Allied health professions

When we are growing up we change what we want our professions to be, as an adult, several times. At least, that’s how it is for most people. Even after we are grown up and in college, there is still a possibility that we can find a new calling. It’s a normal thing. No one is born knowing what they want are going to do as an adult. Growing up I went through five different choices of what I wanted to be. First was a lawyer, then a veterinarian, then a radio host, then a music producer, then my…

What does it mean to be a profession? Professions are distinctive occupations that employ a specialized workforce established upon extensive educational training and provide an unbiased service to others for compensation. “The servant ethic of professions is characterized as cedat emptor, “let the taker believe in us”” (U.S. Army, 2010, p. 2). This refers to a standard code of ethics as the key component for an efficacious profession reflecting an organization’s set of values while creating…

professionalism at all levels of the organization. The Profession of Arms has certified experts ready to defend and protect the United States. One of these professions is the Human Resource Sergeant that displays professionalism, knowledge, and is ready to fight during conflicts. He/she is willing to be a subordinate of the American people as well as those appointed in government. The Profession of Arms indicates that the best understanding of the Army profession is stated in the Federal…

Professions are careers where professional workers complete tasks and objectives through creative and critical thinking. A profession is made up of multiple different aspects that differentiate it from regular work. A profession requires professional work and not work that is repetitive or routine. Professions are fields in which effectiveness is more important than efficiency. Professions require ethics to establish trust with their clients. Professions contain factors that promote career…

ASME, improving the general welfare of society through the utilization of the specialized skills of engineers is highly stressed. One must consider the possible consequences of actions and decide the best course of action to benefit the safety and health of the public. The ASME requires engineers to take responsibility for one’s actions. Falsification of facts, omission of information, and deceitful actions to any employer, coworker, or member of the public is forbidden. The welfare of the…

Article #4 Abstract. The article reviewed was Revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. The key of the abstract is to demonstrate the improvements in AICPA Code of Professional Conduct that provides details on ethics for public accounting firms and business entities (p. 62). Introduction. The author studies sections of the revised code that provides an assistance on ethical rulings and violations of the conduct to interested groups. The main objective of the research is to describe processes…

I. I read about many women this summer, but Annie Warburton Goodrich left a large imprint on me. Annie Warburton Goodrich paved the path for twenty-first century nurses to be run through the rigorous and rewarding courses they are put through today. Being a nursing major myself, I aspire to leave such a legacy behind. From early on in her times as a nurse, Annie Goodrich noticed flaws in the procedures and immediately began composing ways to change her field. In 1900, as the Superintendent of…

A profession is an organization of professionals that functions at an expert level. The field of medicine is an example of a profession, because people that seek out doctors expect to receive top notch treatment performed by a specialist in that field with years of training and experience. You can’t just fall into a profession and become a subject matter expert. It entails years of training, understanding, and practice, because people’s lives depend on it. The Army is a profession, because of…

Profession of Arms: Role of the Human Resources Sergeant To be a professional is to understand, embrace, and competently practice the expertise of the profession (The Profession of Arms, 2010). The Army White Paper, The Profession of Arms, further explains the definition of the profession of arms as a vocation comprised of experts certified in the ethical application of land combat power. “I am an expert, I am a professional” often recited by American Soldiers, in the Soldier’s Creed, are…

PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING Tyler W. Kliegl Iowa Western Community College PROFESSIONALISM IN NURSING Choosing the nursing profession as a career path is not only an honor, but a commitment in exhibiting compassion and respect to others. Factors such as personal traits, economic rankings and nature of the ailment are therefore inconsequential in the practice. A nurse might not be personally comfortable with caring for an alcoholic. However, as a nurse, you must be ethically obliged to provide…