What is a professional? After a week of research I think it is safe to say it’s not just someone who possesses a marketable skill as I thought. According to Michael Bayles a profession has three necessary criteria. First he says there is extensive training required to practice any profession. For example‚ to become a doctor in the United States you have to graduate from a 4 year college in a strong pre-med program‚ you have to take and pass the medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) then you have
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Centered Care There are several different degrees in nursing that may be obtained. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) endorses three routes of becoming a registered nurse (RN) including: the 3-year diploma program‚ the 3-year associate degree in nursing (ADN) program and the 4-year baccalaureate of nursing (BSN) program (American Association of College of Nursing [AACN]‚ 2014‚ para. 3). Although‚ there are differences in nursing degrees all three take the same NCLEX-RN exam (AACN
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What are your professional goals and how will an MBA‚ MAcc‚ MS.CYBS from Saint Leo University assist you in reaching those goals? While earning my MBA‚ I will be establishing my company PinkSlayer LLC‚ a patient navigation service for cancer patients. My goal is to set up a patient navigation site in Virginia that service the low income community. I am currently meeting with directors at local medical facilities to see if they are willing to donate unused space in their facilities. My long term
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Components of Professional Appearance July 23‚ 2012 Abstract Business dress‚ personal grooming‚ body language‚ and attitude are components of a person’s professional appearance. These things can serve as forms of nonverbal communication and send messages to others about an individual. Before a person ever speaks a word‚ typically others around them can make judgments and form opinions based on the subtle messages provided by that person’s appearance. These components largely influence how
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ethical behavior vary from individual to individual. What is professional Ethics? Individual Ethics differ from Professional Ethics. Professional Ethics is set of set of moral values and principals which are developed to control performance of a job done by group of people. These ethics are changed into rules and values based on society’s culture. It also helps to decide how much can be loosen and to what extend to control. Professional ethics shapes organizations cultre and establish an environment
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Nursing is universal in the sense that nurses can be found almost in all countries around the world (Henderson‚ 1978). They are in the hospitals‚ in school clinics‚ in the community centres‚ residential homes and even play major roles in some of the popular soap operas in television. There are even television shows that mainly revolve around nurses and which chronicles what they do at work - both the positive and the negative. It is one of the most visible and easily identifiable occupations as compared
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Helping Professional I am currently a Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician working in a hospital setting; going on 14 years. Dialysis technicians work with people whose kidneys no longer work properly or at all. I operate machines that remove wastes‚ salt‚ and extra water from patients’ blood while keeping safe levels of certain chemicals. Dialysis patients generally are on the machine for about four hours‚ three times a week. My job as a technician is to prepare patients for dialysis
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Record-keeping and documentation are a hugely important part of nursing practice that unfortunately is often overlooked. Good record-keeping is in fact an essential element of being a good nurse. This assignment will discuss the importance of record-keeping in the healthcare setting. Record-keeping is vital for three main functions of nursing. It facilitates communication‚ promotes safe and appropriate nursing care and meets professional and legal standards (CRNBC 2008). These purposes and other
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Abstract: This paper explores the personal nursing philosophy I plan to convey in my nursing career. I believe the nature of nursing is rooted in commitment to public service and the undeniable desire to help those in need. Nursing is more than treating an illness; rather it is focused on delivering quality patient care that is individualized to the needs of each patient. My philosophy of nursing incorporates the knowledge of medicine while combining it with relational‚ compassionate caring that
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B112 Professional Studies 1 In this essay professionalism will be discussed as well as reflective practice‚ ethical practice and effective interpersonal communication will be identified and how they promote professionalism in the early childhood setting. Included in the discussions some strategies will be present to effectively promote the practices. Professionalism in Early childcare reflects an desire to meet the minimum expectations of excellence within their jobs or responsibilities
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