NRS 430 DQ Describe how the nursing profession is viewed by the general public
NRS 430 DQ Describe how the nursing profession is viewed by the general public
I believe the general public has a favorable opinion of . “21st Century nursing is the glue that holds a patient’s health care journey together,” according to the American Nurses Association (2022). Nurses work tirelessly to identify and protect an individual’s needs.” I couldn’t agree with you more. Nurses care for people in all aspects of their lives, from the moment they are born to the moment they die. Nurses are the eyes and ears of health care, and I believe the general public understands and feels this through our care. Patients in the hospital are more likely to see their nurse than any other person or department. They connect with and rely on their nurse for emotional and physical comfort and care while in the hospital, unable to connect with loved ones. A patient’s perception of nursing can be influenced by an engaged, thoughtful, and knowledgeable nurse. Word of mouth and reviews are two of the ways my hospital maintains an increased patient capacity. Many of my patients have told me that they prefer to come to my hospital because of the excellent care, food, and private rooms.
We can connect with the public and discuss the nurse’s role and scope in health care through admission education and media outlets, for example. The nurse should clearly explain the nurse’s role in and throughout the patient’s care during admission. Boundaries can be established this way, and the patient will know what to expect from their nurse. This has the potential to spread through word of mouth. This can also be spread via social media. There are numerous videos, blogs, pictures, and articles that shed light on the nursing profession and role, both good and bad, true and false. In the media and on television, we need to work on portraying a more accurate picture of a nurse and the nursing role. The media portrays inconsistencies in the role of a nurse and frequently depicts the nurse in inaccurate, highly varied, or extreme cases (Godsey, Houghton, Hayes 2020). The general public can gain an educated and true understanding of the nurse and their role in health care by establishing a clear and accurate image of the current nurse through social media and television.
Association of American Nurses (2022). What exactly is nursing? https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/what-is-nursing/
J. A. Godsey, D. M. Houghton, and T. Hayes (2020). Registered nurses’ perceptions of the factors that contribute to the nursing profession’s inconsistent brand image. Nursing Outlook, 68(6), 808-821, doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2020.06.005.
The actual of nursing differs from what we see and hear. The general public believes that a nurse is simply someone who assists doctors during and after illness treatment by assisting the patient in maintaining personal hygiene, administering medications as prescribed by the doctor, dressing wounds, and ensuring the patient’s well-being. Nurses are portrayed as attractive and flirty rather than professional in some movies, television shows, and social media (Girvin et al, 2016). Some people’s opinion of nurses is influenced by their hospitalization experience.
Because of their invisibility and lack of public discourse, nurses contribute to the image. Nurses derive their professional identity and self-concept from their public image, work environment, work values, education, and traditional social and cultural values (Hoeve et al, 2014). A lack of leadership development, a lack of professionalism, portrayals in the media and online, patients’ personal experiences, treatment by other professional colleagues, and gender role assumptions all contribute to nursing’s inconsistent image (Godsey et al, 2020).
Nursing is regarded as a lucrative profession for earning more money in third-world countries. Nursing is not encouraged by parents in some societies. This, in turn, leads to a shortage of nurses and contributes to gender bias in the profession.
Nurses must raise their visibility and strive to be role models in order to improve their public image and gain a stronger position in health care organizations. This could be accomplished through ongoing education and a demanding work environment that encourages nurses to advocate for themselves.
Furthermore, nurses should make better use of strategic positions such as CA manager, nurse educator, or clinical nurse specialist, as well as use their professionalism to demonstrate to the public what their job entails. Nursing as a Profession: As healthcare professionals, nurses are held accountable to uphold the profession’s values and principles. The American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nurses (ANA, 2010) emphasizes the nurse’s accountability in upholding ethical standards related to patients and recipients of care, self and others, and the profession as a whole (Dickerson, 2015).
I wholeheartedly agree, that the use of RRT is very important based upon EBP, not only can the patients and their family members initiate that call but the telemetry staff can as well, based on the rhythm and not being able to reach the appropriate staff via phone. That was implemented to prevent further delays in care. I rather the call is done out of being unsure or not knowing vs those who ignore those signs of a patient deteriorating and we end up coding them. I know the primary goal of early recognition and RRT is to prevent or minimize transfer to ICU but still those patients that are in the unit can also decline. In the units and ED, you are your own RRT.
Very well written! Even though as nurses we are supposed to thoroughly be familiarized with each of the state’s Nursing Practice Act, I think that is a very tall task. I know from my own perspective that I should take a look back at the Nursing Practice Act for my home state and become more familiarized with it. There are many benefits of doing that. I think the biggest benefit of it is that it makes us more legally responsible (Cassiani et al., 2020). We are less likely to make a mistake if we are more aware of where the legal scope of our nursing practice is. If we are more educated on what to do and what not, then it will help us protect ourselves in the long run.
Cassiani, S., Lecorps, K., Rojas Cañaveral, L. K., da Silva, F., & Fitzgerald, J. (2020). Regulation of nursing practice in the Region of the Americas. Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica = Pan American Journal of Public Health, 44, e93.
