Keighley (2006) discusses the nursing profession’s shift away from caring for the ill. This occurred when the profession attempted to define, legitimatize, and increase the social standing of nurses. Many different nursing associations including the International Council of Nurse (INC), have aimed to clarify the roles of nurses. The INC embodies nurses from more than 120 countries and gives voices to the global population of nurses while advocating for communication and status of the nurses. It has operated to assist the nursing profession, and impact health policy. During the 1950’s the INC involved itself in discussions with other nursing associations to define nursing. They aimed to distinguish between the role of nurses and doctors and between unregulated caregivers and nurses. This definition aimed to centre around other components such as health promotion, education and research, more specifically a shift towards science. The definition of nursing slowly changed overtime to expand past the caregiving role. However, no dialogue was made pertaining to the patient’s illness and care. Have we moved away from caring for the suffering of our patients and instead focused our attention to health promotion, advocacy, and education?…show more content… Keighley argues that nurses no longer manage the disease process or care of the patient. Have more educated nurses failed to benefit the patient in the manner that was originally predicted? Due to this shift in the nursing profession, the bedside nurses are viewed as indiscernible. This creates an inappropriate portrayal of what nurses truly do. Keighley makes a compelling argument that the changes in the nursing profession has diminished the status of nurses, rather than advancing it as originally
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Introduction
The health care delivery system of the United States evolved quite differently from the
systems in Europe. American values and the
social, political, and…
