SRI RAMAN MAHARSHI COLLEGE OF NURSING, TUMKUR
SUB: NURSING FOUNDATION
             LESSON PLAN ON
  NURSING AS A PROFFESSION
                                  BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Name of the educator               :
Subject                            :   Nursing foundation
Unit                               :   IIIrd unit
Place                              :   1st Year B.Sc Nursing Class Room
Group                              :   1st Year B.Sc Nursing Students
Date and time                      :
Method of teaching                 :   Lecture, Discussion, Demonstration
Instructional aids                 :   PPT
Instructional medium               :   English
Duration                           :   1 Hr
Previous knowledge of the group    : The Group Has Previous Knowledge Regarding Topic
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the class students attain knowledge regarding nursing as a proffession
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the class students will able to ,
        Introduce about proffession
        Define profession
        Define nursing as a profession
        List the charateristics of nursing as a proffession
SR.   TIME     SPECIFIC                         CONTENT                       TEACHING LEARNING       A.V    EVALUATION
NO            OBJECTIVES                                                       ACTIVITY ACTIVITY      AIDS
                                             Introduction
1.           Introduce
             about nursing Profession – is a calling that requires special     Lecture Learning      PPT
             as a          knowledge, skill and preparation.
                                                                                 cum
                            •An occupation with ethical components , that
             proffession   is devoted to the promotion of human & social      discussion
                             welfare.
                                                Definition
             Define
             proffession      A profession is “ an occupation or calling
                             requiring advanced training and experience in                Learning
                                                                                Lecture
                             some specific or specialized body of knowledge       cum
2                            which provides service to society in that special                               What is
                                                                               discussion
                             field.”                                                                 PPT     profession?
             Define
             nursing as a
             proffession     NURSING AS A PROFESSION:                                     Learning
                                                                                Lecture
                             • NURSING is a disciplined involved in the          cum
                             delivery of health care to the society. is a
                      helping profession is service-oriented to          discussion                    What is
                      maintain health and well- being of people. is an                                 nursing as a
                      art and a science                                                          PPT
3                                                                                                      profession?
    List the
    characteristics
    of proffession
                       •CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROFESSION:
                         A basic profession requires an extended
                          education of its members, as well as a
                          basic liberal foundation                                    Learning
                          .                                               Lecture                      List the
                         A profession has a theoretical body of                                 PPT   charateristics
                                                                            cum
                          specialised knowledge leading to defined                                     of
                                                                         discussion
                          skills, abilities and norms.                                                 profession?
4
                         A profession provides a specific service.
                         Members of a profession have autonomy
                          in decision-making and practice.
                         The profession has a code of ethics for
                          practice.
                         Authority to control its work
                   Service to the society
                   Extensive period of formal training
                   Self – regulation
                   Credentialing system to certify
Conclusion          competence
about nursing      Legal reinforcement of professional
as a                standards
proffession
                                 CONCLUSION
                Quality assurance programme will helps to
                improve the quality of nursing care and
                professional development. Individuals with the
                profession must assume responsibility for their
                professional actions and be answerable to the
                recipients for their care.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jyoti kathwal textbook of nursing foundation for BSc nursing students’ vision health sciences publishers first edition
                                              2021 page no;29-32