Professional Development of Nursing Professional
Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to your specialty area, or a specialty area in which you are interested. In a 750‐1,000 word paper, provide a detailed overview the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:
Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or "perks," of being a member.
Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.
Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
Discuss opportunities for continuing education and professional development.
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Professional development in nursing promotes the professional nursing practice, maintaining competence, supporting career development, and developing individual development. Nurses come together in non-profit organizations to promote professional and personal development. Due to the ever-changing nature of nursing, it is critical to join a professional nursing organization. In addition, nursing professional clubs and organizations are essential for a healthy profession that advocates for the needs of clients and nurses and the public's trust. This paper examines the nursing profession's professional development by examining several topics such as a nursing body, the importance of joining such an organization, and the networking aspect.
Nurses can use nursing organizations to stay updated on current practices, read what industry leaders have to say, and see what other hospitals throughout the country are doing to innovate and promote patient care. Nurses who join a professional nursing association have access to resources, knowledge, and opportunities that they would not have otherwise. Joining groups has numerous advantages and only a few drawbacks (Fragkos et al., 2019). Attendance at meetings or conventions is not needed, and participation is not required, although members are strongly urged to participate in everything the association offers. The cost of joining several organizations is the most significant disadvantage. Annual fees for nursing associations at the state and national levels can be quite high. Unfortunately, these fees are rarely refunded, but if the cost is reasonable, it is strongly recommended that people join organizations directly relevant to their field of expertise (Fragkos et al., 2019). At the state and national levels, each nursing organization has its own set of fees.
One of my areas of interest is the Critical Care Unit. An intensive care unit (ICU), sometimes known as an intensive therapy unit or a critical care unit, is a hospital-based critical care unit that operates 24 hours a day. The facility is allocated for the health-care system's most vulnerable patients—those who are gravely ill and require constant monitoring in case their condition rapidly deteriorates. After the ER team deems that the patient is stable enough to move on, the ICU is frequently the next step for patients who have visited the emergency room. ICU nurses, like other nurses, keep track of patients, give prescriptions, help patients with basic requirements, keep track of care, and respond to crises. However, their patients are frequently intubated, ventilated, and have many infusions simultaneously, unlike other nurses.
One of the bodies relevant to my specialty is The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), representing the biggest association of nurses globally. The AACN is a nationwide organization with over 200 chapters across the United States. Each chapter has its own set of membership requirements (Aacn.org. 2021). Members of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses work in various settings where acutely and critically ill patients are treated, including progressive care units, traditional intensive care units, home health, primary care settings, and cardiac and surgical units. In addition, the AAC...