PUBLIC`S PERCEPTIONS OF NURSING

Describe how the nursing profession is viewed by the general public. Discuss factors that influence the public’s perception of nursing? Describe ways to educate the general public on the professional nurse’s role and scope of nursing within a changing health care system.

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There is a general misconception about the nursing profession in public. Most people view nurses as selfless handmaidens who perform simple tasks as prescribed by the more learned doctors. Many people overlook the professional studies that nurses have acquired before they are allowed to complete their tasks in health facilities (Girvin, Jackson & Hutchinson, 2016). Some of the factors that influence these perceptions are the influences of media, online sources and information passed on from one misinformed person to another. These sources often pass on information that demeans the roles of nurses…

 

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