Professionalism is demonstrating the professional, legal and ethical standards required in practice. The nursing profession is a demonstration of professionalism. It is regarded as one of the most highly valued and trusted professions. Just like another other profession, the nursing profession requires skills, knowledge, values and attributes (Nursing Council of New Zealand [NCNZ], 2007).
For a nurse to act professionally, they have to be knowledgeable in the subject, responsible to self and others, conscientious in actions, integrate intellectual and professional standards into practice and use appropriate clinical judgment in key situations. This essay will discuss how a Registered Nurse [RN] demonstrates this professionalism in practice …show more content…
RNs have different roles and responsibilities. This depends on their levels of practice, length of training, whether they require supervised experience and appropriate professional experience (Arnold and Boggs, 2011). For example, to practice as a Nurse practitioner in New Zealand they must have five years of clinical experience working as an RN, as well as a Masters degree in Nursing (NCNZ, 2014) and they also have a right to prescribe medications. For example, the scope of a senior nurse 's role differs from that of a graduate nurse and this is reflected in their pay scale. Graduate nurses undergo one year of supervised practice in a programme called the Graduate to Entry practice. Hence, nurses work within their scope of practice depending on their levels of …show more content…
This is outlined in the Registered Nurse Competencies (2007) set by the NZNC and includes Professional Responsibility, Management of Nursing Care, Interpersonal relationships and Inter-professional Healthcare and Quality Improvement. Competence assessment is done annually and it is the nurse’s responsibility to keep up to date with their competence, as it is ongoing.
The domain of professional responsibility contains competencies that relate to the professional, legal and ethical responsibilities and cultural safety. This includes the nurse being able to use judgement and knowledge when caring for patients, being responsible for their actions while promoting an environment that maximises patient safety, independence, quality of life and health.
The domain of management of nursing care looks at competencies related to assessment and managing health consumer care, which is responsive to the consumers’ needs, and this is supported by evidence based research and nursing knowledge.
The third domain looks at interpersonal relationships. Nurses need to have good interpersonal and therapeutic communication with health consumers and other nursing staff and health
For a nurse to act professionally, they have to be knowledgeable in the subject, responsible to self and others, conscientious in actions, integrate intellectual and professional standards into practice and use appropriate clinical judgment in key situations. This essay will discuss how a Registered Nurse [RN] demonstrates this professionalism in practice …show more content…
RNs have different roles and responsibilities. This depends on their levels of practice, length of training, whether they require supervised experience and appropriate professional experience (Arnold and Boggs, 2011). For example, to practice as a Nurse practitioner in New Zealand they must have five years of clinical experience working as an RN, as well as a Masters degree in Nursing (NCNZ, 2014) and they also have a right to prescribe medications. For example, the scope of a senior nurse 's role differs from that of a graduate nurse and this is reflected in their pay scale. Graduate nurses undergo one year of supervised practice in a programme called the Graduate to Entry practice. Hence, nurses work within their scope of practice depending on their levels of …show more content…
This is outlined in the Registered Nurse Competencies (2007) set by the NZNC and includes Professional Responsibility, Management of Nursing Care, Interpersonal relationships and Inter-professional Healthcare and Quality Improvement. Competence assessment is done annually and it is the nurse’s responsibility to keep up to date with their competence, as it is ongoing.
The domain of professional responsibility contains competencies that relate to the professional, legal and ethical responsibilities and cultural safety. This includes the nurse being able to use judgement and knowledge when caring for patients, being responsible for their actions while promoting an environment that maximises patient safety, independence, quality of life and health.
The domain of management of nursing care looks at competencies related to assessment and managing health consumer care, which is responsive to the consumers’ needs, and this is supported by evidence based research and nursing knowledge.
The third domain looks at interpersonal relationships. Nurses need to have good interpersonal and therapeutic communication with health consumers and other nursing staff and health