Professional

Adjustment

Mila Delia M. Llanes, PhD, RN

UST College of Nursing
Nursing As a Profession
• A professional nurse is
a person who has
completed a basic
nursing education
program and is licensed
and registered in the
country to practice
professional nursing

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What you need to know
Philippine Nursing
ACT and Related
Laws

Code of Ethics

Nursing
Jurisprudence
Professional Adjustment
• The growth of the individual and the
development of all his capacities-
physical, mental, emotional, social
and spiritual.
Profession

• An occupation or calling requiring

advanced training and experience
in some specific or specialized body
of knowledge which provides
service to society in that special
field
Criteria of a Profession (Simms, Price and Ervin,
2000) Criteria of a Profession (Simms, Price and
Ervin, 2000)
SERVICE TO
HUMAN
WELFARE

SPECIALIZED
AUTONOMY KNOWLEDGE &
SKILLS

EDUCATED IN
HIGHER CODE OF
EDUCATION ETHICS
INSTITUTION

LONG-TERM PROFESSIONAL
COMMITMENT ASSOCIATION
What is nursing?
• Nursing is putting the patient in the
best condition for nature to act upon him.
(Florence Nightingale)

• A helping profession and, as such,

provides services which contribute to the
health and well being of people. (American
Nurses Association)
 Nursing (Virginia Henderson)
"The unique function of the nurse
is to assist the individual, sick or
well, in the performance of those
activities contributing to health
or its recovery (or to a peaceful
death) that he would perform
unaided if he had the necessary
strength, will or knowledge. And
to do this in such a way as to help
him gain independence as rapidly
as possible." Tomey, A. M., & This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Alligood, M. R. (1998).
Nursing is a…

oprofession
omission/vocation
ocareer
 Nursing as a Profession…
• addresses the
responses of
individuals and
families to health
promotion, health
maintenance and
health problems
Nursing as a Mission

•Reverence for
the gift of life

•Respect for the

dignity of each
human being
Nursing as a Career

• Specialized in one area of nursing

• Several practice areas
 Professional Preparation:

• License to practice nursing in the

country
• A degree of Bachelor of Science in
Nursing
• Be physically and mentally fit
Attributes of Professional Caring:

CONSCIE
NCE

COMPAS COMPE COMMIT

SION MENT
TENCE

CONFI
DENCE
 Educational Preparation: The BSN
Curriculum (CHED Memo # 14)

• A four-year program with 2 summers

• Competency–based
• New Subjects:
• Theoretical Foundation in Nursing
• Health Assessment
• Research with 2 semesters
• Competency Appraisal
• Electives: Parent Child, Hospice/Palliative Care
Nursing, Spiritual Care, Quality Health Care and
Nursing Acute/Critical Care, Care of the
Chronically-Ill and Older Person
Program Outcomes:

1. Apply knowledge of physical, social,

natural and health sciences and humanities
in the practice of nursing
2. Provide safe, appropriate and holistic care
to individuals, families, population, group
and community utilizing nursing process;
Program Outcomes:

3. Apply guidelines and principles of evidence-

based practice in the delivery of care;
4. Practice nursing in accordance with existing laws,
legal, ethical and moral principles;
5. Communicate effectively in speaking, writing and
presenting using culturally-appropriate language;
Program Outcomes:

6. Report and document up-to-date client care

accurately and comprehensively;
7. Work effectively in collaboration with inter-intra-
and multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural teams;
8. Practice beginning management and leadership
skills in the delivery of client care;
Program Outcomes:

9. Conduct research with an experienced

researcher;
10. Engage in life-long learning with a passion to keep
current with national and global developments in
general and nursing and health development in
particular;
11. Demonstrate responsible citizenship and pride of
being a Filipino.
Program Outcomes:
12. Apply techno-intelligent care systems and
processes in health care delivery
13. Adopt the nursing core values in the practice of
the profession
14. Develop entrepreneurial skills in the delivery of
nursing care
Core Competency Standards for
Nursing Practice
• 2005 Core Competency Standards for
Nursing Practice in the Philippines ( BON Res.
# 112 series of 2005)

• 2012 NATIONAL NURSING CORE

COMPETENCY STANDARDS (BON Res. # 24
series of 2012)
3 Roles of a nurse

Role in client care

Leader/manager

Researcher
 Nursing
Process

Recording
& Legal &
Reporting COE
System CLIENT
CARE
PROVIDER

Personal
Collabora-
& Professional tion
Develop-ment
 Manage facility,
health program,
nursing service
Accountability for
Provide safe safe nursing
nursing practice practice

LEADER/
MANAGER
Deliver health
Lead/supervise programs and
nursing support services
staff

