Lecture 6 Flashcards
(29 cards)
Professionalism
The conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person
Pro, Identity
The set of attributes, beliefs, values, motives and experiences by which they define themselves in their professional lives
Importance of Professionalism 7
- sticking to standards
- accountability
- client centered care
- maintaining confidentiality
- boundaries
- communication and interpersonal skills
- self awareness
Self-Concept:
Personal understanding of our perceived capabilities and attributes; self awareness; self-esteem
info and beliefs that nurses have about their roles, values and behaviours
Professional Nursing identity
Way we think about our selves
Influenced by perceived image of a group by society
overall identity of position in society, interaction with others and interpretations of experiences
Sense of self(Presentation, concept) from role
Self presentation
The way we present ourselves to others
Personal and Pro identity
Formed in early childhood to adulthood
informed by personal and sociocultural factors
Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development considers external factors
(eight stages - psychological maturation)
Challenges
Vocational (work), religious, political, gender, professional
-complex demands of self-autonomy
Socialization
-access/rules new social language
Mindfulness
-Focused attention, openness to new interpretations, critical reflection, and tolerance of ambiguity
(oneself, others and environment)
- Capacity to identify and respond to complex circumstances can increase student resilience (attn to care)
- Belief of making a difference
Focusing on hierarchy =
RESILIENCE =
(mindfulness)
= unprofessional identity and poor interprofessional relationships
= way to address burnout and apathy
Pathway to Professional identity for nurses 5
- Initiation: old values, knowledge and obedience
- Academics: identity construction and deconstruction; new knowledge about (pro values, history, health care system, ethics, skills, role models)
- Clinical experience: key to creating sense of belongs (can feel undervalued, removed from norms)
- Transition to practice: Disconnect btw expectation and reality upon grad; learning curve
- Evolution of identity in health care system: constantly changing based on context
Professional Values (10)
then linked to: 6
integrity, trust, respect, concern, responsibility, duty to care, personal growth, team work, professional manner, initiative
- internalize and adopt
- linked to delivery of safe, competent, and quality patient care, work satisfaction, retention, and professional development
Factors that develop values in nursing 3
beliefs, positive worldview, cooperative work attitude
Contributing factors (personal to pro values?) 3
and role of faculty
past experiences in health care, personal ethics and morals, educational experiences and activities
- role to create and implement meaningful experiences aimed at enhancing foundational personal values
- reflective exercise can link personal to pro values (biases)
Domains of nursing
Direct care education research policy administration
Health care professional in Canada 4
Recognize importance of critical social theory power/knowledge/voice
Recognize and value diversity
Support professional values in classroom, lab, clinical
Provide safe environments for discussions and dialogue
Awareness
Making the invisible visible.
need to develop an awareness: in our own comfort zones, we are often unaware of our own worldview and culture.
Awareness how? 6
Reflect or think about your own practice.
Share ideas and perspectives.
develop knowledge patterns through reflection on experience.
Observe and ask questions.
Test out new and old ideas.
Participate in continuous education for life long learning.
Socioethical Nurse
Social patterns relating to class, gender, culture, and status are of importance to all individuals- incorporating these patterns
=
safe
Respect (4)
Recognize your own culture and the impact on others;
Increase awareness of your own cultural biases;
Increase awareness of cultures different and similar to your own;
Recognize and reduce defensiveness about your own culture;
Evolving Profession
health care is dynamic
implementing change can be resisted
Lewins Change Theory
Positive forces for change (driving forces) vs Restraining Forces (obstacles to change)
Middle = present state = desired state
Include front line staff in all steps = trust and transparency
sustained effort from all/ ownership to change
Unfreeze (change theory)
3(needed to overcome change and = group conformity)
finding ways to release old patterns
Three ways: Increasing driving forces, decreases restraining forces, or combo of the two
Steps of change theory
Change and freezing it Freeze
