Nursing Professionalism in a Workplace Various factors contribute to what professionalism is in a workplace, especially for a nurse. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA) (2016), “Nurses do their best to provide care to their patients and communities and support each other in the process so that all nurses can fulfill their ethical obligations and obligations professionals. » A nurse is expected to follow this code of ethics. Professionalism can be affected by an individual's public image, first impression, behavior, confidentiality, and ability to perform. When it comes to professionalism, it is something that a person is responsible for upholding in both private and professional life. Between us, intimidating and disrespectful behavior from nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers can harm patients when it comes to medication safety (Malone, 2016). If a medication ordered or a general prescription from a doctor is questionable, it can be quite difficult not only for the staff but also for the patient or their family to talk about it. Some providers felt that whenever their clinical judgment was questioned, the person or patient did not have the right to ask the question because it insulted their professionalism (Hrisos and Thomson, 2013). On both sides of this dilemma, “active support and intervention must occur simultaneously for patients, relatives and healthcare professionals to avoid misunderstandings and undesirable consequences” (Hrisos and Thomson, 2013). As a team, both parties must be able to put aside the fear of humiliation to promote the best care from a high-level professional (2016). About the code. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/CodeofEthicsforNurses/AboutTheCode.html Bickhoff, L. (2014). Smart nurses make thoughtless posts on social media. Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal, 22(4), 31. Retrieved from Ebscohost.Hrisos, S. and Thomson, R. (2013). Seen from two angles: do approaches aimed at involving patients in improving their safety risk harming trust between patients and healthcare professionals? An interview study. Plos One, 8(11), e80759. Taken from Ebscohost. Lakanmaa, R.-L., Suominen, T., Perttilä, J., Ritmala-Castrén, M., Vahlberg, T. and Leino-Kilpi, H. (2014). Basic competence in intensive and critical care nursing: development and psychometric testing of a competence scale. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23(5/6), 799-810. Retrieved from Ebscohost.Malone, BR (2016). Intimidating behavior by healthcare workers continues to compromise medication safety. Journal of Nephrology Nursing: Journal of the American Association of Nephrology Nurses, 43(2), 157-159. Taken from Ebscohost. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2014). A nurse's guide to