Intro To professionalism Flashcards
(25 cards)
What was Nursing like in Pre-1920’s ?
- nuns
- religion
- gained nothing
- self-denial/self-discipline
- based on Christianity & martyrdom
- a calling, on the job training
- Florence Nightingale developed the first school
- Doctors were always seen as right
What was Nursing like in 1920-1940’s ?
- Upperclass profession
- white woman
- Pre WW2 “Romantisied”
- devoted to duty
- loyalty to both doctor and patient
- respect doctor and carry out orders
- wore uniforms and pins
- angelic and glamorous
- dependant on the doctor
What was Nursing like in 1940- 1970’s ?
- more functional uniforms
- WW2 “pragmatic period”
- focused on problem-solving, has a practical focus
- increase in nurse education
- more supervisory nursing roles
- focus on the disease, not the person
- increased standard of care
- nursing because SEXY
- married nurses came back to work
- increased standard of care
What is nursing like in 1980’s - present?
- emphases on well-being and recognition of patient
- responsible for independent decision-making based on patient needs
- work as part of a team with the doctor
- independent, increased confidence, increased responsibility and accountability
Who was Florence Nightingale ?
- founder of modern nursing
- lady with the lamp
- went to war
- a movement to improve the standard of care
- created the nightingale fund
- create of first nursing school
Who was Mary Seacole?
- used creole medicine
- rejected 5 times to go to war
- paid her own way to help at war
- overcame prejudice
- practised medicine
- involved in public health
- did easter and western medicine
Who was Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture ?
- First Canadian Native RN
- Lost native status to become highly educated
- served and Canadian and American military
Who was Agnes Chan ?
- First chinese-canadian RN graduate
- sold by her parents to a better family
- no hospital wanted her
- became a nurse to send $ back to her family
Who was Mable Jones?
- First indigenous woman to grad in Canada
- taught professors indigenous medicine
- grad threatened indian status
Who was Agnes Clinton?
- First black RN student to grad
- fought to get into school because she was black
- went to yale
- advocate for the homeless
What is professionalism?
verbal and non verbal behaviours that exemplift INTEGRITY, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY within nursing
What is professional socialization?
a complex, continuous, interactive educational process through which student nurses acquire the KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ATTITUDE, NORMS, VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS associated with the nursing profession
Stage 1 of professional socialization
- identity formation
- starting a nursing program
- rely on other people to tell them the right answer
Stage 2 of professional socialization
- knowledge development
- education
- start to apply knowledge to clinical
- add more material to knowledge base
- still not independent
Stage 3 of professional socialization
- reasoning development
- applying critical thinking
- start to trust their own clinical decisions
Stage 4 of professional socialization
- internalizing professional culture
- carry themselves independently
- develop identity as a part of a team
- identify yourself as nurse/ take code of conduct
Benner stage 1
- novice stage
- limited or no nursing experience to perform nursing tasks
- compare clinical findings with textbook picture bc lack clinical knowledge to do otherwise
- more experienced serve as guides to practice
- (have this every time switch specialties)
Benner stage 2
- advanced beginner stage
- organize/ prioritize clinical tasks
- partially understand complexity of patient situation
- learning “art of nursing”
Benner stage 3
- competence stage
- 1-2 years into practice
- begin to practice “art of nurses”
- manage many tasks
- confident about their role in health care
Benner stage 4
- proficiency:
- 3-5 years into practice
- competence/ speed/ flexibility in clinical skills
- sees clinical situation as a whole
- knows what needs to be modified in response to a situation
Benner stage 5
- expert stage:
- respond authentically/ creatively to patient needs
- respond well to the unexpected
- master tech/ relationships/ clin skills
- ** not endpoint - nurses have professional obligation to upgrade and continue education
what are the 3 major nursing organizational structures in BC?
BCCNM: british columbia college of nurses and midwives
NNPBC: nurse and nurse practitioners of british Columbia
BCNU: British Colombia nurses union
what is the role of BCCNM?
duty/ legally obligated to
- protect public through regulation of nursing professionals
- setting standards of practice
-assessing nursing education
- addressing complaints about BCCNP registrants
what is the role of NNPBC?
- body representing BC nursing professions
- support good nursing practice/ edu/ research/ leadership/ policy
- ^ by promoting good practice, and active influence of nurses
“transforming health through nursing expertise”
