Criteria for a Profession
- A criterion for a profession—special skills and information that sets Nursing apart from others.
What is "Unique or Specialized Body of Knowledge"?
The ability to influence others and achieve goals.
What is "Power"?
She is considered the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale
Nurses providing direct bedside care are acting in this role.
What is caregiver?
Nurses are guided by the ANA Code of Ethics, which represents this professional trait.
What are professional standards and ethics by the America Nurses Association (ANA)?
Power based on knowledge, expertise, or competence.
What is expert power?
A key reason for today’s nursing shortage.
What is the aging workforce (or faculty shortage)?
A nurse with a master’s or doctorate degree who provides care, makes diagnoses, and prescribes medications and treatments.
What is a "Nurse Practictioner"
Entry into nursing requires a degree and licensure, demonstrating this criterion.
What is formal education and regulation?
A nurse leader who is admired by peers demonstrates this type of power.
What is referent power?
This nursing role focuses on developing research to inform practice.
What is the role of "nurse researcher"?
Nurses who teach nursing staff or students take on this role.
What is a clinical or academic nurse educator?
Professional organizations like ANA and NLN fulfill this criterion.
What is professional organization membership?
A nurse manager’s authority in the hospital hierarchy represents this power.
What is legitimate power?
Nursing has been criticized for lacking this type of independence in their practice.
What is "Autonomy"?
A nurse evaluating patient outcomes and applying evidence.
What is a nurse researcher (or PhD, or DNP)
The defining feature that separates a profession from an occupation.
What is Autonomy?
Nurses gain this form of power when they work collectively for policy change.
What is collective power?
Nurses improve the profession’s power by engaging in this civic activity.
What is political action/advocacy?
The nurse in this role speaks up to protect a patient’s rights and choices.
What is a Nurse Leader/Patient Advocate"?