What do you think about the current image of nursing?
After reading Chapter 6 and reviewing the lecture power point (located in lectures tab), please answer the following questions. Each question must have at least 3 paragraphs and you must use at 3 least references (APA) included in your post.
1. What do you think about the current image of nursing?
2. What factors facilitate professional role development in Nursing?
Education and
Socialization
to the Professional
Nursing Role
Chapter 6
Professional Socialization
• Socialization involves a process by which a
person acquires the knowledge, skills, and sense
of identity that are characteristic of a profession
• Involves internalization of values and norms of
the profession
• Formation is the development of perceptual
abilities, the ability to draw on knowledge and
skilled know-how, and a way of being and acting
in practice and in the world
Goals of Professional Socialization
• To learn the technology of the profession
• To learn to internalize the professional culture
• To find a personally and professionally
acceptable version of the role
• To integrate this professional role into all of
the other life roles
Essential Features of Nursing (1 of 2)
• Provision of a caring relationship that
facilitates health and healing
• Attention to the range of experiences and
responses to health and illness within the
physical and social environments
• Integration of assessment data with knowledge
gained from an appreciation of the patient or
group
Essential Features of Nursing (2 of 2)
• Application of scientific knowledge to the
processes of diagnosis and treatment through
the use of judgment and critical thinking
• Advancement of professional nursing
knowledge through scholarly inquiry
• Influence on social and public policy to
promote social justice
• Assurance of safe, quality, and evidence-based
practice
Roles of the Professional Nurse
• Provider of care
• Designer/manager/coordinator of care
• Member of a profession (AACN, 2008)
Professional Nursing Values
• Commitment to public service
• Autonomy
• Commitment to lifelong learning and
education
• Belief in the dignity and worth of each person
Socialization Through Education
• Stage 1: Unilateral dependence
• Stage 2: Negative/independence
• Stage 3: Dependence/mutuality
• Stage 4: Interdependence
From Novice to Expert
• Stage 1: Novice
• Stage 2: Advanced beginner
• Stage 3: Competent
• Stage 4: Proficient
• Stage 5: Expert
Facilitating the Transition to
Professional Practice
• Potential transition issues
– Reality shock
– Role conflict
– Role transition shock
• Role transition assistance
– Internships and externships
– Residency programs and preceptor support