1. The Nursing
Profession
Felicel Barredo, RN

2. PROFESSION

3. PROFESSION
– a special calling that requires special,
skills, knowledge and attitudes
SOCIALIZATION – process where a
person learns the ways and means or
skills, knowledge, attitudes of the
group to which he belongs to

4. 7 CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES OF
PROFESSION
1. Specialized education
2. Code of ethics
3. Research of orientation
4. Autonomy
5. Body of knowledge
6. Service orientation
7. Professional Organization

5. BENNER LEVEL OF
PROFICIENCY
1. Novice – student nurse entering a
clinical setting where he has no
experience at all.
2. Advance – nurse who
demonstrates a marginally acceptable
performance: depends on rules and
maxims.

6. 3. Competent – 2 – 3 years
experience demonstrates
organizational ability but lacks speed
and flexibility of a proficient nurse.
4. Proficient – concerned with long
term goals, performance is fluid and
flexible compared to competent nurse
- has a wholistic view of the client.

7. 5. Expert – no longer relies on
maxims, performance is highly
proficient, fluid flexible and has a
wholistic view.
- has high perceptual acuity or a
clinical eye.

8. DIMENSIONS OF NURSING
1. Nursing Practice
2. Nursing Education
3. Nursing Research

9. FOCUS OF NURSING
1. Health Promotion – improve
clients well being.
2. Health Maintenance
3. Health Instauration – help clients
with illness to recover.
4. Care of the Dying – clients with
cancer.

10. • ROLE – patterns of behavior
expected of person assuming a
status/position in society or a group
• TASK – specific activities required
of a person.

11. PATIENT CLIENT
- Has a disease - Not necessarily sick
- Very dependent - Health promotion
on health act till disease
professional prevention
- Client collaborates
with health
professional

12. LEVELS OF CLIENTELE
1. Individual
2. Family
3. Community

13. LEVELS OF CLIENTELE
4. Population Groups – special groups
with special needs attributed to the
following:
a. Cultural characteristics –
indigenous people.
b. Developmental stage
c. Occupation – commercial sex
workers are more prone to STD’s.

14. ROLES OF NURSE
1. Nurse Educator
- 3 domains of learning
a. Cognitive – knowledge aspect
b. Psychomotor – skills
c. Affective – interest/emotion

15. 2. Caregiver
- Attends to physical/emotional
(mostly physical) needs of the client.
3. Nurses as Leader
- Process of influencing people to
work towards the attainment of
goals.
4. Manager
- Organizational goals/works within an
organization.