Nursing Professionalism

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Introduction
A person who tries to be a professional in any field should be characterized by compliance with
the ethical or technical profession of his/her profession. True nursing professionalism means that
someone should be competent in his/her roles in their pursuit of excellence. Professional nurses
should always possess educational preparedness since they have a lot of responsibilities that they
are expected to carry out. The complexities associated with health care and the fast expansion in
clinical knowledge are the factors that make it essential for nurses to possess educational
preparedness before embarking on a nursing career. The nursing profession means that someone
is committed to nurturing and caring of both ill and healthy individuals, at a community, group
or individual level. Before embarking on a nursing career, one should possess the nursing core
values that include belief in human dignity, honesty, the pursuit of knowledge and responsibility.
Also, nurses should fulfill the society expectations of their practice, some components of the
nursing profession include; appearance, willing to help others and attitude.
Core values of the nursing profession
Belief in human dignity
Human dignity is one of the most crucial professional value that a nurse should hold as part of
the ethical issue in the field of nursing. Belief in human dignity is a fundamental,
multidimensional, vague and complex concept that is necessary for the nursing profession.
Holding the value of human dignity enables the nurse to respect every human being and treat
each person as a unique human being. Human dignity is recognized in the workplace using
aspects such as self-control, self-confidence, privacy, environment control and respect (Moyo et
al, 2016).

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Honesty
Being honest is vital in all professionals, but it is more important specifically in the nursing
profession. Before embarking on a nursing career, one should ensure that he/she knows how to
practices the value of being honest. In nursing one is required to deal with patients who are in
difficult situations, relate closely with nurses and handle very sensitive materials and in carrying
out these tasks honest is important (Tanaka et al, 2016).
Pursuit of knowledge
Nursing as a profession requires one to portray knowledge of a lot of skills while treating,
assessing or preventing illness in the hospital setting. Some tasks that nurses carry out like
management and prevention of ailments, injury and illness require all the nurses to have
adequate specialized training, skills and knowledge in order to perform the tasks effectively
(Carvalho and Santiago, 2016).
Responsibility
Professional responsibility according to nursing refers to the moral and ethical requirements
permeating the nursing profession. These standards rely on working with other medical
professionals in a collaborative way, morals, integrity, patient care and responsibility to bring
about social change. It is also the responsibility of a nurse to possess accountability, holistic care
and prudence while delivering the services (Keyko et al, 2016).
Components of the nursing profession
Appearance