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Paper Instructions:
Read book and article and cited work.
Huston, C. J. (2017). Professional issues in nursing: Challenges and opportunities (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Chapter 23: The Nursing Profession's Historic Struggle to Increase Its Power Base, pp. 332–346
Chapter 24: Professional Identity and Image, pp. 347–361
Optional reading (available in ThePoint in Student Resources for Huston4e. You will need to use your textbook's access code.):
Hickson, J. (2013). New nurses' perceptions of hostility and job satisfaction. Journal of Nursing Administration, 43(5), 293-301.
The discussion topic this week pertains to the following Course Outcomes.
CO1: Analyze the role of the BSN nurse in relation to the concepts of integrity, civility, and ethical accountability within nursing practice. (POs 4, 6)
CO3: Develop personal and professional autonomy to advance professional nursing role development. (POs 5, 7)
Describe the way in which nurses are perceived by your patients and the public. Do the best known nurses currently depicted in the media represent the type of nursing image you wish to promote?
Speaking of image, do you feel that no longer wearing traditional white uniforms has had an impact on how nurses are perceived? Is how you dress an important part of your public image?
What could you do to improve the professional image of nurses?
