I often wonder that question. Especially when I am working with a co-worker that seems to have no interest in caring for patients but does have interest in the messages on their facebook page!
This course will discuss the issues of professionalism and ethical issues in nursing. I hope this course will help provide a better understanding of how important a positive image and conduct are in nursing. Nurses must have an understanding of ethical issues and concerns that may arise within their practice.
Course Objectives
1) Discuss the definition of professionalism.
2) Discuss the positive and negative impact of professionalism in the nursing practice.
3) Discuss ethical issues and concerns of utilizing technology.
4) Discuss the impact of the moral and ethical issues that impact the nursing practice.
Please feel free to join discussions regarding the issues of professionalism and ethical concerns that can impact the nursing profession.
Tschudin (2006) stated, " Nurses who have been educated to the level of safe practice are able to account for their own practice, and they are more likely to do this based on conscience; the relationship with a patient;or the need to express this professionalism (as a virtue): I am a professional nurse, thereforth what I do is professional." (p.113).
Tschudin, V. (2006). 30th anniversity commentary on Esterhuizen P. (1996): Is the professional code still the cornerstone of clinical nursing practice? Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53(1), 113.
