When one attends nursing school, nursing will not be their job or their career, it will be their profession. Even though a nurse might not be wearing scrubs or working in a hospital at that moment, a nurse is always a nurse. Two of the key elements in nursing are professionalism and patient-family-centered care. These two concepts not only show that nursing is a profession and that a nurse is always a nurse, on or off of the clock; furthermore, it shows the characteristics of all nurses to be professional yet empathetic, stern yet caring. Nurses do not follow the rules of professionalism and patient-family-centered care, they define the rules. Nurses define the rules of professionalism by how they present themselves, however there needs to
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However, in my professional development, professionalism and patient-family-centered care will be a major part in working as a nurse. I can work on the professionalism concept now, by taking the skills of professionalism and apply them to my school work, the way I will be perceived by others, and in my work ethic. This is an acquired trait, thus the earlier I start, the abundance of knowledge, leadership, ethical qualities and other skills I will gain. Patient-family-centered care is something I can practice now when I work, specifically, and also in day-to-day interactions. For example, talking to a particular person is the greatest need I can accomplish at this moment, therefore I will address her by her name, establish eye contact, and have a pleasant conversation with her. As I mentioned above, professionalism is a skill that develops over time to be proficient at in all of the areas. I will attempt to learn as much as I can and present myself in a professional manner when I can. The leadership skill is a task that I will work on to excel at, although I believe I can become a leader when I have the appropriate knowledge and confidence. With patient-family-centered care, I can use what I learn from communication and cultural differences and apply them to my daily interactions with patients to create an individualized situation, a patient with a name, not a disease on a clipboard, and I will be sure that the patients feel
However, in my professional development, professionalism and patient-family-centered care will be a major part in working as a nurse. I can work on the professionalism concept now, by taking the skills of professionalism and apply them to my school work, the way I will be perceived by others, and in my work ethic. This is an acquired trait, thus the earlier I start, the abundance of knowledge, leadership, ethical qualities and other skills I will gain. Patient-family-centered care is something I can practice now when I work, specifically, and also in day-to-day interactions. For example, talking to a particular person is the greatest need I can accomplish at this moment, therefore I will address her by her name, establish eye contact, and have a pleasant conversation with her. As I mentioned above, professionalism is a skill that develops over time to be proficient at in all of the areas. I will attempt to learn as much as I can and present myself in a professional manner when I can. The leadership skill is a task that I will work on to excel at, although I believe I can become a leader when I have the appropriate knowledge and confidence. With patient-family-centered care, I can use what I learn from communication and cultural differences and apply them to my daily interactions with patients to create an individualized situation, a patient with a name, not a disease on a clipboard, and I will be sure that the patients feel