UNIT-1 Profession.pptx

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1. UNIT-1 PROFESSION

2. DEFINITION A profession is an occupation with ethical components that is devoted to the promotion of human and social welfare, which also results in a definite fee or salary. A profession is always based upon the specialized knowledge and skills and preparation that have been developed in a learned and scientific manner.

3. CRITERIA OF A PROFESSION Body of knowledge Specialized education Service to the society Accountability Autonomy and independence Code of ethics Professional licence Representative organisation Evidenced based nursing practice

4. Body of knowledge Nursing requires a specific body of knowledge that is derived from experiences and researches. Judgement made by a nurse and a rationale for modifying actions according to a specific situation is based on this body of knowledge. This knowledge is orderly and exact. A nurse keeps on constantly expanding this body of knowledge to improve her techniques and skills for rendering nursing care.

5. Specialized education A nurse requires specialized education as well as training and it is an important aspect of professional status. Various schools and colleges have been set up to provide specialized education and training.

6. Service to the society Nursing means to care. It is a service that is essential for the well being of the person and of the society as a whole. It is concerned with health promotion, maintenance and restoration. The goal of nursing is to help each others and attain the highest level of wellness of which they are capable. It is an altruistic profession in which an individual puts the life and well-being of patients above theirs.

7. Accountability Being accountable means being answerable to oneself and to others for one’s own action. A nurse is accountable for making judgements, taking actions, maintain competency and uploading quality patient care.

8. Autonomy and Independence Nurses deals with various patients and provide care. To provide quality care, the nurse has to work with physician, hospital administrations, pharmacists and essential others. Nursing has developed and refined its own approach to practice which called nursing process that requires logical, critical and creative thinking and serves as the basis for providing nursing care. Therefore, nursing is an interdependent and independent practice.

9. Code of ethics According to Webster, ‘’ethics are the moral concerned with or relating to what is right or wrong’ in matters of human behavior”. Code of ethics provide professional standards and framework based on which the nurse should render the care.

10. Professional license Beside having a specialized education and advanced body of knowledge, a nurse must have a professional license to practice. Granting a license is a legal activity which states that the individual has passed a national licensure examination and is now qualified to practice nursing.

11. Representative organization Various international and national professional associations have been formed for the improvement of nursing rofession . The purpose is to promote and maintain the standards of nursing, promote educational advancements and research in nursing and promote the welfare of nurses. In India TNAI and SNRC are the representative organization for nurses.

12. Evidence- based nursing practice All interventions and care rendered by nurses are based on some evidence and data collected from various researches that have proven to be successful and appropriate.

13. CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROFESSION Well defined body of knowledge Strong service orientation and provide specific services. Standardized formal education Practice is based upon professional standards and code of ethics Members of the profession should have autonomy in decision making and practice. Profession is practiced in a specialized setting

14. Well defined body of knowledge The profession should have specialized body of knowledge for guiding the practice of profession. Specific knowledge, behaviour and skills related to particular profession are not possessed by the non-professional.

15. Strong service orientation and provide specialized services The primary aim of the profession should be to provide services to the society. A profession render specialized services to the society based on advanced body of knowledge and skill. Services are provided in the interest of the general public for a definite salary or fees. Individual practitioners are characterized by a strong service motivation and lifetime commitment to competence. Service must be guided by certain rules, policies or code of ethics.

16. Standardized formal education All profession are based on standardized education like diploma, degree, post graduation and doctoral education as per established norms and curriculum. Professional education is regulated by various regulatory bodies.

17. Practice is based on professional standards and code of ethics Professional practice is always based on professional standards and code of ethics by various regulatory bodies. Profession will set minimum standards for membership of profession and procedures for detecting breaches.

18. Members of the profession should have autonomy in decision making and practice Members of profession should have freedom in making decisions related to client services. Decisions made by the members are based on existing body of knowledge, practice standards and code of ethics.

19. Profession is practiced in a specialized setting Each profession is concerned with an identified area of need or function and it is practiced in a specialized setting.