Networking,
linkage building &
referrals
 Conduct of
Research

RESEARCHER

Research Critique

Research Application in
Quality Improvement
 Nursing Regulation

Core
Competencies
in Nursing

Nursing Nursing
Education Service
NOVICE EXPERT
 Core Values of Nursing

• Love of God
• Love of the profession– caring, integrity,
excellence
• Love of country--nationalism
 Mission of the Nursing Profession

• We, the Filipino nurses, responding to the needs

of society are engaged in providing humane and
globally competent nursing care
 Vision 2030

• Philippine Professional Nursing Care: The BEST

for the Filipino and the CHOICE OF THE
WORLD by 2030
 PHILIPPINE NURSING PROFESSION ROADMAP 2030
CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP

Vision 2030
(13) Empowered clients to (15) Philippine Nursing Profession as

Impact
Social
(14) Ensure “positive practice
Philippine maintain the highest level of a recognized leader in primary health
care & the “Choice of the World”
environments” for nurses
wellness and well-being
Professional
Nursing Care: the
BEST for the
Networking
Linkages/
(10) To institutionalize best (12) To adopt local and global (11) To forge linkages to
Filipino and the
practice on internal best practices in the generate funds from
CHOICE of the generation of resource management of resources governments and NGOs
World by 2030
Enhancement

Mission
Competency

(9) To institutionalize a sustainable and effective

(8) To promote functional integration between
continuing professional education and
We, the Filipino education and service
development for individual nurses and institutions
nurses,
responding to the
needs of society,
Excellence
Service

are engaged in (6) To enforce the quality standards in (7) To institutionalize sustainable organizational
providing humane education and nursing service support structure for nursing career progression
and globally
competent nursing
care.
Collaborative
Partnerships

(3) To advocate collegiality (5) To engage stakeholders (4) To actively participate in the
and mutual respect that cut and make them co-owners of critical socio-economic and
Core Values across all health disciplines nursing issues and concerns political issues of the country
Love of God
Caring
The Filipino

Integrity (1) To live the core values and to manifest the (2) Foster sense of accountability
Nurse

Excellence desired qualities of a Filipino Nurse among all nurses

Nationalism
Professional Nursing Associations

• Alumni Association
• First professional
association a nurse
joins after graduation
Philippine Nurses Association

• the only
accredited
professional
organization
(APO) of the PRC
• the NNA accredited
by ICN
Professional Nursing Associations

• Integrated Registered Nurses in the

Philippines (IRNUP)

• Philippine National League of

Government Nurses (PNLGN)

• Occupational Health Nurses

Association of the Philippines (OHNAP)
Professional Nursing Associations

• Association of
Deans of Philippine
Colleges of Nursing,
Inc. (ADPCN)
• Association of
Nursing Service
Administrators of
the Philippines
(ANSAP)
Professional Nursing Associations

• Operating Room Nurses Association of the

Philippines (ORNAP)
• Mother and Child Nurses Association of
the Philippines (MCNAP)
• Critical Care Nurses Association of the
Philippines (CCNAPI)
• Mental Health and Psychiatric Nurses
Association of the Philippines (MH &
PNAP)
Professional Nursing Associations

• Association of Private Duty Nurse

Practitioners of the Philippines
(APDNPP)

• Military Nurses Association of the

Philippines (MNAP)
Professional Nursing Associations

• Association of Diabetic Nurse

Educators of the Philippines (ADNEP)

• Renal Nurses Association in the Philippines

(RENAP)
Professional Nursing Associations

• Philippine Oncologic Nurses Association

(PONA)
• Society of Cardiovascular Nurse Practitioners
in the Philippines
• Philippine Society of Emergency Care Nurses
• Philippine Society of Orthopedic Nurses
Fields of Nursing
• Nursing Practice
• Nursing Education
• Nursing Research
• Nursing Administration
• Military Nursing
• Occupational Health Nursing
• Entrepreneurship
-day care centers
-clinics
-home health
-review/recruitment centers
-training centers
• Consultancy
Roles of a Nurse:

• Direct care • Educator

provider • Counselor
• Clinical decision • Administrator
maker
• Forensic analyst
• Client and family
advocate • IT consultant
• Researcher
Common Areas of Nursing Practice

1. Acute Care/Hospital Nursing

• Staff nursing
• Staff education and training
• Risk management
• Performance Improvement
Common Areas of Nursing Practice

2. Extended Care Opportunities

• Elderly long-term care
• Rehabilitation Nursing
Common Areas of Nursing Practice

3.Outpatient Nursing Opportunities

• Outpatient clinics and physician’s office
• Outpatient surgery centers
• Community education
Common Areas of Nursing Practice

4. Business Opportunities
• Insurance and managed care companies
• Consultancy
• Sales
• Occupational health and worker’s
compensation