QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉Occupation. Answer: A person's principal work or business
◉What does Profession require?. Answer: requires higher form of
education, and can be seen as an organization with others who share
the same profession.
◉Example of Profession. Answer: Medicine: higher level of learning,
the education is prolonged, there is a code of ethics to follow, and
people are unlikely to change their profession
◉Example of Occupation. Answer: Retail: the person is unlikely to
stay here, there is training on the job, material reward is the main
motivation, and ethics are not a big part here.
◉What is accreditation?. Answer: voluntary process of educational
programs by a professional organization.
, ◉Why is accreditation important?. Answer: important in order to
ensure that all nursing schools are adhering to the same standards.
◉1st nursing shortage. Answer: 1861 during the American Civil War
- Military leadership made appeals for nurses, and women on both
sides (Union and Confederacy) to respond.
◉ANA. Answer: Founded by Isabel Hampton Robb and originally
known as the Nurses' Associated Alumnae of the United States and
Canada- Addresses issues of standards of care, and economic and
general welfare of nurses.
◉NLN. Answer: Previously known as the National League of Nursing
Education (NLNE) seeks to improve educational standards for
nurses
◉ICN. Answer: International Council of Nurses: The ICN was
dedicated to uniting nursing organizations of all nations.
◉Recommendation made by the 1965 ANA. Answer: 1. Education
for all those who are licensed to practice nursing should take place
in institutions of higher learning.
2. Minimum preparation for beginning professional nursing practice
should be the baccalaureate degree in nursing.