is nursing a professional practice
Professional Nursing Practice:
Craven and Hirnle, (2009) suggest that in general professions have a knowledge base and a collection of skills and values that distinguish one from another. Knowledge base, power and authority over training and education, registration, altruistic service, a code of ethics, lengthy socialisation and autonomy are the seven qualities that have been recognized as being the characteristics of a profession (McEwen & Wills, 2007).The question of whether nursing is a profession has been an ongoing debate. The need for higher education, a specific body of knowledge, increased public interest and responsibility and internal organisation are among several standards proposed to assess nursing’s professional status. As the specific body of knowledge has become comprehensible and more accurately defined nursing roles have expanded and become more specialised. This furthered and specialised education, improved autonomy in practice, increased levels of research activity; accountability and responsibility have contributed to and enhanced the development of professionalism in nursing. (Craven & Hirnle 2009).The conduct of nurses is guided by various codes that inform professional conduct. The New Zealand Nursing Organisation, (2007) insinuate that the crucial responsibility of professional practice is to become perceptive of how differing personal, social and cultural characteristics might impact on our relations with a client or our professional decision making. It is suggested the formation of a familiar, entrusting relationship is the token of professional practice. Nurses need to get familiar enough to the patient emotionally to begin to understand and appreciate the human nature of their difficulties; however, it is important to avoid getting too involved in the patients experience so we can continue to distinguish separate feelings.“Nursing is a multi-faced profession, and as such, has been defined in many ways” (Craven & Hirnle, 2009, p. 38).
Craven and Hirnle, (2009) suggest that in general professions have a knowledge base and a collection of skills and values that distinguish one from another. Knowledge base, power and authority over training and education, registration, altruistic service, a code of ethics, lengthy socialisation and autonomy are the seven qualities that have been recognized as being the characteristics of a profession (McEwen & Wills, 2007).The question of whether nursing is a profession has been an ongoing debate. The need for higher education, a specific body of knowledge, increased public interest and responsibility and internal organisation are among several standards proposed to assess nursing’s professional status. As the specific body of knowledge has become comprehensible and more accurately defined nursing roles have expanded and become more specialised. This furthered and specialised education, improved autonomy in practice, increased levels of research activity; accountability and responsibility have contributed to and enhanced the development of professionalism in nursing. (Craven & Hirnle 2009).The conduct of nurses is guided by various codes that inform professional conduct. The New Zealand Nursing Organisation, (2007) insinuate that the crucial responsibility of professional practice is to become perceptive of how differing personal, social and cultural characteristics might impact on our relations with a client or our professional decision making. It is suggested the formation of a familiar, entrusting relationship is the token of professional practice. Nurses need to get familiar enough to the patient emotionally to begin to understand and appreciate the human nature of their difficulties; however, it is important to avoid getting too involved in the patients experience so we can continue to distinguish separate feelings.“Nursing is a multi-faced profession, and as such, has been defined in many ways” (Craven & Hirnle, 2009, p. 38).