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PROFESSIONALISMBy Group 04

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Definition

A short definition is that professionalism meansbehaving in an ethical manner while assumingand fulfilling individualsrightful responsibilitiesin every situation, every time, without fail.

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The fundamentalcharacteristics of aprofession:

Profession is

a calling requiring specialized knowledge and oftenlong and intensive academic preparation

the whole body of persons engaged in a calling

Include following major characteristics

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Great responsibility

Professionals deal in matters of vital importanceto their clients and are therefore entrusted withgrave responsibilities and obligations.

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Accountability

Professionals hold themselves ultimatelyaccountable for the quality of their work withthe client.

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Based on specialized,

theoretical knowledge Professionals render specialized services based

on theory, knowledge, and skills.

That are beyond the understanding and/orcapability of those outside of the profession.

Sometimes, this specialization will extend toaccess to the tools and technologies used in

the profession (e.g. medical equipment).

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Institutional preparation

Professions typically require a significant periodof hands-on, practical experience in theprotected company of senior members before

aspirants are recognized as professionals.

After this provisional period, ongoing educationtoward professional development iscompulsory.

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Autonomy

Professionals have control over and,correspondingly, ultimate responsibility for theirown work.

Its the moral responsibility for one's actions.

"one who gives oneself their own law Wikipedia

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Clients rather than

Customers a customer may be defied as someone you

have a transaction with. A client may bedefined as someone you have a relationshipwith, often a relationship which is personal, overand above its transactional nature. Jonathan Bate,Harper's, April 2007

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Direct working

relationships Professionals habitually work directly with their

clients rather than through intermediaries orproxies.

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Ethical constraints

Professionals are bound to a code of conductor ethics.

ethics refers to well-founded standards of right

and wrong that prescribe what humans oughtto do.

Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is rightorwrong. - sociologist Raymond Baumhart

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Merit-based

In a profession, members achieve employmentand success based on merit and correspondingvoluntary relationship.

Therefore, a professional is one who mustattract clients and profits due to the merits ofhis work.

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Capitalist morality

The responsibilities inherent to the practice of aprofession are impossible to rationally maintainwithout a moral foundation.

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.

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AS A NURSE

PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE

Respect for patient.

Standards of Care.

Accountability.

Time management.

Good communication.

Advocacy.

Positive attitude.

Teamwork.

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The Nurse's Pledge(Ikrar Jururawat)

Kami berikrar di majlis perhimpunan ini, Bahawa kami akan sentiasa

berdisiplin, Dalam menyempurnakan tugas kami, Dengan penuh

keikhlasan, Dan kejujuran, Dengan mengikut kod etika jururawat, Di

samping menghayati, Nilai-nilai budaya korporat...,

Penyayang, kerja berpasukan dan profesionalisme, Dalam kerja kami,

Kami berjanji akan menjalankan, Amalan kerja yang selamat, Kepada

pesakit dan diri sendiri, Kami akan berikhtiar seberapa yang terdaya,

Untuk meningkatkan, Taraf profesionalisme kami.

"We pledged at this gathering, that we will always be disciplined, in completing our task, with greatsincerity, and honesty, according to the code of ethics with the nurse, In addition to appreciate,corporate culture values ...,

Caring, teamwork and professionalism, in our work, we promise to carry, safe work practices, topatients and ourselves, we will endeavor as much as I can, to improve, our standard of

professionalism. "

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REFERENCES

David H. Maister, 2ND Ed., (2009), TrueProfessionalism: The Courage to Care AboutYour People, Your Clients, and Your Career, by

Free Press. Wiersma. B., 1ST Ed., (2011), The Power of

Professionalism, by Ravel.

Nursing Board Malaysia 1st Ed., (1998), CODE OFPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR NURSES.

http://en.wikipedia.org/ , 25, Feb. 2013

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Be a

Professional