Question

Jeri is a nurse on a medical-surgical unit. The unit director is encouraging all nurses to join a professional nursing organization. She recruits Jeri to create a display that describes the benefits of joining an organization, lists the organizations available, and explains social impacts on the perception of nursing.

1. How could Jeri describe how nursing organizations enhance the professional image of nursing?
2. Why might Jeri expect to meet resistance by the nurses on the unit?
3. Explain why it is important for nurses to understand the social impacts on the perception of the nursing profession.
4. How will the IOM recommendation of an 80% baccalaureate-prepared nursing workforce affect society's perception of the nursing profession? Take a stance for positive or negative and defend your position.
5. What steps can the nurse take to promote professionalism in daily practice?
6. The IOM recommendation of an 80% baccalaureate-prepared nursing workforce has changed the landscape of nursing education. Will this recommendation affect the professionalism of nursing practice?

Answer 1

A. How could jeri describe how nursing organizations enhance the professional image of nursing.

Answer: Nursing organizations are basically developed for the welfare of nurses. It will enhace the professional image of nursing. Nurses have struggled so to define the image of nursing and professional role of the nurse. It also ehnaces the quality of nurses. The organizations provides access to continuing education. There by the knoledge and competency of nurses increases and there by nurses can give a standardised care to their patients.It also gives finacial and psychological support to the members at the time of crisis.

B. Why might jeri expect to meet resistance by the nurses on unit

Answer: The important thing for the resistance to join in the nursing organization is that lack of knowledge regarding the organizations and its benefits. The other factors are lack of time, family obligations and lack of money. The cash payments are needed to join in the organizations. So money is a big factor in avoiding to join the different organizations.

C. Explain Why it is important for nurses to understand the social impacts on the perception of nursing profession.

Answer: The social impacts on the perception of nursing profession is a critical issue. Because the society gives bad impression to the nurses. The negative perception among the society regarding nursing profession affect the life of nurses and health care sector. The nurses should be aware of these bad impressions and be motivated to enhance the professional quality of nurses. A standardised nursing organization will help the nurses to upgrade their profession. Hence it is very important for nurses to understand the social impacts on the perception of nursing profession.

D. How will be the IOM recommendation of an 80% baccalaureate prepared nursing workforce affect society's perception of nursing profession? Take a stance for positive or negative and defend your position.

Answer: The nursing education focuses on the comptency of the profession. Through the IOM recommendation the society perceptions of nursing profession will be upgraded. IOM recommnedation affected the society in a positive way. The demand for nuses increases both nationally and nternationally.

E: What steps can the nurses take to promote professionalism in daily practice

Answer:Perform the procedures by following the correct steps. Continuing and distance education is needed to enhance the professional growth. The professionalism should need effective communication skill, leadership quality, situational awareness and mutual support.

More nurses can involve in research studies.Through the evidence based care nurses can widen the area of nursing. The nurses can promote the journal publications. There by the body of nursing knowledge will increase andit helps to promote the professiolalim.

F: The IOM recommendation of an 80% baccalaureate-prepared nursing workforce has changed the landscape of nursing education. Will this recommendation affect the professionalism of nursing practice?

Answer: Yes this recommnedation will affect the landscape of nursing education. It will provide bigg opurtunity for students to go head. The IOM provides a confidence to the student nurses. They can involve very actively in the organization. They offer international accepatance and standard of care. The more migrants of nursing will upgrade the nursing profession