Profesionalización, vocación y ética de enfermería / Professionalism, dedication and motivation, and ethics in nursing

La profesionalización, en enfermería, es un proceso social complejo; proviene del latín professio; significa profesar, es decir, ejercer una ciencia o un arte de forma voluntaria; se refiere también a una ideología o actividad asociada que se encuentra en diversos grupos de profesionales en los que sus integrantes aspiran a un estatus social. El estatus facilita el desarrollo, el crecimiento y la evolución de la profesión, consolidando el concepto de profesionalización o de ocupación, según cada contexto. El crecimiento de la enfermería, en este proceso, presenta factores económicos, políticos y culturales, en los que existe un nivel de crecimiento de acuerdo a criterios generales como el estatus, la vocación y la ética de cada profesional de enfermería.

Professionalisation in nursing, is a complex social process ; It comes from the Latin professio ; means profess , that is, exercise science or an art voluntarily ; also it refers to an ideology or associated activity found in various professional groups in which its members aspire to a social status. The status facilitates the development , growth and evolution of the profession , consolidating the concept of professional or occupation , depending on the context. The growth of nursing, in this process, has economic, political and cultural factors , in which there is a level of growth according to general criteria such as status , vocation and ethics of each nurse .

[Historical highlights on legislation of medical conduct in Iraq]

This paper aims to enlighten the establishment of medical legislations and regulation of medical conduct in Iraq, starting from the Abbasid era around 7-8 century to the beginning of modern medical associations around the 20[th] century and focusing on the role of Iraqi doctors who pioneered the Arab experience in establishing medical association, that set the standards of practice which are applied and reputed in the Arab world until now

El acto médico: implicaciones éticas y legales

This review is a complete discussion of the essence of medical practice: that is, the patient-physician relationship. This relationship occurs when the professional legally authorised to practice medicine accepts the petition of other member of the society who asks for his opinion, advice and treatment. This paper also reviews the legal aspects in force at present time in Colombia, that regulate the Medical Act and the patient-physician relationship