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CHALLENGES

OF

PROFESSIONA

LISM

Personal Identity

versus

Professional

Identity

Definition of Professional

Identity

Professional identity is defined as

"the attitudes, values,

knowledge, beliefs and skills

shared with others within a

professional group".

SELF-INTEGRITY

Importance of Self-

Integrity 1]Integrity helps to gain

the trust of one's leaders,

colleagues and team.

When the individual holds

himself accountable for his

actions, he becomes role

model for others to follow

2]Integrity helps to get success in

life. If the individual does his day-

to-day work with Integrity, it shows

his honesty which allows him to

get promotion and growth. 3]After applying integrity

concepts, the person is going to

be more ethical and humbler

toward others, and every

organization always wants

someone trustworthy in its

management positions, which also

Analyze Every Choice

It is the tendency of human

beings to make bad choices and

to cut short their work when they

know they are not being observed

or are under supervision.

Preserving the integrity means

that it does matter that the de

individual is under supervision or

not even then he/she is making

right choices and following

Encourage Integrity

People with integrity have

characteristics, like being

humble, a strong sense of self,

high self-esteem, and self-

confidence. These characteristics

are of most important as

sometimes an individual may be

1]Be true to your words: It means

if one tells or gives a promise at a

particular time, do that on time. Do not

procrastinate.

2]Make fair decisions: It

indicates that don't be in a hurry for

making decisions, always take time

and analyze it.

3]Practice non-judgmental

approach : Do not judge people

and take decisions. Use non-

4]Be polite while

communicating: It means do not be

a bold leader. Try to be a soft one who

listens to everyone and keeps sympathy

toward others. Don't take a decision

direct.

5]Give due credit to others:

Here it only means don't be a

selfish, where needed.

6]Communicate honestly:

With honesty, everything looks

good make everyone feel good. It

For example, doctors should do

their best to explain treatment

procedures to their patients and

strive to help patients understand

their nature and purpose. Taking

measures help to minimize the risk

of unpleasant experiences for

patients, which can lead to a sense

betrayal. Similarly, confidentiality

is of utmost importance to

maintain the relationship between

Importance of Telling

Truth to the

Patients/Client

The following are the examples of

falsifying or tempering the medical

records in nursing profession:

Documenting medications that weren't

given

Noting that a patient ate a full meal when

he/she didn't have it

Filling in someone else' omissions

Signing someone else' name

Recording care not given

Destroying or hiding records or parts of

records

• Removing a diagnostic report
• Inserting information without standard

COMMUNICATION AND

RELATIONSHIP WITH

TEAM MEMBERS

Important Communication

Skills for Nurses

Active listening

2.Awareness of nonverbal cues

3.Confidence

4.Flexibility

5.Constructive feedback

6.Honesty and courtesy

7.Empathy

8.Verbal clarity

1. 9.Stay relaxed

10]Verbal clarity

11]Stay relaxed

12]Make eye contact

13]Smile

14]Sit while facing the patient

15]Keep from interrupting patients

while they are talking, and wait for

pauses to ask questions

16]Repeat back to patients what

they have said