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The history of uniforms of nurses is the focus of this research. This article Is based on embedded values of nurse’s uniform and image associated with particular emphasis on their professional values and affect on their work. This possibility is explored through historical and contemporary literature utilizing published scientific, social science and views of Victorian nurse’s participant in this research.
The article ascribes nurses uniforms value among the nurses and Its present Image related to public/patient in the society. The research releases that when people get to know them and who they are, the uniform become unnecessary_ The relevant themes from the literature include: historical development of nurses’ uniforms; public perceptions of nurses’ uniforms; bacteria and nurses’ uniforms; and transfer of bacteria from nurses’ uniforms to patients.
The literature dealing with the question of uniforms focuses on professionalism, status and power, infection control, Identity, oddest, symbolism and occupational health and safety. The ongoing allegiance to uniform wearing is likely to remain a dominant fracture of nursing discourses long Into the future. Many of the above-mentioned themes were expressed by the nurse participants. Ward C, Styles l, Boss AM. , (2003). Perceived status of nurses compared to other health care professionals. Contempt Nurse. Gag;1 5(1-2):20-8.
Article 2 In England, the amount of clinical teaching expected of staff nurses has Increased substantially in the wake of the transfer of nursing education to universities, and the advent of supernumerary status for students. A modicum of previous research noted that staff nurses are unclear about their role in relation to facilitating the clinical learning of supernumerary students. The aim of this article is to explore staff nurses’ perceptions of their role in the facilitation of learning for university-educated diploma students In the clinical area and their attitudes towards these students.
Sixteen staff nurses were interviewed in depth using semi-structured interviews. Data were analyses qualitatively. Among the central themes to emerge, upon which his article is focused, was participants’ perceptions of supernumerary status compared with restored service for diploma students. (Ward 2003 20-8) Data suggested that the restored status of students was generally favored by staff nurses over and above supernumerary status because, unlike supernumerary students, restores students 010 not Lookups ten excellent social structure Walton ten clinical setting.
Both saturation theory and role theory are drawn upon to explain the reproduction of the prevailing social structure, where the concentration is on getting wrought nursing work with little emphasis on the supervised learning of supernumerary students. This study is constrained by eliciting only the views of staff nurses. Further studies are required of student nurses’ experiences of restored service and supernumerary status. Because staff nurses are part of the system within which they work, they need to modify their role to include active student teaching as a legitimate component of that role. Takes M, Maude P, Manias E. , (2006).
Impact of the perceived public image of nursing on nurses’ work behavior. J DVD Nurse, Feb.;53(3):333-43. Article 3 This article discusses a study about the public versus registered nurses (Runs) perceptions of the nursing career and it’s impact on nursing shortages. The study revealed that 70% of the public viewed the nursing career positively. However, there were some surprising differences between the publics opinions about he nursing profession versus opinions of registered nurses themselves might attribute these perceptions to a lack of awareness or education among the public about the rigors of nursing education and competency.
But what explains such low scores coming from Runs themselves? Why do nurses have such low opinions of their own profession? Is it because nurses do not feel empowered in the workplace as compared to their physician colleagues? (Takes 2006 333-43) Are there negative gender biases, that work against the nursing profession which is still overwhelmingly female? Another interesting finding of the study was that while one in four Americans had considered a nursing career, nursing professionals were significantly less likely to probably or finitely recommend a career in nursing than the general public.
This could be a sign of apathy toward the profession among nurses. It would have been helpful if the study investigated how or why nurses developed this mindset.