Define Professionalism
Professionalism means having to improve educational standards, being part of a professional organization (e.g. union and ANA), being able to develop a theory based nursing practice and ability to apply learned theory into practice. Being able to have autonomy and accountability using patient centered approach to achieve acknowledgement and respect from other disciplines (Wolf, 2013).
Apply basic ethics concept to a patient, staff or student issues
Autonomy means recognizing that patient has the right to make health care decision. For instance, a patient has the right to determine what kind of code status he/she wants in her chart. It can be do not resuscitate or full code (Posgar, 2013)
Paternalism means withholding information from patient believing that it will be better for pt. An old man 78 years old came in for chest pain history of dementia wants to leave the hospital and go home and refuses …show more content…
We have a lot of homeless/psych patient that comes at the ER. Most of them needs placement and so the social service and discharge planner coordinate with one another to find a place for these patients. We also make sure that we provide them with prescription medication upon discharge. Uninsured patients are welcome to come back within 1 month for free health care if additional treatment is necessary (Posgar, 2013).
Compassion is the ability to have sympathy and awareness of other. I had a 16-year-old patient came in for aggressiveness towards parents with history of developmental delay. He end defecating on the floor in his room and I had to take him out from his room and have housekeeping cleaned the room. Anther nurse wants me to bring back patient to the room even if the room smells really bad. I refused to bring the patient back to his room until the room is totally clean and smelling fresh. I asked him, what if that is your family how would you feel? (Posgar,
Professionalism means having to improve educational standards, being part of a professional organization (e.g. union and ANA), being able to develop a theory based nursing practice and ability to apply learned theory into practice. Being able to have autonomy and accountability using patient centered approach to achieve acknowledgement and respect from other disciplines (Wolf, 2013).
Apply basic ethics concept to a patient, staff or student issues
Autonomy means recognizing that patient has the right to make health care decision. For instance, a patient has the right to determine what kind of code status he/she wants in her chart. It can be do not resuscitate or full code (Posgar, 2013)
Paternalism means withholding information from patient believing that it will be better for pt. An old man 78 years old came in for chest pain history of dementia wants to leave the hospital and go home and refuses …show more content…
We have a lot of homeless/psych patient that comes at the ER. Most of them needs placement and so the social service and discharge planner coordinate with one another to find a place for these patients. We also make sure that we provide them with prescription medication upon discharge. Uninsured patients are welcome to come back within 1 month for free health care if additional treatment is necessary (Posgar, 2013).
Compassion is the ability to have sympathy and awareness of other. I had a 16-year-old patient came in for aggressiveness towards parents with history of developmental delay. He end defecating on the floor in his room and I had to take him out from his room and have housekeeping cleaned the room. Anther nurse wants me to bring back patient to the room even if the room smells really bad. I refused to bring the patient back to his room until the room is totally clean and smelling fresh. I asked him, what if that is your family how would you feel? (Posgar,