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Caring, Professional Identity, and Professional Organizations
Introduction
Nursing remains one of the careers that demand uncompromised levels of both ethical and professional ethics. The fundamental values that govern nursing include social justice, integrity, uprightness, selflessness, self-governance, and human dignity. These fundamental ethics are constant across the world, and they are aimed at maintaining a high level of humanity while practicing. Definition of different core values may vary between different cultures, religions, or countries. Therefore, it is essential to study the community of interest to apply the ethics that are considered best.
Explanation of caring in nursing
The act of caring happens every time a patient seeks the services of nursing. Patients are full of expectation that a nurse is there to support them through the healing process, and any disappointment usually causes heartbreak. Nursing is an essential element of healing, and it should always occur before curing since it contributes to the overall wellbeing of a patient (Vance, 2003).
Patience care entails the medical aspect and emotional support. The illness causes some degree of stress, and being in a bad mood may contribute to the bad health condition. Stress is a result of pain, thinking about treatment procedures, and even life after recovery. Connecting emotionally with the patients allows them to open up, and they are likely to speak out about the personal causes of their illness, which is vital for proper diagnosis. Being involved in constant communication with the patients creates mutual respect and eliminates the initial fear that patients adopt in the hospital environment (Blasdell, 2017).
Nurses are also exposed to some level of stress when handling patients. In sharing emotions and showing sympathy, a lot of emotional transfer happens, and therefore self-care among nurses is another topic worth discussing. According to the fifth provision of the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics, nurses should extent the Same level of care they extend to patients to themselves. Nurses are expected to promote their health and to ensure they operate in a...…the implementation of policies that favor nurses and the population they serve (Matthews, 2012).
Conclusion
A nurse who is successful in a career is expected to have a solid understanding of professional values. Values issue a guideline to offering standardized, safe, and high-quality services. Professional values are also critical in making decisions among nurses and play a big role in developing a professional identity. Undeveloped professional identity is presented in a health setting in confusion and low confidence among nurses. Confidence is a crucial element in advocating for better nursing services, and it's a virtual that all nurses should adopt to be able to fight for their rights and those of the patients they serve. Remember, nursing entails a combination of medical and emotional support, and the chances of a person with low confidence to offer emotional support are very low. More efforts ought to be put in place to develop a stronger professional identity since it plays a more significant role in building a more competent nurse.…
References
Blasdell, N. D. (2017). The meaning of caring in nursing practice. Int J Nurs Clin Pract, 4(238), 2.
Maginnis, C. (2018). A discussion of professional identity development in nursing students. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice| Vol, 6(1).
Matthews, J. (2012). Role of professional organizations in advocating for the nursing profession. Online J Issues Nurs, 17(3).
Poorchangizi, B., Borhani, F., Abbaszadeh, A., Mirzaee, M., & Farokhzadian, J. (2019). The importance of professional values from nursing students' perspective. BMC nursing, 18(1), 26.
Vance, T. (2003). Caring and the professional practice of nursing. RN Journal.
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