Nursing Professionalism Practice Questions and Correct Answers

Power ability or capacity to exert influence over another person or a group of persons Empowerment refers to the increased amount of power that an individual or group is either given or gains Acceptable sources of power that nurses should consider using in their practice -referent -expert -reward -coercive -legitimate -collective Trait based definition of profession -high intellectual level -high individual accountability and responsibility -specialized body of knowledge -autonomy and independent practice -code of ethics -altruism -professional competency, license -strong organization Power based definition of profession -independence of practice -power: 1. Referent 2. Expert: influence know nurisng care 3. Legitimate: law, registration 4. Collective: acting as one 5. Abuse of power Millers wheel of professionalism in nursing -adherence code for nurses -theory: development, use, evaluation -community service orientation -continuing education; competence -research: development, use, evaluation -self regulatory, autonomy -professional organization participation -publication and communication