The document outlines the profession of nursing, emphasizing its ethical components, education requirements, and the evolution of nursing as a critical aspect of healthcare delivery. Key principles of nursing include a well-defined body of knowledge, service orientation, ongoing research, a code of ethics, and professional autonomy, along with characteristics that define effective nursing care. It also specifies basic nursing principles, such as safety, therapeutic effectiveness, comfort, and individualization of care, which are crucial for providing dignified and effective nursing services.

1. NURSING AS A
PROFESSION, NURSING
PRINCIPLES
KRISHNA
GANDHI

2. A profession is defined as an occupation
with
ethical components, that is devoted to the
promotion of human and social welfare.
Profession has been defined as that requires extensive
education or a calling that requires special knowledge,
skill and preparation.
Professional nurse is a health worker, a graduate from a
recognized school who is identified by law as a

3. CRITERIA FOR PROFESSION
Specialized education is an important aspect of professional
status. In modern times, the trend in education for the
professions has shifted towards programs in colleges and
universities.
1. Body of knowledge: As a profession, nursing is
establishing a well-defined body of knowledge and
expertise. A number of nursing conceptual frameworks
contribute to the knowledge base of nursing and give
direction to nursing practice, education and ongoing

4. CRITERIA FOR PROFESSION
2. Service orientation: Nursing as a tradition of service to
others. This service, however, must be guided by certain
rules, policies or codes of ethics. Today, nursing is also an
important component of the healthcare delivery system.
3. Ongoing research: Since the 1970's nursing research has
focused on practice related issues. Increasing research in
nursing is contributing to nursing practice. Nursing research
as a dimension of the nurse's role directed to nursing
education and practice.

5. CRITERIA FOR PROFESSION
4. Code of ethics: Ethical code change as the needs and
values of society change. Nursing has developed its own
codes of ethics and in most instances has set up means to
monitor the professional behaviors of its members.

6. CRITERIA FOR PROFESSION
5. Autonomy:
A profession is autonomous, if it regulates itself and sets
standards for its members. Providing autonomy is one of
the purposes of a professional association. To be
autonomous, a professional group must be granted legal
authority to define the scope of its practice, describe its
particular functions and roles and determine its goals and
responsibilities in delivery of its services.

7. CHARACTERISTICS OF NURSE.
• Good physical and mental health.
• Truthful and efficient in technical competence.
• Cleanliness, tidy, neat and well groomed.
• Confidence in others and itself.
• Intelligence.
• Open minded, cooperative, responsible, able to develop good
interpersonal relations.
• Leadership quality.
• Positive attitudes.
• Self-belief towards human care and cure.
• Convey cooperative attitudes towards co-worker.
• Responsible towards family and society.

8. BASIC NURSING PRINCIPLES
The principles describe what constitutes safe and
effective nursing care, and cover the aspects of behaviour,
attitude and approach that improve good care.
1. Safety: It is the protection to hazards to patients and
members of the health team from the possible mechanical,
chemical, thermal, bacteriological and psychological
injuries.
2. Therapeutic effectiveness: It is the result of the work,

9. BASIC NURSING PRINCIPLES
3.Comfort: Every nursing procedure is aimed for the
comfort of the patient. It should give the satisfaction to the
patient, relatives, and nurse on completion of the work.
4.Use of resources: The use of time energy and material
should be economic. A procedure should not be cancelled
due to the want of one or two items required if they are not
extremely essential. In such situations adjustment can be
done by improving materials with the available resources.

10. 5. Good workmanship: It is the skill in doing
procedures. There is great difference, in doing things by
a fresh hand and an experienced hand. Such skills or
the art of doing procedure are developed only by doing
the same repeatedly. Nursing is learning by doing and
not merely by reading.
6. Individuality: The likes and dislikes are different
persons. So when we are planning nursing care to a
person, his needs are to be anticipated and problems are
to be identified and feelings are to be considered.

11. PRINCIPLES OF NURSING PRACTICE
• Nurses and nursing staff treat everyone in their care with
dignity and humanity-they understand their individual
needs, show compassion and sensitivity, and provide care in
a way that respects all people equally.
• Nurses and nursing staff take responsibility for the care they
provide and answer for their own judgments and actions.
They carry out these actions in a way that is agreed with
their patients, and the families and carers of their patients,
and in a way that meets the requirements of their
professional bodies and the law.

12. • Nurses and nursing staff provide and promote care that
puts people at the center, involves patients, service users,
their families and their carers in decisions and helps them
make informed choices about their treatment and care.
• Nurses and nursing staff are at the heart of the
communication process: They assess, record and report on
treatment and care, handle information sensitively and
confidentially, deal with complaints effectively, and are
conscientious in reporting the things they are concerned
about.

13. • Nurses and nursing staff have up-to-date knowledge and
skills, and use these with intelligence, insight and
understanding in line with the needs of each individual in
their care.
• Nurses and nursing staff work closely with their own team
and with other professionals, making sure patients' care and
treatment is co-ordinated, is of a high standard and has the
best possible outcome.
• Nurses and nursing staff lead by example, develop
themselves and other staff, and influence the way care is