Professionalism in Healthcare PDF

Professionalism and Code of Ethics in Health Care (FAC104) Outline:  The difference between occupation and profession  What is the meaning of professionalism in health care?  Characteristics of a profession  Importance of professionalism in health care  Types of health care...

Professionalism and Code of Ethics in Health Care (FAC104) Outline:  The difference between occupation and profession  What is the meaning of professionalism in health care?  Characteristics of a profession  Importance of professionalism in health care  Types of health care system  Fundamental health care concepts 2 Is there a difference between Occupation and profession? 3  What is the root word of professionalism?  The root of this word is the Latin professiō, meaning “public acknowledgment.” Someone who shows professionalism is good at their job—they're skilled and competent—but the word often implies more than that. 4  The concept of professionalism dates as far back as 400 BC, with Hippocrates's oath of professional ethical standards, and has evolved over time.  5 What is professionalism ?  It is adherence to a set of ethical and behavioral standards in a work environment.  It includes Technical skills , appearance , and soft skills (ethics, attitude, self confidence, assuming responsibility, time management, problem solving, flexibility, and effective communication 6  Active Listening 7 Characteristics of Profession 1- The services provided are vital to humanity and the welfare of society. 8 2. There is a special body of knowledge that is continually enlarged through research. 9  3. The services involve intellectual activities and individual responsibility (accountability) are strong features. 10 4.Practitioners are educated in institutions of higher learning. 11 5. Practitioners are relatively independent and control their own policies and activities (autonomy). 12 6. Practitioners are motivated by service (Altruism) and consider their work an important component of their lives.  Altruism – ideal of service to others 13 7. There is a code of ethics to guide the decisions and actions of practitioners. 14 8.There is an organization that encourages and supports high professional standards of practice. 15 Importance of professionalism in health care Professionalism in healthcare is vital for :  Maintaining trust  Ensuring patient safety  Ensuring high quality of health care based on ethical principles 16 Types of Systems in health care: Open system:  An open system promotes the exchange of matter, energy, and information with other systems and the environment. Closed system:  A closed system does not interact with other systems or with the surrounding environment. Sub-system:  System that is a part of a large system Supra-system:  The larger environment outside the system 17 Fundamental Health Care Concepts A Person B Environment C Health 18 A- Person is ….. an open system with human needs  Each person is unique – determined genetically, environmentally, and experientially.  Human needs – required for a person’s well- being  Human behavior is motivated by intrinsic needs. 19 20 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs I. Physiologic needs – food, oxygen, rest, activity, shelter, and sexual expression II. Physical and psychological safety and security – reasonably predictable environment with which one has some familiarity and relative freedom from fear and chaos III. Love and belonging – close intimate relations, social relations, a place in the social structure IV. Self-esteem – need to feel self-worth, self-respect, and self-reliance V. Self actualization – realized maximum potential 21 Assumptions About Maslow’s Hierarchy  Basic needs must be at least partially satisfied before higher-order needs can become relevant to the individual.  Individuals meet their needs in different ways. 22 Adaptation and Human Needs:  Concept of adaptation  People admitted in hospitals and removed from their usual environments commonly become anxious. 23  Homeostasis:  Homeostasis is a dynamic balance achieved by effectively functioning open systems.  Individuals, as open systems, maintain balance between external and internal forces.  When balance is achieved, the person is healthy or is resistant to illness.  If adaptation is unsuccessful, disequilibrium may occur, setting the stage for the development of illness or disease. 24 B- Environment: The supra-system in which a person lives in.  The environment can either promote or interfere with homeostasis and well-being of individuals.  In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, there is a dynamic interaction between a person’s needs (internal) and the satisfaction of those needs (often environmentally determined). 25 Environmental Systems  Family system  Cultural systems  Social systems: 26 C- Health Health is seen as a continuum 27 Health as a Continuum 28 Health Care: Forming the Meaningful Whole Holistic care nourishes the whole person – the body, mind, and spirit. 29 30 Thank You 31