Section: 1.1 - The Role of the Professional Nurse | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:

    • Define the term “nurse.”
    • Identify nursing as a profession.
    • List the roles of the professional nurse.
    • Explain what it means to have an identity as a nurse.
    • Describe the function of nursing associations.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 27 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire article. (3 minutes) 

      International Council of Nurses

    • Read the contents under the section "Current status of evidence in 2020" on page 8. (3 minutes)

      World Health Organization

    • Read the contents under the section "Comparison between profession and occupation" on page 13. (1 minute)

      "Introduction to Professional Nursing and Ethics" by Addis Ababa University

    • Read the first two paragraphs of the article. (2 minutes)

      GALLUP

    • Read the contents under the section "Role of the professional nurse" on pages 14-15. (2 minutes)

      "Introduction to Professional Nursing and Ethics" by Addis Ababa University

    • Read the entire article. (5 minutes)

      Arkansas State University

    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes)

      Oncology Nursing News

    • Read paragraph 7 of the article. (1 minute)

      American Association of Colleges of Nursing

    • Read the first 4 paragraphs of the article. (1 minute)

      American Nurses Association

    • Read the entire article. (3 minutes)
      Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

    • Read the entire article. (2 minutes)

      Nursing Association of Nepal

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