Nursing image

Question 1

What are the sources of image in nursing?

Answer 1

• Nurses
• Media
• Nursing education
• Personal contact
• Other’s experience
• External images (ads, recruitment, legislators)

Question 2

What are some factors that have influenced nursing image? (6)

Answer 2

• feminism
• history
• physician-nurse relationship
• hospital hierarchy
• socialization of women’s roles
• lack of knowledge of what nurses do

Question 3

What are the historical images of nursing?

Answer 3

ANGEL OF MERCY (1800s) (nightingale)
noble, self-sacrificing, altruistic, religious

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE (1900)

GRADUATION OF MALE NURSES (1900-1920) other countries

GIRL FRIDAY (1920-29)
handmaiden, subservient, modest

HEROINE (1930-45)
brave, rational, dedicated, humanistic

MOTHER (1945-65)
nurturing, sympathetic, domestic
pushback after WWII when men returned home

SEX OBJECT (1960s)
sensual, romantic, frivolous, irresponsible

CAREERIST (1980s)
intelligent, logical, progressive, assertive

Question 4

What are the three generalized types of historical images?

Answer 4

FOLK image: care by intuition, rituals, early tribes

RELIGIOUS Image: care for those less fortunate, charity

SERVENT image: domestic work, poor pay, long hours, strenuous work

NIGHTINGALE image: formal training, sanitation

Question 5

What is the model of educational socialization?

Answer 5

in stages

1. INITIAL INNOCENCE: when you first enter with your initial image/idea of what nursing is
2. INCONGRUITIES: exposed to knowledge, practices, and values that contradict your idea. begin to question your fit
3. IDENTITY: start to identify with what the actual role is and redefine your image
4. ROLE SIMULATION: begin to take on role, feels uncomfortable and like you are pretending
5. VACILLATION: going back and forth btwn your image and actual role/values (sprinkler)
6. INTERNALIZATION: becomes a part of who you are. Accept and embrace nursing.

Question 6

What is professional socialization?

Answer 6

Educational process which prepares members of the general public to become nurses by assuming the knowledge, functions, skills, and critical thinking abilities to function as a nurse

Question 7

What are some barriers to professional socialization?

Answer 7

negative image makes it difficult to recruit

disparity among nurses

feeling of inadequacy (its daunting)

Question 8

What are some strategies to change the professional image of nursing?

Answer 8

GRASSROOTS: start at the bottom up (everyone has a voice)

ORGANIZATION: advocate for nursing with your employer and connect with professional organizations

EDUCATION: acknowledge that nursing has its own body of knowledge. inform others of what you do

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: unions to improve conditions

MEDIA: advocate the media to portray nurses adequately

RECRUITMENT: make sure the image painted is accurate and that recruitment is ethical