Assignment On Professional Nursing Practice

Running head: CONTEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
Contemporary Professional Nursing Practice
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

CONTEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE1
Introduction
Section 1
Nursing is the most responsible and noble profession as it deals with patient safety
and care. So having a professional and positive attitude helps the nurses in providing better
health services to the patient and ensure their well being. It incorporates certain values for
evaluating the excellence of patient care by executing a positive attitude, compassionate
patient care, building a co-operative and therapeutic relationship(Leslie and Lonneman, 2016)
with the patients through enhanced communication and interaction, professional
responsibility, abiding by the nursing codes and standards as well as implementing the ethical
guidelines in their practice, teamwork and integrity. They should have proper knowledge and
adequate training before treating any patient and they should be accountable for their actions.
They should give respect to the patients along with the co-workers, work together towards a
common goal of treating people. They should be commited to deliver patient centered care
and make the patient’s needs as their highest priority(Shepherd, 2017). They should give
respect to their cultural values and religious beliefs, stay non-judgemental and avoid
stereotyping. They should always ask for the patient’s consent before initiating a treatment
procedure.
Section 2
The NMC codes guides the nurse with the professional standards which they should
follow or abide by for upholding themeseves to registered nurse. It mainly deals with
prioritizing the patients, effective nursing practice, maintain safety along with promoting
professionalism and reliance.

CONTEMPORARY PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE2
 Prioritizing people – Nurses should show respect to the patient and treat them with
kindness and compassion, they should keep the patient’s requirements, values and
opinions as their highest pripority and treat patients as their preference. They need to
communicate effectively with them, listen to their concerns and issue, encourage
friendly interaction with the patients, build a strong therapeutic relationship with the
patients which will help the nurses to earn the trust of the patients. They should give
respect and support the decision of the patient, when they refuse or accept for a
particular treatment. They should always be dedicated and commited towards the
wellbeing of people(Dean, 2017).
 Practise effectively – The nurses should implement evidence based practice in their
profession, acquire adequate knowledge and expertise required for safe and effective
practice. They should have proper communication skills and should be able to
communicate clearly with the patients, in simpler terms and in native language so that
they can understand better. They should be aware of the cultural backgrounds of the
patients. The nurses should share these skills with the fellow nurses for the benefit of
the patients. They shoul be able to maintain patient records without any falsification
and take all steps to ensure that the records are kept secured(Ashurst, 2017).
 Preserve safety – The nurses should ensure proper patient and public safety and
should be ready to provide assistance whenever any emergency situation arises within
the clinical settings.
 Promote professionalism and trust – Nurses should be able to uphold the reputation
of their profession and should be committed towards the nursing codes and standards
proposed by NMC, and apply those within their practice(. They should show honesty,
dignity, integrity and justice in their actions which helps to earn the trust of the
patient. They should be a role model or an example for the other student nurses to