Demonstrate principles of professional identity and professionalism for the nurse within the context of regulatory and practice standards.
Scenario
You are assigned to discuss your professional identity with your peers on the unit during a meeting and have decided to present the attributes using an infographic. The goal is to encourage all nurses to examine attributes and identify their professional identity to improve professionalism in the healthcare setting. As a nurse leader, you want your infographic to include the attributes that have guided your growth within the profession. As a leader of the unit, you work to grow the nurses on the unit and want to encourage them to identify their professional identity as the leaders to focus on succession planning. Your goal is to develop your infographic and share with other nurses to encourage them to examine the attributes to grow within the profession.
Instructions
Create an infographic that includes the attributes you believe support your professional identity. Include the following:
- Identify 10 attributes that form your professional identity based on professional standards.
- Reflect on why each of the attributes were selected for your professional identity.
- Determine the attributes that are important for nurse leaders.
- Identify how diversity and teamwork plays a role in developing your professional identity.
- Provide stated ideas with professional language and attribution for credible sources with correct APA citation, spelling, and grammar.
Professional Identity Infographic for Nurses
Introduction:
As a nurse, professional identity is crucial to ensure we provide quality care, maintain standards, and enhance our professional growth. Professionalism is vital to creating trust and building relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Here are ten attributes that form my professional identity:
- Patient-centered care:
As a nurse, the patient is at the center of our care. Patient-centered care is essential in ensuring that patients receive the best care possible. According to the Institute of Medicine, patient-centered care is about treating patients with respect, listening to their preferences and concerns, and involving them in their care.
- Critical thinking:
As a nurse, critical thinking is vital in providing quality care. Critical thinking helps us to make sound clinical decisions, identify potential problems, and prevent errors.
- Ethics:
Ethics is a fundamental aspect of nursing. We must follow ethical principles such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, which guide us to do what is right for our patients.
- Professional development:
As healthcare professionals, we must engage in professional development to enhance our knowledge and skills. Professional development can include continuing education, attending conferences, and joining professional organizations.
- Evidence-based practice:
Evidence-based practice involves integrating the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values to make clinical decisions. Evidence-based practice ensures that we provide the best care possible.
- Communication:
Effective communication is vital in nursing. Good communication helps to build trust, improve patient outcomes, and prevent errors. As nurses, we must communicate clearly, respectfully, and empathetically.
- Teamwork:
Nurses work as part of a team, and teamwork is essential to provide quality care. Teamwork involves collaboration, communication, and mutual respect.
- Cultural competence:
Cultural competence is about understanding and respecting the cultural differences that exist between patients and healthcare providers. As nurses, we must strive to provide culturally competent care to improve patient outcomes.
- Leadership:
Leadership is vital in nursing. Nurse leaders must be effective communicators, critical thinkers, and ethical decision-makers. Effective leadership can enhance patient outcomes and improve staff morale.
- Professionalism:
Professionalism is about behaving in a manner that is consistent with the values and standards of the nursing profession. Professionalism involves integrity, accountability, and respect.
Conclusion:
Professional identity is crucial to ensure that nurses provide quality care, maintain standards, and enhance their professional growth. Nurse leaders must encourage their staff to examine their professional identity, identify areas for growth, and provide opportunities for professional development. Diversity and teamwork play a vital role in developing a nurse’s professional identity. As healthcare professionals, we must continue to strive for excellence in our practice and embrace the attributes that form our professional identity.
References:
American Nurses Association. (2015). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (3rd ed.). Silver Spring, MD: Author.
Institute of Medicine. (2001). Crossing the quality chasm: A new health system for the 21st century. National Academies Press.
QSEN Institute. (2021). Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. Retrieved from https://qsen.org/