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PROFESSION

PROFESSIONPROFESSION– a special calling that requires special, skills, knowledge and attitudes

SOCIALIZATION – process where a person learns the ways and means or skills, knowledge, attitudes of the group to which he belongs to

7 CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES OF PROFESSION

1. Specialized education2. Code of ethics3. Research of orientation4. Autonomy5. Body of knowledge6. Service orientation7. Professional Organization

BENNER LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY

1. Novice – student nurse entering a clinical setting where he has no experience at all.

2. Advance – nurse who demonstrates a marginally acceptable performance: depends on rules and maxims.

3. Competent – 2 – 3 years experience demonstrates organizational ability but lacks speed and flexibility of a proficient nurse.

4. Proficient – concerned with long term goals, performance is fluid and flexible compared to competent nurse - has a wholistic view of the client.

5. Expert – no longer relies on maxims, performance is highly proficient, fluid flexible and has a wholistic view.- has high perceptual acuity or a clinical eye.

DIMENSIONS OF NURSING

1. Nursing Practice2. Nursing Education3. Nursing Research

FOCUS OF NURSING

 1. Health Promotion – improve clients well being.

2. Health Maintenance

3. Health Instauration – help clients with illness to recover.

4. Care of the Dying – clients with cancer.

• ROLE – patterns of behavior expected of person assuming a status/position in society or a group

• TASK – specific activities required of a person.

PATIENT CLIENT- Has a disease- Very

dependent on health professional

- Not necessarily sick

- Health promotion act till disease prevention

- Client collaborates with health professional

LEVELS OF CLIENTELE

1. Individual

2. Family

3. Community

LEVELS OF CLIENTELE

4. Population Groups – special groups with special needs attributed to the following: a. Cultural characteristics – indigenous people. b. Developmental stage c. Occupation – commercial sex workers are more prone to STD’s.

ROLES OF NURSE

1. Nurse Educator- 3 domains of learning

a. Cognitive – knowledge aspect

b. Psychomotor – skillsc. Affective –

interest/emotion

2. Caregiver- Attends to physical/emotional (mostly physical) needs of the client.

3. Nurses as Leader-Process of influencing people to work towards the attainment of goals.

4. Manager- Organizational goals/works within an organization.