5. What makes a nurse a
professional?
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6. Extended education
Theoretical body of knowledge
Provides a specific service
Autonomy in decision making and practice
Code of ethics
Nursing as a Profession
7. Scope & Standards of Practice
Standards of Practice
Standards of Professional Performance
Code of Ethics
8. ANA
Standards of Professional Performance
Quality of practice
Professional Practice Evaluation
Education
Collegiality
Ethics
Collaboration
Research
Resource Utilization
Leadership
11. Current Trends & Issues in Healthcare
Nursing Shortage
Patient Satisfaction
Managed Care
Transcultural Nursing
National Patient Safety Initiatives
Evidence-Based Practice
Information Age
Genetics
Globalization of Health
Aging Population
Legal & Ethical Issues
Terrorism/Bioterrorism/Disaster Nursing
13. Professional Roles &
Responsibilities
Autonomy & Accountability
Caregiver
Client Advocate
Educator
Manager/Clinical Decision Maker
Communicator
Collaborator
Career Development
14. Autonomy & Accountability
Autonomy is the essential element of
professional nursing
Person is reasonably independent and self-
governing in decision making & practice
Increased autonomy=Increased responsibility
Accountability- nurse is responsible
professionally & legally for type & quality of care
provided
Regulated through Standards of Practice and
Nurse Practice Act
15. Clinical Decision Maker
Utilizes critical
thinking skills and
the nursing process
Nursing Process:
Assessment,
Diagnosis, Planning,
Implementation,
Evaluation
16. Client Advocate
Nurse protects the clients human and legal
rights
Providing information to assist in decision
making
Patient Bill of Rights
17. Rehabilitator Role
Assist client to
return to optimal
level of functioning
Nurse helps client to
adapt physically and
emotionally to
changes in lifestyle,
body image
18. Comforter Role
Caring for client as a
human being
Role is traditional to
nursing
Care is directed to
whole person, not
just a body part
Demonstration of
care and concern
19. Communicator Role
Role is central to all other roles
Involves communication with client, family,
healthcare team members, resource
people, and the community
Without clear, concise communication it will
be difficult to give effective care
20. Teacher/Educator Role
Explains concepts and facts about health,
demonstrates procedures, reinforces
learning, determines understanding, and
evaluates progress of learning
Unplanned or informal education
Planned or formal education
21. Nursing Career Roles
Clinician
Nurse Educator
Advanced Practice Nurse
Nurse Administrator
Nurse Researcher
Military Nurse
Forensic Nursing
22. Healthcare Team Members
Nurses
Physicians
Physician Assistant
Therapists and Technicians
Pharmacist
Nutritionist/Dietitian
Case Manager/Social Worker
Pastoral Care
Nursing Assistant
Unit Secretary
Ancillary Staff
24. MEANING
ACCREDITATION: Official approval given by an
organization stating that organization (nursing college)
has achieved a required standard.
STANDARD: It is an established norm or requirement. It
usually establishes uniform criteria, methods , processes
and practices.
25. INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL
The Indian nursing council is an autonomous body under
the government of India, ministry of Health and Family
welfare was constituted by the central government,
under section 3(1) of the Indian nursing council Act-1947
of parliament in order to establish a uniform standard of
training for nurses, midwives and health visitors.
26. AIMS,OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF INC
To establish and monitor a uniform standard of Nursing
education for nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse-
midwives and health visitors by doing inspection of
institution.
To recognize the qualification under section 10(2) (4) of
the Indian nursing council act 1947 for the purpose of
registration and employment in India and abroad.
To give approval for registration of Indian foreign nurses
possessing foreign qualification under section 11(2)(a) of
the Indian nursing council act 1947.
27. AIMS,OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF INC
(conti…)
To prescribe the syllabus and registration
for nursing programmes.
Power to withdraw the recognition of
qualification under section 14 of the act in
case the institution fails to maintain its
standards under section 14(1)(b) that an
institution recognized by state council for
the training of nurse, midwives or health
visitors does not satisfy the requirement of
the council.
32. FUNCTIONS
1.Regulation of training programme of the
diploma, Graduate and Post Graduate
Courses.
2. Supervision of the practice of the profession
by its Member.
3. Granting recognition to the training institutions
and periodical Inspection there on, as the
Council is governing authority of physical and
clinical facilities in almost all the nursing
courses conducted in the institution.
33. FUNCTIONS
4. Proscribing syllabus and curriculum for
various nursing courses and conducting
qualifying examination there for.
5. Registration and granting certificate to
qualified persons to practice their
profession and to watch and take action
against practice of profession by quacks
and check mal-practice as well and to take
action.
36. Establishment and Formation
(TNAI)
The Association had its beginning in the
Association of Nursing Superintendents
which was founded in 1905, at Lucknow.
The organisation was composed of nine
European Nurses holding administrative
posts in hospitals.
37. There was a need to develop Nursing as a
profession and also to provide a forum where
professional Nurses could meet and plan to
achieve these ends.
The movement gathered momentum and soon
Nurses, other than Nursing Superintendents,
were seeking to share in:
upholding in every way the dignity and honour
of the Nursing profession;
promoting a sense of esprit de corps among all
Nurses; and
enabling members to take counsel together on
matters relating to their profession.
