Values Of Professionalism In Nursing

Kaiser makes sure they adhere to laws and regulations, licensing requirements, accreditation standards and contracts. They strive to do the right thing and make the best decisions when acting with ethics and integrity. Conclusion In conclusion, integrating the core professional values into the nursing profession will help strongly in the commitment of providing care for our patients. By incorporating the five values, nurse’s appreciation of respectfulness, caring and human dignity leads to a sense of honor and fulfillment when practicing nursing. As nurses, we learn to take responsibility of promoting values through our actions and be advocates to our patients especially for those who are vulnerable.

By striving to maintain these values nurses can improve credibility for the profession, give back to the community and improve care and patient outcomes for everyone. Practicing professional values will help push nurses to evolve, as health care and how it is provided changes due to the advancements in science and technology. Organizations will find success and develop a pleasant work environment that employees will be proud to be a part of. Maintaining professional values will allow all nurses to continue practicing for the simple reason of wanting to care for others and give back to those in need.

nursing as a profession requires prolonged and specialized learning to acquire the relevant knowledge. it demands full commitment of the individual towards public service. These professional values adopted by nurses' act as the principles, ideals and standards held by nurses to give meaning and direction to their daily conduct. These values further provide a framework for evaluating nurses' beliefs and attitudes. The core values that form the foundation of the nursing profession are altruism, autonomy, human dignity, and social justice.

After all, it is nurses who are responsible for maintaining the integrity of our profession. Truth Telling and Promise Keeping: Foundations of the Nurse-Patient Relationship The right thing to do was obvious, when put into the perspective of the patient and the nurse-patient relationship. Tele-nursing involves a special sort of nurse patient relationship, one that must be developed with an immediate rapport and understanding of trust with a caller (Nagel, Pomerleau & Penner, 2013). Patients enter into a relationship with the provider and by extension, the after-hours nursing staff, and place their trust in their provider at a potentially vulnerable time (Carter, 2009). While training a nurse who was new to telephone triage, it became evident to me through several calls and transactions that the nurse was not honest in her interactions.

Professional practice has some unique characteristics with it such as code of ethics for practice, dignity, specific service, extended education. Being professional nurses, they should have adequate theoretical knowledge and skills and practice within their legal frame. Nurses are not the persons just listening the words but they are the persons can give a solution by feeling empathetically which means feeling from patient’s side. A nurse should be stable emotionally and think critically are essential to analyze the problem and make appropriate ... ... middle of paper ... ... Journal of Professional Nursing, vol. 21, No.

Professionalism in the Workplace To become a skilled practitioner in any field requires certain attributes. Some of these attributes are valued more than others specifically in the nursing profession. Nurses are held to a higher standard in many professional traits for several justifiable reasons including being trusted with the care and comfort of people during a period of greatest need. Professional nurses are held accountable for the care and well-being of all patients. Being knowledgeable in the area in which becomes a specialty and acting in accordance with peers demonstrates prudent nursing practices (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2015).

Important Attributes for Registered Nurse: The practical application of healthcare system requires certain type of training and ability of an individual to work in that particular setting; moreover, these training modules, which are available for nurses, are primarily for the purpose of enhancing the quality of work, satisfaction and quality of treatment. The role of a Registered Nurse cannot be neglected in the provision of quality and safe care to patients and adopt procedures adequate for the condition of the patients because they work at the front line level. Registered Nurses have direct dealing with patients and integration of personal and professional skills is necessary. Therefore, there are certain attributes that are necessary to be present in a Registered Nurse for accurately performing various tasks. These include; Workload management, leadership qualities, control of practice, professional development, communication and organizational loyalty (Daly & Carnwell 2003, pp.

Patients need to be able to trust their nurse to ensure that they get the quality of care that the patient deserves. Nurses should practice teamwork, evidence based knowledge, ho-listic care, and ethics that meet the standards for all nurses (Ritchie & Gilmore, 2013). Nurses not only care for the patients at the hospital, but they also teach students who come to the hospi-tal to learn and get experience to become a registered nurse. These nurses share their knowledge with the students and model a positive outlook and attitude toward their job as a registered nurse (Ritchie and Gilmore, 2013). To be a successful nurse you need to possess all of these qualities and have a good attitude towards your job to be able to enjoy and excel in your field.

In today’s society nursing meets all the requirements of being a profession. To be considered a profession, one has to be dedicated to their career, abide by standards and a code of ethics, and have a higher education and a body of knowledge, duty to provide service, have autonomy and be part of a professional organization. Nurses take the traditional role of caring for loved ones to a whole new level of care. Registered nurses abide by a code of ethics as set forth by the American Nurses Association. Some of the ethics nurses live out are: commitment to the patient, practice with compassion and respect, accountability and responsibility for owns actions and collaborating with other health care providers (Code of Ethics for Nurses, 2015).

In the last section of this paper, I will discuss some of my personal experiences in example and support why I value the characteristics by referring back to peer reviewed articles. Preceptors are essential and irreplaceable in the nursing profession and in this paper will describe how they are active in every nurse’s life and profession. Characteristics of a Preceptor The qualities I think that is essential to be an excellent preceptor for someone in the nursing field is support/motivation. The preceptor must be an individual who has the senses to know when a nurse is struggling and give them the support needed to continue and push pass the obstacles they are facing because there are daily challenges that every nurse must face. The next characteristic that is important is the nurse must be knowledgeable in their area of nursing.