Nursing 1112 Health Promotion with Individuals I

Becoming a Professional Nurse

Purpose
Students will have the opportunity to compare and contrast their personal qualities that prepare them to
establish effective professional relationships with clients/patients in the context of nursing with qualities
important to nurses as discussed in the literature.
Process
Discuss and describe life experiences that have shaped your personal attributes, knowledge, attitudes, and
skills and how you think this will support your ability to establish effective professional relationships with
clients/patients. Using a minimum of two of the sources listed below, plus an additional high-quality resource
you have researched and relates to your paper. Consider how your previously discussed personal
characteristics align with, or contrast with, descriptions of an effective, helping relationship. Each of the
following readings focuses on a discrete aspect of what contributes to developing effective helping
relationships with clients/patients and is not meant to be comprehensive.

Beatty, K. D. (2004). Reflection on caring for a home care client using Kristen M. Swanson’s theory of caring. International
Journal of Human Caring, 8(1), 61-64.

Belcher, M., & Jones, L. K. (2009). Graduate nurses' experiences of developing trust in the nurse-patient
relationship. Contemporary Nurse, 31, 142-152. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/conu.673.31.2.142

Gottlieb, L. N., & Feeley, N. (2006). The essential ingredients of a collaborative partnership. In The collaborative partnership
approach to care: A delicate balance (pp. 27-38). Toronto, Canada: Elsevier.

Roach, M. S. (1992). Attributes of professional caring. In The human act of caring: A blueprint for the
health professions (Rev. ed.), pp. 57-67, Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Hospital Association Press.

Rush, B., & Cook, J. (2006). What makes a good nurse? Views of patients and carers. British Journal of Nursing, 15, 382-
382. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2006.15.7.20901

Product
Write a 3-4-page (double spaced) paper.
It should follow APA format standards, including a title page and reference page. Grammar and spelling will
also be graded.

Grading Rubric
Description of life experiences/personal characteristics 2.0 marks
Compare & Contrast with Literature 6.0 marks
APA, grammar, spelling 2.0 mark

Due Date
Due at 0800 on your lecture day, week 6. A 5% deduction per day will be in effect for all late papers.
Paper must be submitted electronically as a Word document or a pdf file to the General Blackboard site. Your
lecture instructor may also request a hard copy submission.