1. What are the characteristics of a profession?
Answer
High intellectual level, individual responsibility, specialized knowledge, higher education,
public service, autonomy, organized representation, code of ethics, professional identity,
competency and license
2. What is the importance of a specialized body of knowledge in a profession?-
Answer
It distinguishes a profession from other occupations
3. What is the importance of a code of ethics in a profession?
Answer
It guides members in their practice
4. What is the purpose of a professional organization? What are the benefits of joining a
professional organization? Know the following professional orga- nizations and their
contribution
Answer
National League of Nursing (NLN), American Nurses Association (ANA0,The National Student
Nurses' Association (NSNA), & Grassroots Organizations
- group of people banding together to achieve a specific purpose
, - By working together for a specific purpose, an association or organization amplifies its impact;
and by developing a strategic plan, it focuses that impact to achieve certain results
· NLN (National League for Nursing)
advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet the needs of a diverse
population in a changing health care environment.
· American Nurses Association (ANA)
Professional organization that represents all registered nurses
· NSNA (national student nurses association)
is an independent legal corporation established in 1953 to represent the needs of nursing
students. The main purpose of the NSNA is to help maintain high standards of education.
· Grassroots Organization
Local nursing groups that are trying to solve a particular problem.
5. What are diploma schools? What are some of the benefits of diploma school nurses?
Answer
-Types of schools that were closely associated with hospitals and could provide a source of free
or inexpensive labor in the form of nursing students.
6. What role did Christianity play regarding healthcare?
Answer
-Following the teach- ings of Jesus meant that caring for the sick, poor, and disadvantaged was of
primary importance
7. What are the major nursing symbols affiliated with the nursing profession? Who or what was
the influence for these symbols?
Answer
- Lamp
· Often represents the eternal flame that dispels darkness and evil
- Nursing pin
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