PN: LU 1 - CONCEPT OF PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING #1

• What is Professionalism?


  Demonstration of high level of personal ethical & high level of skills.
• What is Profession?


  Occupation that requires extensive training, study and mastery of specialised knowledge, professional association, ethical code and process of certification and licensing
• What are the Profession Characteristics?


  Provides specific services

  Has code of ethics for practice

  Have autonomy in decision making & practice
• What is the criteria of a Profession?

  Autonomy & independent of practice

  Evidence based practice

  High intellectual level of functioning
• What is the difference between Occupation and Profession ?

  Occupation: Commitment and personal identification vary, often change of job, Length of training varies, Work is large manual.

  Profession: Commitment and personal identification are strong, Unlikely to change professions, Education is prolonged, Work involves mental creativity
• What Factors that leads to enhancing development of professionalization in nursing?

  Increasing educational standards

  Increasing efforts on development of nursing knowledge

  Emphasis on conducting nursing research
• What factors influencing professional nursing practice?

  • Gender issues ( nursing is a predominantly female )
  • Internal Conflict ( resistance to change & refusal to continue professional development )
  • External Conflict ( Shortage of nurses, Over-work, obedience, nurse-doctor game )