A professional is characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession (2) : exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace. Being professional should be a subconscious effort in the fact that it should always be applied. When employees are professional it helps the system run more efficiently and safely. A person must me a certain criteria when being evaluated on professionalism, a person is judged based on the clients; Attitude, Values, Communication techniques, and approachability. Clients who display a committed, dependable attitude will benefit more from work exerted, and overall be rewarded with incentives. Although professionalism may be in the eye of the beholder.
A profession is defined as a trade or vocation, mainly one that involves some sort of higher education or special training. Professionalism is a stature that the client must maintain when in the workplace because of the standards he or she is held to. Some standards may be higher in different scenarios but a level of professionalism should be maintained. Motivation is something every employee needs, staying professional will help keep all employees motivated to display competent and accurate demeanor. Holding no professionalism will lead to employees wont take it seriously but refer to it as a place where they stay till something better comes up.
There are professional boundaries that every employee should be
conscious of, these include; relationships, communications, self disclosure, exploitation, and breaches in confidentiality. The public holds an employee to a higher esteem than people who are only interested in the benefits rather then the job itself. Compassion plays a hug...
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...al workplace and professional employees is a standard in healthcare. “Series of statistical analyses revealed that professionalism was related significantly to years of experience as an RN, higher educational degrees in nursing, membership in organizations, service as an officer in the organization, and
specialty certification.” (contributing factors to professionalism in nursing, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14613064) With new graduates on the rise one can only hope that the professional aspect of the career is well kept and that they will pass the concept down for future generations to oblige and conform to.
Works Cited
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14613064
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/professionalism-in-nursing.html
http://www.nursetogether.com/Career/CareerArticles/CareerArticle/tabid/102/itemId/1169/Are-You-a-Nursing-Professional-.aspx
“Professionalism is the internalized conceptualization of expected professional obligations, attributes, interactions, attitudes, values, and role behaviors in relation to individual patients and clients and society as a whole.” 2
Professionalism can be defined as the competence of skills and principles of an individual in a profession. A professional must be knowledgeable in their profession, committed to improvement of one’s knowledge and skills, service oriented, covenantal relationships to patients/patrons, creative, innovative, ethical, accountable and a leader. These competencies are essential for a professional to perform and excel in their profession.
Professionalism in the nursing profession provides a sense of individuality on how individuals treat, act, and respect each other on and off the job. Professionalism starts with respect towards others and upholding a sense of integrity for the nursing profession and the patients being cared for. Since nurses are a representation of the organization and are providing the care to patients, it is important for nurses to uphold a high standard of professional behavior at all times. Through a concept map of professionalism, this author describes how to enhance professionalism within the nursing profession. The explanation entails how each aspect pertains to the nursing profession and how each aspect has been used within the clinical
Essentials VIII which is professionalism and professional values is one of the most comprehensive essentials. “Professionalism is defined as the consistent demonstration of core values evidenced by nurses working with other professionals to achieve optimal health and wellness outcomes in patients, families, and communities by wisely applying principles of altruism, excellence, caring, ethics, respect, communication, and accountability.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008, p. 26) I believe that this essential adequately sums up the roles of nursing that is performed in hospitals. Nurses work with other professionals on almost an hourly basis whether it be a nurse assistant, physical therapy, speech therapy, pharmacy, or the physician. Nurses interact with all these professions while being an advocate for their patient. This essential has terms such as altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice that really hit home for me. Nursing is all of these things, taking care of the weak and vulnerable, while advocating for them every minute. Making no judgment based on sex, age, sexual orientation, or
There are many perceptions of professionalism, some may say it starts with the way you dress, others how you communicate with your patient. My perception of professionalism in the nursing workplace is making the patient feel like your care team and you are doing the best possible to provide care for the patient. Other definitions of professionalism in the nursing workplace, are “Caring requires more than theoretical knowledge and technical skills; caring
Jacobs, L., DiMattio, M. K., Bishop, T. L., & Fields, S. D. (1998). The baccalaureate degree in nursing as an entry-level requirement for professional nursing practice. Journal of Professional Nursing, 14(4), 225-233.
The combination of professionalism and ethics can be equated with an extraordinary nurse because they are core components in the nursing profession and crucial to patient trust, confidence and wellbeing. Having a degree in nursing is not what makes one a professional. Professionalism is
Professionalism is defined as the accrued knowledge and behavior possessed by individuals in order to obtain successful goals and attributes for their organization, facility or work environment (McDonagh, 2008). Being professional while at work let others know that you are reliable, respectful, and competent at what you do. Professionalism in a medical office is very important, it means putting patient needs as top priority. Professionalism in a medical office is taking responsibility of your patients, committing to patient confidentiality, and having patient-centered care for the patients.
Kearney, N.R. (2012). Advancing your career: Concepts of professional nursing (5th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: FA Davis
Throughout the Practical Nursing program, there has been many opportunities to closely observe working nurses in different hospitals and facilities. It also has been a great chance to grasp the general idea about professionalism in the workplace and how it can have a great impact in a successful work environment. Combining what was observed and what was learnt from the class, there were three particular aspects of professionalism that seemed to be key characteristics of professional nurses: knowledge from continuous education, autonomy, and positivity. Out of all other characteristics for professionalisms in nursing, those three were the most remarkable features found from the some of the great nurses observed from the clinical sites.
Nurses must have a professional relationship with all types of people. The nurse must be a professional with their coworkers, superiors, and patients. The most important relationship is with the patient; if a professional relationship does not exist with them, the nurse as well as the organization will get a bad reputation. This in turn will ruin our professional relationship with our coworkers and superiors and will eventually cost that person a
There are many attributes that contribute to being professional. The many that stick out in my mind are responsibility and accountability, leadership, honor and integrity, respect, and caring compassion and communication. All of these attributes pertain to the professional work environment in the own important way. When you are a professional you need to have responsibility and accountability. This means you have to demonstrate awareness of your own limitations, and identify developmental needs and approaches for improvements. You care for yourself appropriately and you present yourself in an appropriate manner (demeanor, dress, and hygiene). You recognize and report errors and poor behavior in peers. You have to take responsibility for appropriate share o...
Professionalism in the workplace in many professions can be simplified into general categories such as neat appearance, interaction with clients, punctuality, general subject knowledge, and likability. In nursing, professionalism encompasses a much more broad and inclusive set of criteria than any other profession. Nurses specifically are held to a higher standard in nearly every part of their job. Nurses are not only expected to uphold what it seen as professional in the aforementioned categories, but they are also expected to promote health, wellbeing, and advocate for patients, but also continually provide the highest standard of care, demonstrate exemplary subject and procedural knowledge, and abide by the Code of ethics set forth by the American Nurses Association. This Code of Ethics includes the complex moral and ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, honesty, and integrity.
Professionalism is defined as one's conduct at work. The quality of professionalism is not restricted to those in occupations with high level of education or high earnings. Any worker regardless of their level of education or occupation should demonstrate a high level of this trait (About.com, 2013). Acting professionally at workplace makes others think of you as reliable, respectful, and competent.
Blais, K., & Hayes, J. S.(2011). Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.