NURSING AS A PROFESSION AND AN ART Flashcards
An occupation that requires extensive education or a calling
Profession
Requires advance training and experiences in a body of knowledge
Profession
the process of becoming professional
PROFESSIONALIZATION
professional character, spirit, or methods; set of attributes, a way of of life that implies responsibility and commitment
PROFESSIONALISM
Means of entry into registered nursing include
- baccalaureate degree
- master’s degree
- doctoral degree
the hallmark of a profession; selfless concern for others
Altruism
Nurses must have the KSA;
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF KSA?
Knowledge
Skill
Attitude
Formulate/Creates the exam
questions for the Philippine
Nurses Licensure Examination
(PNLE)
PNA - Philippine Nurses Association
Conducts the PNLE`
PRC - Professional Regulation
Commission
CCNAPI stands for?
Critical Care Nurses
Association of the Philippines Inc.
ORNAP stands for?
Operating Room Nurses
Association of the Philippines
MCNAP stands for
Maternal and Child Nurses
Association of the Philippines
ANA
American Nurses Association
Defined nursing as “Act of utilizing the
environment of the patient to assist him in his recovery.” (1860- 1969)
Florence Nightingale
Defined nursing as “Assisting the individual, sick or well, in the performance of activities
contributing to health and recovery that he would perform unaided if he had strength…”
Virginia Henderson