Elements of a Profession
NURS 3304 Perspectives in
Professional Nursing Practice
Session 1
Objectives
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Topics
Professional Holistic Nursing
Historical-Societal-Cultural
Transition
Baccalaureate Preparation
Philosophy-Purpose
Based On Holistic Nursing Principles
Holistic Nursing
Moral Frameworks
Elements-Boundaries
Roles Assumed
Caring-healing Interventions
Managing Role Stress/Strain.
Nursing Roles
A Healing Environments
Other Settings
Professional Holistic Nursing Practice Expertise
Critical Thinking
Decision-making
Change Process
Nursing Process
Group Process
Future Issues
Leadership
Visit this
link to find the attributes and competencies needed by future nurse leaders and
managers.
Select at
least two attributes and competencies from the list
Describe
why you believe these are important for nurses to acquire.
Chapter 1-Transition
On the
course web page, in the assignment section you may get instructions like this:
Go to the http://www.prenhall.com/blais/ site.
Jump to
Chapter 1-Transitions
Select
Critical Thinking Activities
Complete
Activities 2 and 3
Use the UTB
discussion section for you group responses.
Returning to School
Societal
Factors Trends in the population
Nursing as
a profession
ANA
Position Statement (p. 3)
Occupation
vs. Profession (p. 4)
8
categories
Credentialing
Facilitating the Process
Stress
Money
Social
Support
Faculty
Study
Skills (p.8)
Writing
Skills
Chapter 2
Go to the Prenhall Site http://www.prenhall.com/blais
Complete
Critical
Thinking Question # 2
Both Web
Link Activities
Discuss in
Class
Review how
to complete these activities online
UTB-BSN Preparation
Discuss:
Transition
Baccalaureate
Preparation
Philosophy-Purpose
Holistic
Nursing Principles
Criteria of a Profession Page 10
Flexner
(1915)
Bixler
and Bixler (1945)
Barber (1965)
Pavalko
(1971)
Consider…..
(p. 11)
Professionalism
Discipline
Profession
Educational
Opportunities (Table 2-1)
Practice
Standards
Professional
Socialization (page 15)
Critical
Values
Service Commitment
Dignity and Worth of each person
Commitment to Education
Autonomy
Socialization Process
Initial
Simpson
(1967)
Hinshaw
(1986)
Ongoing and Resocialization
Kramer
Postgraduate (Reality Shock)
Benner’s
Novice to Expert
Role Theory
Elements
Role
Expectations
Role
Performance
Role
Mastery
Role
Transition
Role Sets
Roles
Assumed
Caring-healing Interventions
Managing Role Stress/Strain.
Nursing Roles
Healing
Environments
Other
Settings
Role Boundaries
Theory/Conceptual
Framework
Nursing
Process
Standards
Practice
Acts
Code of Ethics
Role Stress
____ Strain
____
Ambiguity
____
Conflict Congruity
____
Overload
____ Over qualification
____ Under qualification
Role Stress and Strain
Go to the Prenhall Site http://www.prenhall.com/blais
How might
nursing seek to reduce the role incongruity that exists in the practice
setting?
Provide an
example in which you have experienced role incongruity.
What
recommendations and/or lessons can you offer to others that you have learned
from this experience?
Professional Self Concept
Self
Assessment
Acceptance
Set Goals
Expertise
CE
Certification
Professional Survival Table 2-4
Consider…
Your
strategies
What works/does not work
Practice
setting supports
Resources that would help
The ideal work environment
Goals
3 Personal
3 Professional
Planning
Chapter 3
Historical Foundations
Go to the Prenhall site
Jump to
Critical Thinking
Select 1
Activity
Complete
the assignment
Discuss in
Class
Historical Leaders
Founders
Risk Takers
Men
Social
Reformers
Professional Organizations
ANA
NLN
AACN
ICN
Sigma Theta
Tau International
Specialty
Nursing Organizations
Holistic Nursing
Moral
Frameworks
Historical
Role of Religion
Professional
Holistic Nursing Practice Expertise
Critical Thinking
Decision-making
Change Process
Nursing Process
Group Process
Future Issues