NURS 1001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Entrust, Nursing Theory, Scientific Method
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Week 4 nurs 1001 nursing as a profession. Occupation: training may be on job and duration varies, the values, beliefs, and ethics are not prominent features, the commitment and identification: varies, accountability rest on employer. Professions: college or university, prolonged education, mental creativity, decisions based on science or theoretical constructs, values, beliefs & ethics integral part of preparation, strong commitment, autonomous, unlikely to change professions, commitment > $ reward. Largely manual work: on the job training, guided decision making, values, beliefs & ethics not part of preparation, commitment may vary, supervised, often change jobs, motivated by $ reward, employer is primarily accountable. Education, requires an extended education of its members, as well as basic liberal foundation. Theory, has a theoretical body of knowledge leading to defined skills, abilities and norms. Self-directed, responsible and accountable for his/her actions. Able to make independent and sound judgment including moral judgment. Dedicated to the improvement of human life.
