Professional identity can be defined as ‘A sense of oneself that is influenced by characteristics, norms, and values of the nursing discipline, resulting in an individual thinking, acting, and feeling like a nurse (Giddens, 2017). The profession of nursing represents many values that need to reflect in a nurse’s beliefs and behaviours. There are many factors involved in excelling in the nursing discipline such as acquiring knowledge, which can be used in all given situations throughout professional practice. This essay will present the importance of developing and maintaining a professional identity throughout one’s nursing career, as it is beneficial for the reputation of the Nursing discipline.
Professional standards need to put into place …show more content…
This assists in raising the ethical standard for future nursing care. It is important for nurses to participate in ongoing professional education to upgrade knowledge and skills relevant for practice in any clinical setting. Nurses must value and accept responsibility for self- care. This involves maintaining their own health, acknowledging their physical and psychological strengths and limitations, coercion of any kind. Nurses are responsible for ensuring their decision-making is based on contemporary, relevant and well-founded knowledge and information. (Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia, …show more content…
Nursing behaviours encompassed in the value of trust were perceived as most important while behaviours associated with the value of activism were perceived as least important. Nursing students placed a higher level of importance on values that relate to direct patient care and a lower level of importance on professional behaviours including involvement in professional associations, research, and policy development. The benefit of high professional values is forming a basis to being adaptable in all areas of the discipline. Therefore, nursing students should be able to distinguish between the influence of professional identity and self-interest in both education and career. It is through consistent theoretical and practical training that nurses can evaluate if their actions align with the position of being a nurse. Nurses are not going to possess all the professional qualities early in their careers; it is through development from a wide range of settings that values link with
Professional standards need to put into place …show more content…
This assists in raising the ethical standard for future nursing care. It is important for nurses to participate in ongoing professional education to upgrade knowledge and skills relevant for practice in any clinical setting. Nurses must value and accept responsibility for self- care. This involves maintaining their own health, acknowledging their physical and psychological strengths and limitations, coercion of any kind. Nurses are responsible for ensuring their decision-making is based on contemporary, relevant and well-founded knowledge and information. (Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia, …show more content…
Nursing behaviours encompassed in the value of trust were perceived as most important while behaviours associated with the value of activism were perceived as least important. Nursing students placed a higher level of importance on values that relate to direct patient care and a lower level of importance on professional behaviours including involvement in professional associations, research, and policy development. The benefit of high professional values is forming a basis to being adaptable in all areas of the discipline. Therefore, nursing students should be able to distinguish between the influence of professional identity and self-interest in both education and career. It is through consistent theoretical and practical training that nurses can evaluate if their actions align with the position of being a nurse. Nurses are not going to possess all the professional qualities early in their careers; it is through development from a wide range of settings that values link with