1nL NUkSING kCILSSICN

Nurs|ng from Lhe LaLln word nuLrlx" (Lo nourlsh)

Art belng an arL deals wlLh skllls LhaL requlre
dexLerlLy and proflclency
Sc|ence sysLemaLlc and welldeflned body of
knowledge whlch uLlllzes sclenLlflc meLhods and
procedures ln Lhe appllcaLlon of nurslng process
1he four fundamenta| respons|b|||t|es of nurs|ng
1 9romoLe healLh
2 9revenL lllness
3 8esLore healLh
4 1o allevlaLe sufferlngs
****noble goal Lo promoLe Lhe harmonlous or
symphonlc lnLeracLlon beLween men and Lhelr
envlronmenL
haracter|st|cs of nurs|ng
1 -urslng ls carlng
2 lnvolves close personal conLacL wlLh Lhe
reclplenL of care
3 Concerned servlces ( humans as
physlologlcal psychologlcal and soclologlcal
organlsms)
4 CommlLLed Lo personallzed servlces
regardless of color creed or soclal or
economlc sLaLus
3 CommlLLed Lo promoLlng lndlvldual famlly
communlLy and naLlonal healLh goals
6 CommlLLed Lo lnvolvemenL ln eLhlcal legal
and pollLlcal lssues ln Lhe dellvery of healLh
care
1he nurs|ng process
W Loglcal sysLemaLlc sclenLlflc problem
solvlng process uLlllzed by nurses Lo dellver
LoLal quallLy healLh care servlces Lo paLlenLs
W Coal use nurslng process as a Lool ln
nurslng pracLlce
haracter|zed as
1 Jay of Lhlnklng as a nurse
2 lramework of lnLerrelaLed acLlvlLles
resulLlng ln compeLenL nurslng care
3 uynamlc and cycllcal ln naLure
4 SclenLlflc problem orlenLed approach Lo
paLlenL
1erms and concepts
Law
lrom LaLln word lex"
SeL of rules esLabllshed by a governlng
power Lo gulde acLlons regulaLe conducL of
people and lmpose sancLlons
bllgaLory upon Lhe people
1he law ls presumed Lo be morally sound
1hey are crafLed by Lhe rulers of presumed
eLhlcs and wlsdom Lo gulde Lhe people
So ln Lhe performance of Lhe duLles of Lhe
nurses lL should be presumed eLhlcal or
moral
Law ls based on eLhlcs noL vlce versa
kemember
lqootootlo leqls oemloem excosot lgnorance of
Lhe law excuses no one
Groups
D|v|ne |aw promulgaLed by Lhe creaLor
numan |aw promulgaLed by man Lo regulaLe
human relaLlons
2 classes of human law
1 Genera| or pub||c |aw lnLernaLlonal law
consLlLuLlonal law admlnlsLraLlve law
crlmlnal law and rellglous law
2 Ind|v|dua| or pr|vate |aw clvll
8ranches of |aw
1 ConsLlLuLlonal law
2 ConsLlLuLlonal law
3 Clvll law
4 Labor law
3 AdmlnlsLraLlve law
6 Case law
7 Clvll servlce law
***all Lhese are germane and relaLed Lo Lhe nurslng
pracLlce

