Running head: Does Nursing Qualify as a Profession? Does Nursing Qualify as a Profession? Abstract Nursing will be compared to common characteristics of a profession to determine if nursing qualifies as a profession. Does Nursing Qualify as a Profession? "There are six characteristics commonly used to asses whether a job is considered a profession: education of the practitioner‚ having a code of ethics‚ receiving compensation commensurate with the work‚ being organized to promote a needed
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Legislative Issue Faced by Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/shortageresource.htm The web site I found that discusses this critical issue is by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (AACN). This is an outstanding website that discusses the current and projected issues regarding the nursing shortage. The article identifies sobering figures of projected shortages up to the year 2020. By 2010‚ the nursing shortage is projected to be 12%‚ by 2015 to be 20% and by 2020 a frightening
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Nursing as an Entity Casey Berling‚ BSN Student Eastern Kentucky University NSC 252 Intro to Professional Nursing Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing‚ College of Health Sciences October 31‚ 2012 If the question was asked‚ “What is your definition of nursing‚” to the thousands of nurses in the world today‚ there would be one word that would unite them all‚ and that is the word care. Nursing strives to be a very unique profession where selfishness‚ and self-serving
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Nursing Philosophy Ayesha Muhammad Alcorn State University July 27‚ 2010 Nursing Philosophy Nursing is more than just simply a career. Nursing is a calling from a higher power. I chose to be a nurse for several different reasons. My uncle was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in (date). The care and compassion shown to my uncle put nursing in another perspective for me. The feelings of care and comfort my family received during this tragic time had a strong impact on my decision to
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the Metaparadigms of Nursing Selina Bickle Camosun College Understanding Metaparadigms of Nursing The metaparadigm views of nursing involve the understanding and analysis in four parts: the person‚ environment‚ health care‚ and nursing care (Potter‚ Perry‚ Ross-Kerr & Wood‚ 2010). In the past‚ nursing theorists have shown that the language used when referring to individuals being cared for has an impact on the person‚ the care provided and the entire scope of nursing practice (Potter et
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Nursing Theorists 1. Florence Nightingale - Environment theory 2. Hildegard Peplau - Interpersonal theory 3. Virginia Henderson - Need Theory 4. Fay Abdella - Twenty One Nursing Problems 5. Ida Jean Orlando - Nursing Process theory 6. Dorothy Johnson - System model 7. Martha Rogers -Unitary Human beings 8. Dorothea Orem - Self-care theory 9. Imogene King - Goal Attainment theory 10. Betty Neuman - System model 11. Sister Calista Roy - Adaptation
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_ethicsThe nature of nursing means that nursing ethics tends to examine the ethics of caring rather than ’curing’ by exploring the relationship between the nurse and the person in care.[1]Early work to define ethics in nursing focused more on the virtues that would make a good nurse‚ rather than looking at what conduct is necessary to respect the person in the nurse’s care. However‚ recently‚ the ethics of nursing has also shifted more towards the nurse’s obligation
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RUNNING HEAD: NURSING THEORY Nursing Theory: Explanation and Relevance to Nursing Practices Katherine Lott Azusa Pacific University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing UNRS 306 Professor Cone May 20‚ 2009 Merriam Webster defines the word "theory" as "a belief‚ policy‚ or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action." There are various categories of theories accepted and practiced throughout the world and throughout professional practices today. One example of a type of theory
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Nursing is a great career but somethings one might want to consider when going into nursing are education‚ description‚ and location. Nursing is a very active but pleasant job for many people. Getting a good education is a good way to start-off a career. After finding out the description and working conditions‚ it often makes or breaks a career for oneself. When one is considering going into nursing education is a big factor. For nursing‚ a person should take senior-level science‚ math‚ and
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Nursing Organizations Lindsay Tafs Daytona State University Nursing Organizations Nurses are among the largest group of healthcare personnel in the United States. There are approximately 3.6 million registered nurses (About ANA). Organizations exist at the national and state levels as well as numerous specialties‚ from emergency medicine to hospice. Each organization can have multiple functions but all serve to represent nurses and maintain high standards of clinical practice
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