NUR 2058, DIMENSION OF NURSING EXAM 1 -
RASMUSSEN
1. Position
A group of tasks assigned to one individual
2. Job
A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be carried out by one or more individuals
3. Occupation
A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually found throughout an industry or work
environment
4. Profession
A type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation and formal qualifications and meets certain
higher level criteria that raise it to a level above that of an occupation
5. Professional
, A person who belongs to and practices a profession (The term professional is probably the most misused
of all these terms when describing people who are clearly involved in jobs or occupations, such as a
"professional truck driver," "professional football player," or even "professional thief.")
6. Professionalism
The demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and skill characteristics of a member of a profession
7. Process approach
Views all occupations as points of development into a profession situated along a continuum ranging
from position to profession.
8. Power approach:
Uses two criteria to define a profession: 1) How much independence of practice does this occupation
have? And 2) How much power does this occupation control? Using this determinant, law and politics
would clearly be considered professions
9. Identify the traits that define a profession
Approach,
Power
Trait
10. Trait approach
RASMUSSEN
1. Position
A group of tasks assigned to one individual
2. Job
A group of positions similar in nature and level of skill that can be carried out by one or more individuals
3. Occupation
A group of jobs similar in type of work that are usually found throughout an industry or work
environment
4. Profession
A type of occupation that requires prolonged preparation and formal qualifications and meets certain
higher level criteria that raise it to a level above that of an occupation
5. Professional
, A person who belongs to and practices a profession (The term professional is probably the most misused
of all these terms when describing people who are clearly involved in jobs or occupations, such as a
"professional truck driver," "professional football player," or even "professional thief.")
6. Professionalism
The demonstration of high-level personal, ethical, and skill characteristics of a member of a profession
7. Process approach
Views all occupations as points of development into a profession situated along a continuum ranging
from position to profession.
8. Power approach:
Uses two criteria to define a profession: 1) How much independence of practice does this occupation
have? And 2) How much power does this occupation control? Using this determinant, law and politics
would clearly be considered professions
9. Identify the traits that define a profession
Approach,
Power
Trait
10. Trait approach
