Professional Behavior Discussion
Image is part of a profession. Image makes it easier for a person to be recognized. Image could be seen as a character of a person, look of a person or what a person claims to be. Image could be read negative or positive, bad or good, depending on how outsiders view it or through experience they have had dealing with a set of people in such category of image, not necessarily the same people that are being affected by their comments.
Image of Nurses on Media
The findings about students identifying negative stereotypes of television nurses confirm previous research about narrow, negative images of nurses (Kalish B.J., 2007). It is important to know that nurses, educators, students are to be aware of how they present themselves to the public, whether at work or otherwise on air. This is crucial because the image of nursing profession determines its reputability in the society and in the world at large. However, people’s opinions about nursing profession do not always accurate, that is, when someone thinks that what a nurse does is unprofessional, another person may praise another nurse’s conduct. In general, opinions do not justify the true reason to discredit nursing profession.
Implications for Nursing
Thus, nurses appear frequently on television programs around the world in all manners of genre and for a range of purposes. If we assess awareness of and attraction to a profession as being able to be somehow approximated to the volume of television time that is dedicated to it, clearly nursing performs better than any other professional groups (D., 2009). Therefore, nurses should work harder or dedicated to make impact through communication of their professionalism to the public, social media such as television, radio, YouTube, etc.
Conclusion
As clinicians, educators, academics and managers we have responsibility to get out there and make the changes happen to our media image (P, 2010). In other to improve the image of nursing profession on the social media and television, nurses need to obtain high level of performance in their profession, duly follow health ethics and increase their visibility especially in dealing with patients and the public at large. This could happen by ongoing education and a challenging network that encourages nurses to stand up for themselves.
References
D., J. (2009). Nursing on television. are we being served , 2249-2250.
Kalish B.J., B. S. (2007). The Image of nurse on the internet . Nursing Outlook , 182 - 188.
Classwork
Christain caring versus Caring
Christian Caring versus Caring.
Caring can be defined as a feeling, concern and empathy (Dictionary.com, Caring, 2017) . Christian nursing is a ministry of compassionate care for the whole person, in response to God’s grace toward a sinful world, which aims to foster optimum health(shalom) and bring comfort in suffering and death for anyone in need (Trafecanty, 2006). Christian caring is a vital part of nursing care and part of the nursing profession is to offer care to support patient as well as the patient’s immediate family, extended family, friends, and others within his or her community. Nurses are expected to care for individual patients, for families, for communities and for whole populations (C.A, 2008). Research has shown that nurses with spiritual backgrounds pay more attention to spiritual needs. They notice the spiritual needs of the patients and take measures to meet those needs (Baldacchino, 2006). The spiritual health of nurses affects the care that they provide (wong K.F,lee , L.Y.K & Lee J.K.L, 2008). Nurses who understand spirituality and who have experienced spiritual development will not avoid the patients who need spiritual care, or offer them simple clichés (Miner-Williams, 2006).
Spirituality should be something to implement in health care setting because of its significance in nursing as a profession and health care as a whole; spirituality promotes health being and it is important that nursing profession prioritize spirituality in promoting individuals wellbeing. In the health care setting, when spirituality is introduced to patients, it brings hope to the hopeless. For instance, In case of a palliative situation where patient has lost hope and only waited to die, the medical team can use this as a great opportunity to comfort his or her family. Giving words of hope at this time will strengthen the grieving family.
Many people look to science, specifically medicine, for the answers to their healthcare problems. When it comes to spiritual issues, this may present an obstacle since science often leads to doubt (N, 2003). It is based on theories that can be tested and shown to have the same result much of the time. However, at any time, new evidence may be presented, and, once it is shown to be reliable, the theory will be altered accordingly (T, 2009). This ever changing nature of science means that there is nothing to trust (N, 2003). Spiritual care is important in the nursing care and Nurses need to use careful judgment when deciding how much spiritual care to provide, when to provide it, and what interventions to use (Taylor E.J & Mmier .I, 2005). Cultural competence and sensitivity are indispensible when providing culturally competent care (M, 833-839). Many professionals, nurses included, believe that more training is needed in both preparation coursework and continuing education (wong K.F,lee , L.Y.K & Lee J.K.L, 2008). To provide quality and proficient holistic nursing care, nurses must care for and minister to the spirit of the patient. In conclusion, it is essence to take the time to assess a patient’s viewpoints and establish a trusting relationship. As you and your patients reach a point of learning together, spiritual caring occurs. Because completing a spiritual assessment take times, conduct an ongoing assessment over the course of a patient’s stay in health care if possible. Establish trust and rapport and make the opportunity to conduct meaningful discussions with patients (Bailey, 2009). Therefore, establish a trust relationship with the patients make great opportunity for spirituality to occur.
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N, H. (2003). Constructions of spirituality in contemporary nursing theory. Journal of advanced nursing , 550-557.
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Taylor E.J & Mmier .I. (2005). Spiritual care nursing:what cancer patients and family caregivers want. Journal of Advanced nursing , 260-267.
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