Nursing is a professional service devoted to promoting health care and social welfare. It requires special knowledge and skills gained through formal training, as well as adherence to moral and ethical principles. As a profession, nursing is dedicated to improving physical and psychological well-being through care based on theoretical knowledge and research.

1. NURSING AS A PROFESSION
Mr . Atul Chaudhary
Assistant Professor
H.C.N., SRHU Dehradun

2. INTRODUCTION
• Nursing is a professional service devoted to
promoting health care & social welfare.
• Profession is defined as "a vocation requiring
advanced training and usually involving mental rather
than manual work , as teaching, engineering,
especially medicine, law“.
• A type of occupation that meets certain criteria that
raise it to a level above that of an occupation.

3. Characteristics of Professionalism
• A concept of mission open to change
• Mastery of theoretical knowledge
• Capacity to solve problems
• Formal training
• Use of theoretical knowledge
• Ethical practice

4. Nursing Profession
Nursing is a profession that requires :-
• Special knowledge, skill & preparation
• Moral principles that are devoted to human & social
welfare.
• A strong service orientation.
• Nurse is graduate from a recognized college.
• A code of ethics: ICN & INC.
• A professional organization that sets standards: INC.
• On going research.

5. Philosophy of Nursing Practice
• Nursing is an art & Science dedicated to improving
the physical & Psychological well- being of patients.
• Nursing services are committed to excellence in
practice, education, information's , research &
administration.
Leddy & Pepper (2003) Defined the philosophy of
nursing :-
• As the intellectual & effective outcomes of the
efforts of professional nurses to understand the
relationship between humans , environment & health.

6. • As a scientific discipline
• It must integrate a sense of values into practice.
The ‘Hubert H’. Defines ‘ Comprehensive health
Centre ‘ As providing an atmosphere of comfort
while delivering care to the public they serve.’

7. Aims & Objectives
• Nursing mission is to provide high quality patient
care based on our strong commitment to practice,
education, research innovation & collaboration.
Objectives :-
• To promote high standards of nursing care to improve
the quality of health care
• To foster the professional development of nurses.

8. Characteristics of Professional Nurse
• Honesty :-
• Loyalty :-
• Discipline :-
• Dignity :-
• Personal appearance :-
• Economy :-
• Gentleness & quietness :-