Professionalism in Health
          Care
              By
        Heather Horgan
It Is Important
  to everyone

 Whether you      Professionalism in Health
are a coworker         Care Facilities
 or a patient,
  you expect
and deserve to
    be in a
 professional
 atmosphere!
With professionalism everything matters…
    From Your Overall Appearance             To Your Professional Use Of
            Shoes should hold a shine                Equipment
 Suit for men or two piece skirt or pant suit with
  blouse for women. Clothing colors should be      The use of Personal Protective
                     solid tones                     Equipment should be used
Hair should be neat and trim, and men should be appropriately and when necessary.
                    clean shaven                             Lab Coats
Jewelry should be restricted to a watch and/or a              Goggles
              ring; no body piercings                          Gloves
           Any tattoo should be covered
                                                            Face Masks
          Nails should be short and clean
Professionalism is more than clothes and
    knowledgeable use of equipment…
   Professionalism is also about your
Behavior, your attitude towards your job,
 and the respect that you show to others.

Professional VS Unprofessional
Professionalism in Health             Effects Of
    Care is Important
        Because…                Professionalism on Co-
•   Patients need to be able
                                 Workers and Patients
    to trust physicians with
    problems of both mind
    and body

•   Professionalism in health
    care shapes the public's
    perception of today's
    physicians

•   Professionalism brings
    people together and helps
    them to get along well
    with one another

•   Professionalism keeps
    patients satisfied and
    happy with their
    physicians
References

•   Napolitano, C. (2003, September 16). Patient-Doctor Relationship:

Getting the Most Out of It. Retrieved from http://www.epilepsy.com/articles

•   Professional Integrity, Development and Student Well-Being. American

Medical Student Association. Retrieved from

http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Homepage/About/Priorities/Professional.aspx

•   Recommendations for Professional Attire (All Students). School of

Medicine. Retrieved from

http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/professionalism/standards/pro_attire.html
Questions For My
1.                Peers
     Some people say that unprofessionalism is
     contagious. Do you agree? Why or why not?
2. Why is the use and knowledge of appropriate
     protective equipment considered important
     for professionalism?
3. What effects could acting unprofessional have
     on the way people view doctors?
4. Would you still go to a doctor if they behaved
     unprofessionally even though they did their
     job right?
5. How does the attitude between coworkers
     influence a patients overall feeling of the

Professionalism in health care powerpoint

  • 1.
    Professionalism in Health Care By Heather Horgan
  • 2.
    It Is Important to everyone Whether you Professionalism in Health are a coworker Care Facilities or a patient, you expect and deserve to be in a professional atmosphere!
  • 3.
    With professionalism everythingmatters… From Your Overall Appearance To Your Professional Use Of Shoes should hold a shine Equipment Suit for men or two piece skirt or pant suit with blouse for women. Clothing colors should be The use of Personal Protective solid tones Equipment should be used Hair should be neat and trim, and men should be appropriately and when necessary. clean shaven Lab Coats Jewelry should be restricted to a watch and/or a Goggles ring; no body piercings Gloves Any tattoo should be covered Face Masks Nails should be short and clean
  • 4.
    Professionalism is morethan clothes and knowledgeable use of equipment… Professionalism is also about your Behavior, your attitude towards your job, and the respect that you show to others. Professional VS Unprofessional
  • 5.
    Professionalism in Health Effects Of Care is Important Because… Professionalism on Co- • Patients need to be able Workers and Patients to trust physicians with problems of both mind and body • Professionalism in health care shapes the public's perception of today's physicians • Professionalism brings people together and helps them to get along well with one another • Professionalism keeps patients satisfied and happy with their physicians
  • 6.
    References • Napolitano, C. (2003, September 16). Patient-Doctor Relationship: Getting the Most Out of It. Retrieved from http://www.epilepsy.com/articles • Professional Integrity, Development and Student Well-Being. American Medical Student Association. Retrieved from http://www.amsa.org/AMSA/Homepage/About/Priorities/Professional.aspx • Recommendations for Professional Attire (All Students). School of Medicine. Retrieved from http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/professionalism/standards/pro_attire.html
  • 7.
    Questions For My 1. Peers Some people say that unprofessionalism is contagious. Do you agree? Why or why not? 2. Why is the use and knowledge of appropriate protective equipment considered important for professionalism? 3. What effects could acting unprofessional have on the way people view doctors? 4. Would you still go to a doctor if they behaved unprofessionally even though they did their job right? 5. How does the attitude between coworkers influence a patients overall feeling of the