WEEK 2 making, allowing them to tailor
care to individual patient needs.
NURSING
• Not simply a collection of specific Code of Ethics: Nurses adhere
skills to a strict code of ethics that
governs their practice, ensuring
• Not just a person trained to they provide care that is not only
perform specific task effective but also respectful and
dignified.
PROFESSION
Criteria of Profession
• An occupation that requires
special knowledge, skill and • To provide a needed service to
preparation the society
Characteristics of Profession • To advance knowledge on its
field
Extended Education: A
profession necessitates a • To protect its members and make
comprehensive education, it possible to practice
including a Bachelor of Science
in Nursing (BSN), which serves
as a foundation for practice.
The Art and Science of Nursing
Nursing is recognized as both
Theoretical Knowledge: There an art and a science. The artistic
exists a theoretical body of aspect involves delivering care
knowledge that guides nursing with compassion and respect fo
practices, encompassing defined r each client’s dignity, while the
skills and abilities. scientific foundation is rooted in a
continually evolving body of
knowledge driven by research
and technological advancements.
Specific Services: Nursing
provides crucial services to
Key Characteristics of Nursing
individuals and communities,
addressing both physical and
• Caring: Essential to nursing
emotional needs.
practice; must be compassionate
and empathetic.
Autonomy in Practice: Nurses
exercise autonomy in decision-
• Personal Contact: Nurses component of effective nursing
interact closely with patients, practice. It is crucial for nurses to
providing emotional support. nurture their ability to care, as
those who lack exposure to care
may struggle to exhibit it in their
• Holistic Approach: Considers all professional roles.
aspects of human experience in
care.
• Human Responses: Nursing
focuses on human responses to
• Health Promotion: Committed to health challenges, examining
enhancing health at personal, both reactions to actual health
family, and community levels. problems and concerns about
potential issues. This holistic
approach ensures that care is
• Equity in Care: Services tailored to the dynamic needs of
provided without discrimination. patients.
• Human Responses Focus
• Engagement in Issues:
Involvement in ethical, legal, and • Reactions to Illness:
political dimensions of healthcare. Address health-restoring
responses.
Human Responses Focus
• Health Concerns: Focus
• Reactions to Illness: Address on health-supporting
health-restoring responses. responses.
• Health Concerns: Focus on
health-supporting responses. Professional Qualities of a Nurse
• Bachelor of Science in
CARING Nursing: Completion of a BSN
program is mandatory.
A universal phenomenon influencing
the ways in which people think, feel,
and behave in relation to one
another. • Licensure: Nurses must obtain a
valid license to practice, ensuring
compliance with regulatory
standards.
Caring in Nursing
• Caring: Defined as a product of
culture, values, and relationships,
caring is a fundamental
• Client Advocate: Representing
Personal Qualities patient needs in the healthcare
system.
• Compassion: Nurses must
demonstrate empathy and
concern for patient suffering. • Counselor: Offering emotional
and psychological support.
• Respect: Maintaining patient
dignity during vulnerable • Change Agent: Facilitating
moments is paramount. behavioral modifications in
patients.
• Calmness Under Pressure: The
ability to make sound decisions in • Teacher: Educating patients
high-stress environments is about their health and necessary
critical. procedures.
• Attention to Detail: Precision in • Leader: Inspiring teamwork
care delivery can significantly towards common health goals.
impact patient outcomes.
• Manager: Overseeing nursing
• Effective Communication: care and delegating
Nurses serve as the primary responsibilities.
communicators between patients
and the healthcare team.
• Research Consumer: Utilizing
• Knowledge: A robust knowledge research findings to enhance
base in clinical practices and patient care.
patient care is vital.
Expanded Roles of Nursing
Roles and Responsibilities of a
Professional Nurse • Nurse Practitioner (NP): NPs
have advanced education and
• Caregiver: Providing physical certification, managing acute and
and psychological support while chronic health conditions.
preserving the dignity of clients.
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS):
• Communicator: Essential for Experts in specific areas
identifying patient issues and providing direct care and
effectively conveying information. education.
• Nurse Anesthetist: Specializes and wrong in patient care. Key
in administering anesthesia and ethical principles include:
monitoring patient status during
procedures. • Advocacy: Protecting client
rights and well-being.
• Nurse Midwife: Provides care • Responsibility: Upholding
during pregnancy, delivery, and commitments and professional
postpartum for low-risk patients. obligations.
• Accountability: Being
answerable for actions and
• Nurse Researcher: Engages in decisions.
investigations to improve nursing
practices and outcomes.
• Confidentiality: Safeguarding
• Nurse Administrator: Manages patient privacy and sensitive
nursing services and staff. information.
• Nurse Educator: Teaches future
nurses in academic settings.
• Nurse Entrepreneur: Operates
health-related businesses.
Scope of Nursing Practice
• Defined by Republic Act No.
9173, the scope of nursing
practice includes care across all
life stages and emphasizes
health promotion and illness
prevention. Nurses collaborate
with healthcare teams to provide
comprehensive care and support
patients towards recovery and
well-being.
Code of Ethics for Nurses
• The nursing profession is guided
by a code of ethics that
delineates the principles of right
