scholarly journals Editorial: contributions of professional nursing organizations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen H. Morin
Keyword(s):  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Nursing Organizations

The Power of Nursing

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-133
Author(s):  
Debbie Fraser
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Nursing Organizations

IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK THE ANA AND professional nursing organizations across the United States have come together to address an issue critical to our future—building an even more powerful nursing profession that can take the lead on addressing the complexities of patient care, reshaping the work environment, and influencing health policies to benefit patients and their families. This critical message is being carried to all nurses through each organization’s professional publications.

scholarly journals Librarians collaborating to teach evidence-based practice: exploring partnerships with professional organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Experience Teaching ◽  
Nursing Organizations ◽  
Professional Health ◽  
Training Activities ◽  
Education Courses

Objective: The study sought to determine if librarians are collaborating with nurses and professional nursing organizations to teach evidence-based practice (EBP) continuing education courses, workshop, classes, or other training activities.Methods: A 15-question survey was sent to 1,845 members of the Medical Library Association through email.Results: The survey was completed by 201 consenting respondents. Some respondents (37) reported having experience teaching continuing education in collaboration with professional health care organizations and 8 respondents, more specifically, reported having experience teaching EBP continuing education courses, workshops, classes, or other training activities in collaboration with professional nursing organizations.Conclusions: The survey results suggest that librarians do not have a systematic approach as a community of practitioners to seek out collaboration opportunities with professional nursing organizations to teach EBP continuing education courses, workshops, classes, or other training activities.

Assessment of professional development of critical care nurses: a descriptive study

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Heath ◽  
J Andrews ◽  
J Graham-Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Specialty Area ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Nursing Organizations ◽  
High Level

BACKGROUND: With much attention focused on nurses and the nursing profession, self-evaluation of nurses' contributions to their personal growth and the profession as a whole is needed. OBJECTIVE: To describe professional development characteristics of critical care nurses. METHODS: A descriptive, exploratory approach was used to assess the professional development characteristics of a select population of critical care nurses. A 20-item self-administered questionnaire was given to 169 participants at a regional conference of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. The survey was designed to determine the level of involvement in professional opportunities and the perception of factors that influence professional development. RESULTS: Mean age of the respondents was 39 years; 72% had at least a bachelor's degree, and 82% were certified in at least one specialty area. Seventy-three percent were members of at least one professional nursing organization; but only 31% reported active participation with meetings and activities. Fifty-two percent considered themselves mentors, yet only 14% participated in scholarly activities at a high level, and 58% had not recognized a peer for nursing contributions. Seventy-six percent reported a high level of "passion about nursing and promoting the profession." Self-motivation was the leading influential factor (72%) for fostering individual professional development. CONCLUSIONS: Critical care nurses have high levels of motivation for professional development in the areas of education, certification, and membership in professional nursing organizations. However, the level of involvement with professional nursing organizations, promotion of nursing peers, and participation in scholarly activities is less than expected.

Editorial: On Being a Professional

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 361-361
Author(s):  
Deb Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Hospital Funding ◽  
The Past ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Nursing Organizations ◽  
Poster Presentations

Over the past couple of months I have had the privilege of attending the national meetings of three different professional nursing organizations including the ANN meeting held this year in Phoenix. I was impressed to say the least. Despite changes in the global economy and, more particularly in hospital funding models, nurses took time from their busy work and personal schedules to attend these meetings. In fact over 800 nurses filled the ballrooms and exhibit halls in Phoenix. These nurses took time to carefully listen to speakers, often lining up at the end of a session to ask more questions, and spent hours reviewing the poster presentations and speaking with the authors. They roamed the exhibit hall looking at all the products that promised to help them provide better patient care and gathered at the breakfast round tables to converse with colleagues and share ideas.

Leveraging the Power of Board Leadership in Professional Nursing Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Cherry ◽  
Laura Caramanica ◽  
Linda Q. Everett ◽  
Laura Fennimore ◽  
Elaine Scott
Keyword(s):  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Board Leadership ◽  
Nursing Organizations

Role of Professional Organizations in Advocating for the Nursing Profession

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Energy Flow ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Nursing Advocacy ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Nursing Organizations ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Nurses Association

Professional organizations and associations in nursing are critical for generating the energy, flow of ideas, and proactive work needed to maintain a healthy profession that advocates for the needs of its clients and nurses, and the trust of society. In this article the author discusses the characteristics of a profession, reviews the history of professional nursing organizations, and describes the advocacy activities of professional nursing organizations. Throughout, she explains how the three foundational documents of the nursing profession emphasize nursing advocacy by the professional organizations as outlined in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements. The author concludes by encouraging all nurses to engage in their professional organizations and associations, noting how these organizations contribute to the accountability and voice of the profession to society.

Nurse Participation in Political Activities: Level and Practices of Registered Nurses in Tamale, Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Afizu Alhassan ◽  
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme ◽  
Michael Wombeogo ◽  
Abdul-Ganiyu Fuseini
Keyword(s):  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Intensity Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Nursing Organizations ◽  
Training Schools ◽  
Nursing Training ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Many nursing scholars, professional nursing organizations, and other health-focused organizations, expect and encourage nurses to engage in socio-political activities. Yet, studies have shown that nurse participation in political activities remains low. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from 225 registered nurses in three hospitals and two nursing training schools in Tamale, Ghana, using a structured questionnaire. Study findings suggested that nurses are generally very active in registering to vote, voting, and registering to be a member of a professional nursing organization; however, they often do not participate in other forms of political activities. The authors discuss their findings, and conclude that nurses may not participate in high intensity level political activities, but they do engage in low intensity actions, such as voting in elections.

The bases of values in the motivation of the choice of career among professional nursing students and students learning at teacher’s training college

2008 ◽  
Vol 149 (34) ◽  
pp. 1601-1608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ágnes Kovácsné Tóth
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Professional Nursing

Az oktatás, a képzés a modern társadalmak mozgatórugója; a tudás átadását szolgálják, újratermelik az emberi tőkét, és a gazdaság hajtóerejét jelentik. Célkitűzés: Pályaválasztási motiváció összehasonlító vizsgálata diplomásápoló-hallgatók és pedagógushallgatók körében. Módszer: A vizsgálat Magyarországon diplomásápoló-hallgatók és pedagógusképzésben részt vevő hallgatók körében történt. A mintában 783 hallgató vett részt. Eredmények: Az ápolóhivatás és pedagógushivatás kiválasztásában elsődlegesek az altruisztikus motivációk és a választott hivatás humán irányultsága. A nemek szerinti válaszokban a női válaszadók esetében magasabb értéket kaptunk az „Embereken való segítés” esetében, mint a férfiak válaszaiban. A diplomásápoló-hallgatókra nagyobb arányban jellemző a gyermekkorban történő pályaválasztás. A későbbi életszakaszban a pályaválasztás a pedagógushallgatók jellemzője. Következtetések: A felgyorsult gazdasági változások következtében vagy a hivatással való elégedetlenség miatt számolnunk kell azzal, hogy a fiatal korban megszerzett képesítés nem örök életre szól, az emberek nagy része élete során többször kényszerülhet arra, hogy foglalkozást váltson. A munkaerő-piaci kereslet és képzés összehangolásában az oktatásban és szakképzésben részt vevő szakembereknek kitüntetett szerepe van.

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