Professionalism In The Medical Field

Professionalism represents the technical and ethical standards of a profession. When you are in a work place or setting you should avoid negativity, show appreciation, stay positive, and communicate well with fellow workers. Professionalism should always be applied, in addition to medical knowledge and skills, professionals in the medical field should show empathy, compassion, as well as social responsibility along with sensitivity to one's culture and beliefs. All of these qualities are expected from professionals who have be trained.
Professionalism the skill, good judgment, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well. (Merriam Webster, 2015). “Professional nursing” means the performance of an act

301.002). In any field I think professionalism should illustrate skills, attitudes, values and behaviors expected from being a professional. Being professional you do not allow your emotions to get the best of you. Instead of reacting to certain situations and people you stop and think about the actions ahead of time. Professionals should be courteous and maintain a sense of responsibility that is set for them as a professional. You take action when needed, other than that you treat everyone with the same level of respect, regardless. Ethics is the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct. (Merriam Webster, 2015). Different companies have different meanings on ethics but overall it is about how you behave. Some argue that basic morality is learned at home and that ethics education has no real effect on values (Cole, T. 2014). No matter what setting you are in you should always show respect towards co-workers, different cultures, races, and personal beliefs. Privacy should also be respected. Being in the medical field you see all kinds of different types of people with different medical conditions. Learning to respect the values and world views of others- learning how to act when

Competence to maintain the knowledge and skill necessary to provide professional services competently. Competence means attaining and maintaining an adequate level of knowledge and skill, and application of that knowledge and skill in providing services to clients. Competence also includes the wisdom to recognize the limitations of that knowledge and when consultation with other professionals is appropriate or referral to other professionals as necessary. Certificates make a continuing commitment to learning and professional improvement”. (Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards 2015). How you conduct yourself has a lot to do with professionalism as well. A professional possess multiple characteristics that can apply to any type of business. Being reliable on a job goes hand and hand with good work ethic. Professionals with good work ethic are dedicated to their jobs and should do anything to ensure they perform well. Having a strong work character shows self-discipline, it could come off later with time as honesty and trustworthiness. When you demonstrate a strong character that shows positive