Nursing 4320A/B Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Nursing, Canada, Ethics
12 Oct 2018
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Nursing 4320A/B
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
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Week 1
Professional, Ethical, and Legal Obligations in Nursing: A
Critical Appraisal
Experts and Professionals
• In preparation for class you were to read and watch the following:
o Kristina Balen: Imposter nurse
o Food Babe: The Madness Of The Food Babe – Is It Time To Stand Up To
Bullying Quacks?
▪ How social media can portray people
▪ Help or hinder
o Leah Botimer: Career Profiles - Nurse
▪ Portrays professionalism
▪ Went to jail for using the title nurse but you can only use it if
registered
o Who is an expert? Versus, who is a professional?
▪ Would not call her an expert
▪ Expert- Someone with extensive knowledge and ability based on
research, occupation, and experience
▪ Professional- getting paid for the knowledge and skills that you have
• Practice standards and ethics
Influences on the Profession, Professionalism, and Professional Socialization
• What characterizes a profession?
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZnE8zcUUUE
• What influences the nursing profession?
o Attitudes drives behaviour and behaviour drives action = how you act as a
professional
o How you speak to a patient and colleagues starts with attitude
Professional Groups, Associations, and Regulatory Bodies
• College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
o Regulatory body
o Standards of practice
o We are accountable
• Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
o Professional group
o Liability insurance (ONA can also cover you)
o Ontario specific
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
• Canadian Nursing Students Association (CNSA)
• Ontario Nurses Association (ONA)
• Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)
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• International Council of Nurses (ICN)
o Across the world
o Interest group – Professional group
Nursing is… Ware, 2008
• A profession
• A social phenomenon
o Interaction piece of nursing
o The knowledge and experience that we gain over the course of our lives
through our experiences and interactions with others
• Developing a concept of self as a professional nurse is a process of socialization and
a critical outcome of a nursing program of study (p.1)
Socialization
• Professional Socialization refers to the acquisition of values, attitudes, skills, and
knowledge pertaining to a professional subculture
• Question posed by Ware (2008) - What is the basic social process of developing a
professional self-concept of nurse in a baccalaureate program?
Developing a Self-Concept of Nurse in Baccalaureate Program
• While progressing through the nursing program, the student takes it all in: and
embellishes or builds upon his/her existing foundation of knowledge and
experience
• Taking it all in is a gradual process
• Students can refer back to past experience and apply relevant knowledge when
needed (Ware, 2008)
Processes of Professional Socialization (Ware, 2008)
• Functionalist approach
o Role expectations are grounded in shared values and norms that are
internalized through a process of socialization
o Early years of education
o The ideal
• Interactionist approach
o Assumes a person acquires meaning through interaction with others, the
environment and a reflective process
o Role behavior is a social process in which new nurses are active creators
o Later years of program & entry to practice
o Continually learning
o Revising how you are in your self-concept based on our interactions with
others
Phases of Socialization (Ware, 2008)
1. Career choice
2. Anticipatory socialization
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Document Summary
Professional, ethical, and legal obligations in nursing: a. In preparation for class you were to read and watch the following: kristina balen: imposter nurse. International council of nurses (icn: across the world, interest group professional group. Processes of professional socialization (ware, 2008: functionalist approach, role expectations are grounded in shared values and norms that are internalized through a process of socialization, early years of education, the (cid:498)ideal(cid:499) Phases of socialization (ware, 2008: career choice, anticipatory socialization. 3: can bail at anytime- not nurses yet, conditioning and committing, ups and downs but are committed to nursing, continuous commitment, continue to learn and improve. What is ethics: the philosophical study of morality, systematic exploration of what is morally right and wrong, managing the grey area. It helps nurses uncover to what extent a problem is an ethical one. It enables practitioners to develop skills and tools to tackle ethical/philosophical questions. It helps nurses develop the soundness of their ethical values and beliefs.
