Nursing Role & Scope - Week 5 -
Education and Socialization to the Professional Nursing Role
Chapter 5
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Professional Socialization
Socialization involves a process by which a person acquires the knowledge, skills, and sense of identity that are characteristic of a profession.
Involves internalization of values and norms of the profession.
Formation is the development of perceptual abilities, the ability to draw on knowledge and skilled know-how, and a way of being and acting in practice and in the world.
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Goals of Professional Socialization
To learn the technology of the profession
To learn to internalize the professional culture
To find a personally and professionally acceptable version of the role
To integrate this professional role into all of the other life roles
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Essential Features of Nursing (1 of 2)
Provision of a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing
Attention to the range of experiences and responses to health and illness within the physical and social environments
Integration of assessment data with knowledge gained from an appreciation of the patient or group
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Essential Features of Nursing (2 of 2)
Application of scientific knowledge to the processes of diagnosis and treatment through the use of judgment and critical thinking
Advancement of professional nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry
Influence on social and public policy to promote social justice
Assurance of safe, quality, and evidence-based practice
Roles of the Professional Nurse
Provider of care
Designer/manager/coordinator of care
Member of a profession (AACN, 2008)
Professional Nursing Values
Commitment to public service
Autonomy
Commitment to lifelong learning and education
Belief in the dignity and worth of each person
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Socialization Through Education
Stage 1: Unilateral dependence
Stage 2: Negative/independence
Stage 3: Dependence/mutuality
Stage 4: Interdependence
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From Novice to Expert
Stage 1: Novice
Stage 2: Advanced beginner
Stage 3: Competent
Stage 4: Proficient
Stage 5: Expert
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Facilitating the Transition to Professional Practice
Potential transition issues
Reality shock
Role conflict
Role transition shock
Role transition assistance
Internships and externships
Residency programs and preceptor support
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