NSE 12A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nursing Process, Personal Identity, Body Image
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Define self-concept and examine the factors that influence it: attitudes, beliefs, values as learned constructs that influence self-concept identify stressors that influence the self-concept patterns of body image, role performance, personal identity, self-esteem, spirituality. Illustrate how the components of self-concept affect communication: how you would approach, respond to, and interpret messages, how cognitive distortions can affect communication. Explain how a nurse, positively or negatively, can affect a client"s self-concept. Discuss concepts related to the personal and professional self: self-awareness: personal vs. professional values, acquisition of these values, values clarification- awareness of your values, your client"s values- and how values affect behavior. Identify what critical thinking is and how it can contribute to client care and values clarifications. Arnold & boggs p. 56-60 153-175; 189; 436. -437. Ethics: each nurse understands, upholds and promotes the values and beliefs described in the college"s ethics practice standard identifying personal values and ensuring they do not conflict with professional practice.