing (Nursing education)-prepping nursing students
- Health Education- cornerstone of health promotion and illness prevention
- Establishing Linkages in communitynurse as liaison in community (between non-government and government)
- Nursing Process utilization
- Completed BSN
- Licensed to practice nursing under the law
- BSN with RN
Professional Nurse
Finished nursing program either BSN/AN and licensed to practice
Registered Nurse: (sub culture)
5 levels of nursing practice
- Novice
- Advanced beginners
- Competent
- Proficient
- Expert
Levels of Nursing Practice
- Nursing Students
- Needs guidance, rules, facts, instructions, and directions
- (Less than one year experience)
- Ex. Fresh graduate
Novice
Levels of Nursing Practice
- New Graduate
- Beginning Practitioner
- Self-Awareness
- Marginal Performance
- More Strengthening
- Less Experience
- (1-2 Years Experience)
- Ex. Staff Nurse
- First Level Nurse Generalist- range of practice upon passing the board exam
Advanced Beginners