Importance Of Professionalism In The Nursing Field
From the day you get your first job bagging groceries, to the day you retire you are practicing and partaking in professionalism in the work place. To be able to keep any job you must demonstrate a level of competence, integrity, and accountability while conducting yourself.
These a few things to keep in mind as I discuss what behaviors, attitudes, and patterns are required to maintain a professionalism in the work place, preticuarly the nursing field. Professionalism is defined as “the skill, good judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well” (Merriam-Webster, 2015) It is the conduct and the quality at which you preform as a professional person, The way you walk, talk, and interact using …show more content…
This consists of appropriate forms of communication and attitudes. When its a rough day and your patients haven't been as cooperative as you'd like, and are all asking a lot of you the coworkers that you communicate with in a appropriate and polite manor will be more willing to help you to complete the tasks and patient care for the day. Another important part of professional behavior is setting boundaries. When we talk about boundaries we are talking about ones that will enhance the work environment not disrupt it. Boundaries help to limit the conflicts and misunderstandings between coworkers and patients. When boundaries and professional behavior is used properly one should not have many problems with “crossing the line” or taking part in inappropriate conversations and …show more content…
In the medical profession there is a lot of trust put in to the workers that help heal the sick and when anything happens one has to be willing to own up to any mistakes that may happen. To coworkers and patients in is important to maintain a level of respect for them to help to keep things to flow smoothly. It is very important to be approachable so that when things to do come up or when a patient has something to report that may be embarrassing they will be able to report it, or like when a coworker needs to say something that may have upset them or just trying to lend advice to improve ones work
These a few things to keep in mind as I discuss what behaviors, attitudes, and patterns are required to maintain a professionalism in the work place, preticuarly the nursing field. Professionalism is defined as “the skill, good judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well” (Merriam-Webster, 2015) It is the conduct and the quality at which you preform as a professional person, The way you walk, talk, and interact using …show more content…
This consists of appropriate forms of communication and attitudes. When its a rough day and your patients haven't been as cooperative as you'd like, and are all asking a lot of you the coworkers that you communicate with in a appropriate and polite manor will be more willing to help you to complete the tasks and patient care for the day. Another important part of professional behavior is setting boundaries. When we talk about boundaries we are talking about ones that will enhance the work environment not disrupt it. Boundaries help to limit the conflicts and misunderstandings between coworkers and patients. When boundaries and professional behavior is used properly one should not have many problems with “crossing the line” or taking part in inappropriate conversations and …show more content…
In the medical profession there is a lot of trust put in to the workers that help heal the sick and when anything happens one has to be willing to own up to any mistakes that may happen. To coworkers and patients in is important to maintain a level of respect for them to help to keep things to flow smoothly. It is very important to be approachable so that when things to do come up or when a patient has something to report that may be embarrassing they will be able to report it, or like when a coworker needs to say something that may have upset them or just trying to lend advice to improve ones work