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Nurses’ essential role in supporting professionalism
Key takeaways
- Most nurses behave professionally and ethically.
- A tiered approach to intervention when unprofessional behavior occurs offers the opportunity for self-directed, nonpunitive change that prevents a pattern of behavior.
- Proper intervention training helps...
Promoting professionalism by sharing a cup of coffee
This is the second in a series of articles on promoting professionalism. You can read the first article Nurses’ essential role in supporting professionalism.
Consider this scencario: After a particularly busy shift in the intensive...
Promoting professionalism through awareness
This is the third in a series of articles on promoting professionalism.
Consider this scenario: Over the past 28 months, clinical colleagues have reported the following about your nursing colleague Pat*:
• She went to...
Promoting professionalism through authority guided intervention
Consider this scenario: Over the past 12 months, Pat, an RN, has participated in two Awareness conversations with a peer member of the Professionalism Committee, but reports about unsafe and disrespectful behavior continue, including:...