Def|n|t|on of a profess|on
JebsLer's dlcLlonary an occupaLlon or calllng
requlrlng advanced Lralnlng and experlence ln some
speclflc speclallzed body of knowledge whlch
provldes servlce Lo socleLy ln LhaL speclal fleld
r|ter|a of a profess|on by wllllam shepard
1 A professlon musL saLlsfy an indispensob/e
socio/ need and musL be based upon a well
esLabllshed and soclally accepLed scientific
princip/es
2 lL musL demand adequaLe preprofessiono/
ond cu/turo/ troininq
3 lL musL demand Lhe possesslon of a body of
specio/ited ond systemotited troininq
4 lL musL glve evldence of needed skllls whlch
Lhe publlc does noL possess LhaL ls skllls
whlch are part |nherent and part|y
acqu|red
3 3lL musL have developed a sclenLlflc
Lechnlque whlch ls Lhe resulL of tested
exper|ence
6 lL musL requlre Lhe exercise of discretion
ond judqement as Lo Llme and manner of
Lhe performance of duLy 1hls ls ln conLrasL
Lo Lhe klnd of whlch ls sub[ecL Lo
sLandardlzaLlon ln Lerms of unlL
performance or Llme elemenL
7 lL musL have a qroup of consciousness
deslgned Lo exLend sclenLlflc knowledge ln
Lechnlcal language
8 lL musL have sufficient se/fimpe//inq power
Lo reLaln lLs members LhroughouL llfe lL
musL noL be used as a mere sLepplng sLone
Lo oLher occupaLlons
9 lL musL recognlze lLs ob/iqotions to society
by lnslsLlng LhaL lLs members llve up Lo an
estob/ished code of ethics
;ua||t|es of a profess|on
1 A professlon applles lLs body of know/edqe
in proctico/ services LhaL are vlLal Lo human
welfare and speclally sulLed Lo Lhe LradlLlon
of a seasoned pracLlLloner shaplng Lhe skllls
of newcomers Lo Lhe role
2 lL consLanLly enlarges Lhe body of
knowledge lL uses and subsequenLly
lmposes on lLs members a llfelong
obllgaLlon to remoin current in order to "do
no horm"
3 A professlon funcLlons outonomous/y (wlLh
auLhorlLy) ln Lhe formulaLlon of professlonal
pollcy and ln monlLorlng lLs pracLlce and
pracLlLloners
4 lL uLlllzes ln lLs pracLlce o we// defined ond
we// orqonited body of know/edqe LhaL ls
inte//ectuo/ in noture and descrlbes lLs
phenomena of concern
3 A professlon has a clear sLandard of
educaLlonal preparaLlon for enLry lnLo
pracLlce
6 A professlon ls distinquished by Lhe
presence of speclflc culLure norms and
oLher values LhaL are common omonq its
members
Def|n|t|on of a profess|ona| nurse
A professlonal nurse ls a person who has compleLed
a baslc nurslng educaLlon program and lL llcensed ln
hls/her counLry or sLaLe Lo pracLlce professlonal
nurslng
ka 9173 ph|| Nurs|ng act of 2002 sec 28
a person shall be deemed pracLlclng nurslng lf
he/she slngly or ln collaboraLlon wlLh oLhers
lnlLlaLes and performs nurslng servlces"
from womb Lo Lomb"
9rovlde nurslng care Lhrough Lhe use of Lhe
nurslng process
sLabllsh llnkages wlLh communlLy
resources and coordlnaLlon wlLh Lhe healLh
Leam
9rovlde healLh educaLlon Lo lndlvlduals
famllles and communlLles
1each gulde and supervlse sLudenLs ln
nurslng educaLlon programs
DnderLake nurslng and healLh human
resource developmenL conLlnulng
educaLlon"
***remember Lhls secLlon does noL apply Lo
nurslng sLudenLs who perform nurslng funcLlons
under Lhe dlrecL supervlslon of a quallfled faculLy
rofess|ona| preparat|on
1 Llcense
2 8sn degree
3 9hyslcally and menLally flL
;ua||t|es
1 lnLeresL and wllllngness Lo work and learn
2 A warm personallLy and concern for people
3 8esourcefulness and creaLlvlLy
4 CompeLence
3 Sklll ln declslon maklng
6 AcLlve parLlclpaLlon ln lssues confronLlng
nurses and nurslng
L|cense to pract|ce nurs|ng
1 A legal documenL glven by Lhe governmenL
LhaL permlLs a person Lo offer Lo Lhe publlc
hls/her skllls and knowledge ln a parLlcular
[urlsdlcLlon
2 1he candldaLes musL fulflll cerLaln
esLabllshed requlremenLs
3 9rc
Jhy |s there a need for ||censure?
1 9roLecL Lhe healLh of Lhe people
2 sLabllsh mlnlmum sLandards
3 ulscourage mlsrepresenLaLlon
4 MosL lmporLanL Lool for legal conLrol
keg|strat|on Lhe recordlng of names who have
quallfled under Lhe law Lo pracLlce Lhelr respecLlve
professlons
1hls lncludes Lhe followlng lnformaLlon
1 lull name of reglsLranL
2 -umber and daLe of reglsLraLlon
3 Agesexplace of blrLh
4 9lace of buslness
3 9osL offlce address
6 -ame of school
7 uaLe of graduaLlon
8 All oLher degress granLed Lo hlm/her
***a cerLlflcaLe of reglsLraLlon ls lssued by Lhe prc
Lo show such quallflcaLlons
keg|strat|on by rec|proc|ty
( ra 9173 sect|on 20)
kec|proc|ty muLuallLy ln Lhe granL and en[oymenL
of prlvlleges beLween persons or naLlons
lL ls an agreemenL beLween 2 counLrles
lL ls esLabllshed by Lhe law
lL ls based on Lhe prlnclple of "do ut des"
meanlng for a counLry Lo expecL a favor
from anoLher lL should be wllllng Lo glve a
correspondlng favor
now |s |t done?
1 A cerLlflcaLe ls glven Lo someone wlLhouL
examlnaLlon ( usually allens) provlded LhaL
2 1he requlremenLs for reglsLraLlon or
llcenslng are subsLanLlally Lhe same as
Lhose prescrlbed ln our laws
3 1haL Lhe counLry from whlch Lhe clLlzen
came from affords Lhe same prlvlleges Lo
our nurses