Concept Definition
Illustrating the practice of nursing with behaviors that are characterized by a commitment to the profession nof nursing, accountability, and practices nursing within legal, ethical, and regulatory frameworks. Professional behaviors also include a concern for others, as demonstrated by caring, valuing the profession of nursing, and participating in ongoing professional development.
Concept Reference and eBooks
Professional Issues in Nursing, 5th ed. by Call Number: RT82 .H87 2020
Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd ed. by Available online at EBSCO eBook Collection
Fast Facts about the Nursing Profession: Historical Perspectives in a Nutshell by Available online at EBSCO eBook Collection
Health Care Professionalism at a Glance by Available online at ProQuest eBook Central
Etiquette and Communication Strategies for Nurses, 3rd Edition by Available online through ProQuest
Concept Media
- The American Nurse: A History of Challenge and CompassionThis film highlights the history of nursing in America, nursing education, and nursing opportunities..
Concept Resources
Government and Professional Resources
- American Nurses Association (ANA) StandardsThe ANA offers a wealth of information and resources to develop your professional skills as you learn about nursing. You will find information and resources in a variety of areas, including: Health & Safety, Improving your Practice, Nursing Excellence, Nursing Quality, Ethics, Advocacy and more. Additional resources are available for members, and student memberships are available.
- ANA Social media and your nursing careerSocial media is now a daily part of all our lives. It can not only be entertaining and informative, but it also has the potential to help your career as a nurse and the nursing profession in general.
- Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing Report (The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health)The United States has the opportunity to transform its health care system, and nurses can and should play a fundamental role in this transformation. However, the power to improve the current regulatory, business, and organizational conditions does not rest solely with nurses; government, businesses, health care organizations, professional associations, and the insurance industry all must play a role. Working together, these many diverse parties can help ensure that the health care system provides seamless, affordable, quality care that is accessible to all and leads to improved health outcomes.
- HHS.gov HIPAA for Healthcare ProfessionalsAccess summaries and guidance on the various rules and issues related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). There are links to free training and a searchable FAQ section.
- Professional Nursing OrganizationsFrom Nurses.org, links to national and international professional nurses organizations.
- QSEN CompetenciesQuality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) faculty defined pre-licensure and graduate quality and safety competencies for nursing and proposed targets for the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be developed in nursing pre-licensure programs for each competency
- Nursing Degree TypesLearn about different nursing programs and discover which nursing degree may be right for you.
- NursingLicensure.orgUse the map to navigate to the Nursing Licensure requirements for Registered Nursing as well as Practical Nursing and Vocational Nursing in your state.
Professionalism Articles
- AORN Journal: The Institute of Medicine Report on the Future of NursingThe September 2013 issue of AORN feature articles focus on the progress made by healthcare and nursing on issues raised in the IOM report on the Future of Nursing.
- The historical social positioning of nursing and medicine: implications for career choice, early socialization and interprofessional collaborationThis analysis will seek to advance our understanding of the historical roots between these two professions and their relationships with and among each other in relation to career choice, early socialization and patient care delivery. An exploration of the historical social positioning of nursing and medicine can provide an enhanced understanding of the barriers to interprofessional collaboration and inform future successes in interprofessional education and practice among all health and social care professions.
- A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media(From the national Council of State Boards of Nursing) Social and electronic media possess tremendous potential for strengthening personal relationships and providing valuable information to health care consumers. Nurses need to be aware of
the potential ramifications of disclosing patient-related information via social media. - Crisis nursing: a personal perspectiveSlowly, the role has evolved to one of autonomy and authority. The crisis nurse now is looked upon as a leader, an expert, and a resource.
- Moyo, M., Goodyear-Smith, F., Weller, J., Robb, G., & Shulruf, B. (2016). Healthcare practitioners’ personal and professional values. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 21(2), 257-286. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10459-015-9626-9 (in ProQuest Research Library)
Personal and professional values of healthcare practitioners influence their clinical decisions. Understanding these values for individuals and across healthcare professions can help improve patient-centred decision-making by individual practitioners and interprofessional teams, respectively.