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Nursing as a Profession
Florence Nightingale - the act of utilizing the environment of
the patient toassist him in
his recoveryVirginia Henderson
- The unique function of the nurse is to assist theindividual,
sick
or ell, in the performance of those activities
contri!uting tohealth and its recovery"
Common De nitionNursing is#
$aring%rt&cience$lient-centeredHolistic%daptive's concerned
( health promotion, healthmaintenance,and health restoration
H)*+'N + .F)&&'.N
/012 3 %N%- descri!ed nursing asdirect goal oriented, and
adapta!le to the needs ofthe individual4"
Most Recent De nition:Nursing is the/5 +rotection, promotion,
and optimization of health
and a!ilities65 +reventions of illness 7 in8ury25 %lleviation of
su9ering through the diagnosis 7
treatment of human response:5 %dvocacy in the care of
individuals, families,
communities, and populations
o esearch to );plore the
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o % calling that requires special kno ledge, skills,7
preparationo enerally distinguished from other kinds of
occupationhe Di!erence+rofessionalism
- refers to professional character, spirit, or methods - a ay of
life - responsi!ility commitment+rofessionalization - process of
!ecoming a professional
