NURSING

AS A PROFESSION
FRANCIS VINCENT ACENA, MAN, RN, RM
ROSANNA P. SUVA, MAN, RN
 OBJECTIVES
01 02 03
DISCUSS DESCRIBE EXPLAIN
Concepts & Roles and career Level of
Principles of opportunities for Proficiency of
Nursing nurses Nurses
Profession
 NURSING
-An ART
As a professional nurse you will learn to
deliver care artfully with compassion,
caring, and respect for each patient's
dignity and personhood.

-And SCIENCE
As a science, nursing practice is based
on a body of knowledge that is
continually changing with new
discoveries and innovations.
ART
NURSING LEADERS
NURSING as a
Profession
 TERMINOLOGIES
PROFESSION
• an occupation that requires extensive
education or a calling that requires special PROFESSIONALISM
knowledge, skill, and preparation.
refers to professional character, spirit, or
• A profession is generally distinguished methods. It is a set of attributes, a way of life
from other kinds of occupations by that implies responsibility and commitment.
➢ (a) its requirement of prolonged,
specialized training to acquire a body of
knowledge pertinent to the role to be PROFESSIONALIZATION
performed
➢ (b) an orientation of the individual toward is the process of becoming professional, that
service, either to a community or to an is, of acquiring characteristics considered to
organization be professional.
➢ (c) ongoing research
➢ (d) a code of ethics
➢ (e) autonomy
➢ (f) professional organization.
 LEVEL OF
PROFICIENCY OF
NURSES
 LEVELS OF PROFICIENCY
OF NURSES
(By. Patricia Benner)
5 EXPERT
4 PROFICIENT
3 COMPETENT
2 ADVANCED BEGINNER
1 NOVICE
SCOPE & STANDARDS
OF NURSING PRACTICE
SCOPE AND STANDARDS
OF NURSING PRACTICE
provide a specified service
according to standards of
practice and to follow a
code of ethics (ANA, 2015)

Professional practice includes

knowledge from social and
behavioral sciences, biological
and physiological sciences,
and nursing theories.

nursing practice incorporates

ethical and social values,
professional autonomy, and a
sense of commitment and
community (ANA, 2010b)
SCOPE OF NURSING

PREVENTING CARING FOR

ILLNESS DYING

PROMOTING HEALTH RESTORING

AND WELLNESS HEALTH
 PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
& ROLES
 OUR TEAM

Advocate
Autonomy and
Accountability.

Communicator
Caregiver

Educator
Manager
 NURSING
EDUCATION
 SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF
NURSING PRACTICE

4. CONTINUING
3. GRADUATE NURSING EDUCATION
PROGRAMS

2. REGISTERED NURSING Master’s Degree Program

PROGRAMS (MAN/ MSN)

Baccalaureate Degree Doctoral Programs

1. LICENSED PRACTICAL
Programs (BSN) (PhD)
(VOCATIONAL)
NURSING PROGRAMS
EXPANDED CAREER ROLES
 NURSE
PRACTITIONER
 NURSE
ANESTHETIST
 NURSE
EDUCATOR
 NURSE
MIDWIFE
 NURSE
RESEARCHER
 NURSE
ADMINISTRATOR
FORENSIC
NURSE
 NURSE
ENTREPRENEUR
MILITARY
NURSE
FLIGHT NURSE
Are you ready to
be ONE OF US?
PNA – Philippines Nurses Association
BON – BOARD OF NURSING
Task #1 Deadline: Feb 12, 2021 at 12nn
 -THE END-

ANY QUESTIONS????????

Have a good day

everyone!
ROSANNA P. SUVA, MAN, RN