38. THE STUDENT NURSES
ASSOCIATION
PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS
To help students nurses learn how the
professional organizations serve
To promote a close rapport
To furnish student nurses advice in their
coures of study leading up to professional
qualifications
To encourage leadership ability
39. Cont,,,
To increase the student nurses social
contacts and general knowledge
To encourage both professional and
recreational meeting games and sports
To provide a special section in the nursing
journal of india for the benefit of students
To encourage students to compete for prizes
in the student nurses exihibition and to
attend national and conferences
40. Cont,,,
To help student nurses develop a co
operative spirit with other student nurses
which will help them in future professional
relationships
To provide a means of having a voice in
what the association stands for the does
41. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
FOR NURSES (I C N)
OBJECTIVES:
1. Promote-development strong national
nurses associations.
2. Assist national
nurses association- improve the standards
of nursing, competence of nurses.
3. Assist
national nurses associations improve the
42. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
FOR NURSES (I C N)
ACTIVITIES:
1. Makes policy statements - health and
social issues.
2. Offers -
variety of seminars
3.
Maintaining and improving the status of
Nursing around the world
43. THE COMMONWEALTH
NURSES FEDERATION
AIMS:
1. Promote sharing, better communications
closer relationships- member associations.
2. Expert professional
advice.
3. Scholarships-advanced
study.
46. REASON FOR LAW SUITS
Need to blame
Expectation of perfection
Lack of personalism
Well educated public
Nurses are more responsible and
accountable
Increased independence
Autonomy
49. Introduction:-Introduction:-
Ethics is the science relating to moral actions
and one’s value systems.
In a professional practice like nursing, Ethical
decisions is the part of the daily nursing care.
Nursing code of ethics provides the guidelines
for safe and compassionate care.
50. Definition:-
“Ethics is the study of the good
conduct, character and good
motives. It will also determine what is
good and valuable for nursing”.
51. Code of ethics: -
An international code of ethics for nurses was
first adopted by the International Council of
Nurses (I C N) in 1953.
Reaffirmed at various times since, most
recently with this review and revision
completed in 2005
In India, nurses are following the International
Council of Nurses Codes for Nurses 1993.
53. I C N CODE: -
The I C N Code of Ethics for Nurses has
four principal elements
1) Nurses and people,
2) Nurses and practice,
3) Nurses and the profession,
4) Nurses and co-workers.
54. VERACITY
Veracity refers to telling the truth
It requires the health care provider to tell
the truth & not intentionally deceive or
mislead clients
55. FIDELITY
Fidelity is the duty to keep promises .
It is the individual’s obligation to keep the
commitments he/she has made.
It is the strict observance of promises or duties.
It is the faithfulness to agreements and
responsibilities one has undertaken
56. CONFIDENTIALITY
It means that information entrusted to professionals
in the line of duty should not be revealed to others.
Share private information on a ‘need to know basis’
In the course of caring for a patient, nurses get to
know many things about that person.
The patient must feel that he or she and the nurse
are in a relationship of trust and confidence for such
information to be shared
“Elevator talk” is the most common spoken breach of
confidentiality.
57. JUSTICE
It is the professional obligation to provide
fair, equitable and appropriate treatment to
all individuals regardless of their sex, race,
social class or religion.
It includes
Not favouring some individuals/groups over
others
Acting in a non–discriminatory / non-
prejudicial way
Respect for peoples rights
Respect for the law
58. PURPOSE OF ETHICAL
PRINCIPLES
To establish common ground between
nurse, patient, family, other health care
professionals, and society
To discuss ethical questions and make
ethical decisions
To permit people to take a consistent
position on specific or related Issues
To provide an analytical framework by
which moral problems can be evaluated
70. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
Ethical principles are rules ,standards or
guidelines for action that are derived from
theoretical propositions about what is good for
humans
PURPOSES
Establishes standards for the behavior of nurses
Provides a general guidelines for nursing actions
in ethical dilemmas.
Helps to distinguish between right and wrong at a
given time.
Enables to take correct and uniform decision
within groups.
Helps to protect the rights of individuals
,families ,community and the nurses
71. 1. Ann.J.Zwemier,
Professional Adjustments and Ethics for Nurses in India,
Page no: 232-254.
2. Zerwekh C Laborn,
Nursing Today,Transition and Trends,
Lippincott Publishers,
Page no: 262-267,401-424.
3. Patricia,
Leadership and Management,
Elsevier Publishers,
Page no: 475-476,80,183,376.
4. Lancastar,
Nursing issues in leading and managing change,
Page no: 305-312.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
72. 5. Professional Nursing,Concepts and Challenges,
Fifth edition,
Page no: 393-419.
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Fourth edition,
Page no: 267-268.
JOURNAL:
7. Article “Nursing and their professional organisations”
AJN American Journal of Nursing,
April 1946 - Volume 46 - Issue 4 - pages 229-232.
73. WEBSITES:
7. Topic Professional Organisations and
Regulatory Bodies at
www.contemporarynurse.com
8. Topic The Current State of Nursing
Empowerment Related to Nursing Care
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