Nursing as a Profession.pptx

NURSING AS a
PROFESSION
A
profession
should
be,
Intellectual
Scientific
Requires higher education
Essential
Self-governing
Service-oriented
Personal Development and
Economic Security

1. Intellectual
The professional person uses
specialized knowledge in practice.
This knowledge is not available to
nor understood by the general
public.
It should be on the level of
reasoning and understanding of
higher learning (Above the level of
matriculation).

2.
Scientific
The education of a professional person is
based upon a body of scientific
knowledge.
Scientific means orderly and exact.
This knowledge is constantly growing
because of research.
A true profession will not only continue
research but will also use growing body of
knowledge to improve the education and
the service of its practitioners.

3. Requires higher education
The professional person should be educated
within an institution of higher education.
These institutions would be like those of
universities or colleges.
Education above the level of high school and
outside these institutions would be more like
that used for a teaching a skill or trade.

4. Essential
The services of a profession - definitely needed
and vital to human and social welfare.
Society wouldn’t be able to get along without
these services.

5. Self-Governing
Most professions relate in some
way to other professions.
But a profession - Independent.
A new or developing profession
- controlled and governed by
other more fully developed or
recognized professions.
A true profession - provide
leadership from among its own
members.
These leaders - setting of
policies and the control of
professional activities.

6. Service-Oriented
Service first.
Life work - expect to devote the major proportion of
their energies for the rest of their lives.
This doesn’t mean that professional personnel are
not paid well for services.
It does mean that salaries and benefits will be put
second to service for society and humanity.

7. Personal
development
and
Economic
Security
Although salary and
personal benefits are second
to service, - very rich and
satisfying benefits: one is
that of freedom of action.
Members - work with a
sense of knowing they are
free to make improvements
in their work and apply new
ideas and methods.

7. Personal
development
and
Economic
Security
They are free to question
and evaluate what is
being done.
Because of this freedom,
professional people have
great possibilities of
improving and developing
their practice.

7. Personal
development
and
Economic
Security
Another benefit - continuous
professional growth.
The profession should provide
planned opportunities for its
members to continue their
professional development.
Many kinds of programs may be
offered, both formal and
informal.

7. Personal development and Economic Security
Economic security or
having enough
money to pay for
essentials in life, is or
great importance to
every human being.
A profession
tries to give its
members the
economic
security.
Reasonable salaries may
be one way this is done,
but economic security is
just as important during
the later years of
retirement. So, adequate
pay to save money for
future.

DISCUSSION - IN INDIA NURSING IS A PROFESSION
1. High INTELLECTUAL Level Of Functioning
Professional nurses functions at a
high intellectual level and uses
specialized knowledge in practice.
In India nursing programme is
offered in higher level of learning
i.e. after +2 qualifications.
Nursing knowledge is not available
to nor understood by the general
public.
The professional person uses
specialized knowledge in
practice.
This knowledge is not
available to nor understood
by the general public.
reasoning and understanding
of higher learning (Above the
level of matriculation).

1. High INTELLECTUAL Level Of
Functioning:
• Nursing has developed into an
identifiable separate discipline a
specialized body of knowledge
called as nursing science was
compiled through the research
effort of nurses with advanced
educational degrees.
The professional person
uses specialized knowledge
in practice.
This knowledge is not
available to nor understood
by the general public.
reasoning and
understanding of higher
learning (Above the level of
matriculation).

DISCUSSION - IN INDIA NURSING IS A
PROFESSION
1. High INTELLECTUAL Level Of Functioning:
• Although this body of specialized knowledge is relatively small, it
forms a theoretical basis for the practice of nursing today.

2. SCIENTIFIC- Evidenced Based Practice
• In India Nursing education is
based on scientific principles and
also nursing knowledge is
constantly growing because of
research.
• Evidenced based1 practice is
appropriate and successful.
1. Practical application of the findings of the
best available current research.
The education of a professional person
is based upon a body of scientific
knowledge.
Scientific means orderly and exact.
This knowledge is constantly growing
because of research.
A true profession will not only continue
research but will also use growing body
of knowledge to improve the education
and the service of its practitioners.

