Assignment: Capital Budgeting And Projections

Socialization Formation Professional values Novice Advanced beginner Competent Ethical comportment Proficient Salience Expert Role transition

Nursing continues to evolve into a profession with a distinct body of knowledge, specialized practice, and standards of practice. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), “nursing is a learned profession built on a core body of knowledge that reflects its dual components of science and art” (2015b, p. 7), and as such it is a scientific discipline as well as a profession. The science of nursing, based on the nursing process, is an analytical framework for critical thinking. Nursing practice also requires knowledge of the principles of biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences. The art of nursing is based on respect for human dignity and caring, although it is important to note that a compassionate approach to care carries a mandate to provide competent care. The professional nurse is responsible for practice that incorporates this specialized body of knowledge and standards of practice with care that demonstrates respect and caring (ANA, 2015b).

Socialization to professional nursing is the process of acquiring the knowledge, skills, and sense of identity that are characteristic of the profession. It is a process by which a student internalizes the attitudes, beliefs, norms, values, and standards of the profession into his or her own behavior pattern. Professional socialization has four goals: (1) to learn the technology of the profession—the facts, skills, and theory; (2) to learn to internalize the professional culture; (3) to find a personally and professionally acceptable version of the role; and (4) to integrate this professional role into all the other life roles (Cohen, 1981). Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, and Day (2010) make the case for using the term formation to describe this process that occurs over time because it better denotes “the development of perceptual abilities, the ability to draw on knowledge and skilled know-how, and a way of being and acting in practice and in