1. Chapter 22 Responsibilities of the Profession

2. The Nursing Profession– Issues and Implications Characteristics of a profession –Does nursing possess all of them? –Are there any that are debatable?

3. Core Competencies Needed for Health Care Professionals

4. Professional Organizations Hallmark of a profession –American Nurses Association –National League for Nursing –American Association of Colleges of Nursing –Sigma Theta Tau International –National Student Nurses Association

5. Professional Responsibilities of the Individual Nurse Attitude of growth and development –Rather than nursing is “just a job” Accept accountability and responsibility –Continuing education –Update practice skills

6. Political Action Influence to affect distribution of resources Political involvement begins at local level Include political action as a tool to improve patient care

7. Media and the Voice of Nursing Nurses must move from a silent position to one of public attention Professional development requires nurses to move beyond the bedside Nursing images –Favorable? Non-favorable?

8. Looking to the Future– Beyond the Bedside Trends that will affect how nursing care is delivered in the future –Aging population –Changing demographics –Rising uninsured and health care costs –New technology

9. Looking to the Future– Beyond the Bedside Emergence of Health Care Issues –Enhanced consumer education –Demands for a more ethical and involved end-of-life care –Focus on care outcomes and achievement of patient goals

10. Looking to the Future– Beyond the Bedside Sustained regulation effort by state and federal governments More educated nursing workforce Nursing shortage Hospitals challenged with use of current and future staff

11. The present is big with the future. Rudyard Kipling