Professionalism in Healthcare Article 2022

Professionalism in
Healthcare
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Introduction
Professionalism in medicine and health-care practices refers to a system of beliefs
wherein members or professionals profess to the public and to themselves the
ethical values and competency standards which they uphold in routine health-care
work practices and what patients should and can expect from the services delivered
by them (Moffatt, et al., 2014). Professionals in healthcare promise thus to maintain,
acquire and advance a) the technical knowledge and skills necessary b) an ethical
and value-based system aimed to serve the patients and c) interpersonal skills for
coherent team-working practices delivered for the betterment of the public (Reeves,
et al., 2017). In the present assignment, entitled “Professionalism in Healthcare”
three relevant literary sources have been studied upon to critically discuss the
strengths and weaknesses of each.
Resource 1
Journal Article
Title - Professionalism: Good for Patients and Health Care Organizations
Year – 2014
Citations – 44
Journal Name – Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Volume 8, Issue 5, Elsevier.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.01.011
In-text Citation: (Brennan and Monson, 2014)
Short Summary – In this article, the role-play of healthcare organisations have been
addressed wherein an environment of trust and efficiency can be established by
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practical implementation of medical professionalism and its expression by
practitioners and medical teams. The article has reviewed empirical studies on
interdisciplinary subject matters namely organisational science, healthcare outcome,
effectiveness of healthcare, positive and social psychology to enable promotion of
both individual and organisational professionalism benefiting the individual,
organisation and public through increased trust factor and commitment (Brennan and
Monson, 2014).
CRAAP Test analysis (Meriam Library, 2010).
Currency – The article is up-to-date and bears applicable technical and medical
information, published in the year 2014.
Relevance – The article is in line with the topic of Professionalism and its practical
implications in Healthcare suggesting it to be relevant, providing academic and
appropriate knowledge on the subject matter.
Authority - Author - Michael D. Brennan, Verna Monson
Author Designation - Michael D. Brennan (MD, FRCPI), Verna Monson
(PhD)
Journal Name – Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Volume 8, Issue 5, Elsevier.
(Peer-reviewed)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.01.011
Accuracy – With relevant and accurate information supplied, and peer-reviewed
alongside with references incorporated, the information provided by the article is
truthful, and reliable.
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