Nursing as a profession Flashcards
The person has no background experience of the situation in which he or she is
involved.
Novice
Perceives the situation as a whole rather than in terms of aspects
Proficient
The nurse questions a doctor’s order for a questionable medication dosage.
Which role best fit that statement?
Client advocate
The four major concepts in nursing theory are:
Person, Environment, Nursing, Health
This criterion of a profession is met by Nursing because we have conceptual
frameworks that give direction to nursing practice, education and nursing
research.
Specialized Education
This criterion means that the members should be able to regulate their own
profession.
Autonomy
The person recognizes the most salient aspects and
has an intuitive grasp of the situation based on background
understanding .
Proficient
Webster defined a Profession as “a _____________ requiring advanced training and
usually involves mental rather than manual work.
Vocation
Ethics is incorporated into the practice of
Novice
This pertains to professional character, spirit, methods, set of attributes, a way of
life that implies responsibility and commitment
Professionalism
This refers to the establishment and maintenance of social, political and
economic arrangements by which practitioners control the practice, selfdiscipline, working conditions and professional affairs.
Governance
The basic foundation of any career, includes listening and speaking.
Communication skills
When we collaborate and direct discharge planning of our patients to different
agencies or resources as we anticipate their needs, we are assuming the role of
Case Manager
The person understand understand the meaning of components of the situation.
Advance Beginner
This person observes changing relevance in a situation, including recognition and
implementation of skilled responses to the situation as it evolves.
Proficient
This person has clinical experience to grasp aspects of the situation,
but still rely for help from experienced nurses.
Advance Beginner
When you assist clients in making modifications in their behavior, you are
practicing what role of a nurse?
Change Agent
When you assist clients in exercising their rights and help them speak up
for themselves, you are practicing what role of a nurse?
Client Advocate
As a nurse manager, which of the following best describes this function? *
Provide in service education programs, Use accurate nursing audit, formulate
philosophy and vision of the institution
All but one are Flexner’s criteria in defining a profession
A profession is motivated by selflessness in rendering service to others.
An understanding of modern nursing practice includes a
look at the definition of the following:
a. Nursing
b. Scope of Nursing
c. Settings for nursing practice
d. Current Standards of Clinical nursing practice
Nursing as defined by_______ is the act of utilizing the
environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery
Nightingale
- is a person who is waiting for or undergoing medical
treatment and care. Latin word “to suffer” or “to bear”, Seek
assistance, support, information and comfort
Patient-
an individual or group of people or a community that
uses service or commodity: Consumer of healthcare- uses health care
products and/or services
Consumers