3. REQUIRES HIGHER EDUCATION
• In India nursing professional
programmes are taught in higher
educational institute like
• Nursing professional programmes
used for teaching a skill or trade.
The professional person should be
educated within an institution of higher
education.
These institutions would be like those of
Education above the level of high school
and outside these institutions would be
more like that used for a teaching a skill
or trade.

4. ESSENTIAL
In India the services of a profession
definitely needed and vital to human
and social welfare.
Society wouldn’t be able to get along
without these services.
Nursing service is absolutely necessary
for our social welfare and survival.
The services of a profession -
definitely needed and vital to
human and social welfare.
Society wouldn’t be able to
get along without these
services.

5. SELF-GOVERNING
In India nursing profession is
independent service and it is
governed by its own professionals.
The nursing members are leading
the profession and leaders are
guiding, setting of policies and they
control the professional activities.
Most professions relate in some way to other
professions.
A new or developing profession - controlled and
governed by other more fully developed or
A true profession - provide leadership from among
its own members.
These leaders - setting of policies and the control
of professional activities.

5. SELF-GOVERNING
• Professional organizations
represent the members of the
profession and control the quality
of professional practice. TNAI,
State Nursing Councils, INC.
National League of Nursing and
the American Nurses Associations.
Most professions relate in some way to other
professions.
A new or developing profession - controlled and
governed by other more fully developed or
A true profession - provide leadership from among
its own members.
These leaders - setting of policies and the control
of professional activities.

5. SELF-GOVERNING
• This lacks sufficient political power to produce changes in
health care laws and policies at the national.
• Fewer than 15 % of all nurses are members of the
professional organizations at the national level.

6. SERVICE-ORIENTED
• In India the nursing professional who
chosen nursing as their life work, they are
devoting major proportion of their energies
for the service and for the development of
profession.
• But still they are not uniformly paid as per
their experience.
• Benefits also very less when compared to
other countries.
Service first.
Life work - expect to devote the major proportion
of their energies for the rest of their lives.
This doesn’t mean that professional personnel are
not paid well for services.
It does mean that salaries and benefits will be put
second to service for society and humanity.

6. SERVICE-ORIENTED
• Nursing has been viewed universally as being an altruistic
profession composed of selfless individuals who place the lives
and well-being of their clients above their personal safety.
• Dedicated nurses provide care for victims of deadly diseases
with little regard for their own welfare.

6. SERVICE-ORIENTED
• Nurses - accountable and demonstrate a high level of individual
responsibility for the care and services they provide.
• The concept of accountability has legal, ethical and professional
implications that include accepting responsibility for action
taken to provide client care as well as accepting responsibility
for the consequences of action that are not performed.

 In India freedom of action for nurses
still in its immature level.
 Even then, some extent nurses are
free to work with a sense of knowing,
to make improvements in their work
and apply new ideas and methods.
Freedom of action.
Free to make improvements in work and
apply new ideas and methods.
Improving and developing their practice

They are free to question and
evaluate what is being done.
So, we can consider the freedom of
action is still in developing stage in
India.
Freedom of action.
Free to make improvements in work and
apply new ideas and methods.
Improving and developing their practice

DISCUSSION -
IN INDIA
NURSING IS A
PROFESSION
India has many kinds of nursing
programs, both formal and
informal for nurses.
Nurses are not uniformly paid
as per their qualification and
experience. Subsequently they
are not able to save money for
their future.
Benefits also very less when
compared to other countries.
Another benefit - continuous professional growth.
The profession should provide planned
opportunities for its members to continue their
professional development.
Many kinds of programs may be offered, both
formal and informal.

 Economic security means post-
retirement benefits only available
for nurses those who work in
central and state government
institutions not available for
nurses working in private set up.
 This criterion for a profession can
be considered as in budding
stage.
Economic security
or having enough
money to pay for
essentials in life, is
or great importance
to every human
being.
A profession tries to
give its members the
economic security.
Reasonable
salaries may be
one way this is
done, but
economic
security is just
as important
during the later
years of
retirement. So,
adequate pay to
save money for
future.

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Intelectual
Scientific
Higher education
Essential
Self-Governing
Service Oriented
Personal Development
Economic Security
In India - Is Nursing a Profession

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