ii On Sociology & Becoming a Nurse

Two final observations re.

Maclean, Una. (1974) Nursing in contemporary society. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/qhqc24fv

Firstly, there is a question for new student nurses:

'In the case of nursing, the Royal College of Nursing laid down the course of training and the final tests whilst the General Nursing Council held the solemn register to which aspiring professionals were ultimately to be admitted, and  the aim of these two powerful proponents of the nurse's unique role was to limit he epithet 'nurse' to those who had successfully navigated the straight and narrow path to registration.' p.67.

Q. Above, Maclean refers to a solemn register. What do you believe may have shaped the author's writing at that time in 1974? Is the nurse register, towards which you now aspire still 'solemn'? 2000 words.

There has been much debate of late regards the title 'Nurse'. 'Doctor' also.

Secondly, Maclean was prescient in acknowledging the 'Patient's right to information'. pp.119-120.

RCN Foundation: Investigating Learning Disability Nurses’ Perceptions of Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council -

and wider Impact on RNLD Nursing Students
and People living with an Intellectual Disability

From twitter: Dr Lorraine Henshaw RN PD. https://x.com/lor_henshaw

'Are you a Learning Disability Nurse who is no longer registered with the NMC? Would you be happy to discuss your experiences with us for our important research into the RNLD role. See contact details below for further info. Please also share with your networks !' 

'This study ‘Investigating Learning Disability Nurses’ Perceptions of Registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council and wider Impact on RNLD Nursing Students and People living with an Intellectual Disability’ Study Aim and Objectives 1.To investigate RNLD perceptions of registration with the NMC and their thoughts about the impact on RN:D nurses on people living with an intellectual disability and thoughts regarding the future of RNLD nurses a)Obj 1- to ascertain where LD nurses are working and in what capacity/role. b)Obj 2- To explore the impact of this work on their identity as a RNLD 2.To investigate student RNLD nurses’ experiences of practice placements and perception of the role of RNLD nurses a)Obj- to understand the impact of the reduction of RNLD registered nurses (with the NMC) on the future workforce 3.To examine the impact that RNLDs have on people living with an intellectual disability and their families/carers. a)Obj- To explore the perceptions of service users and carers of the value of the RNLD.'

Site: https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/project/3385884/rcn-foundation-investigating-learning-disability-nurses-perceptions-of-registration-with-the-nursing-midwifery-council-and-wider-impact-on-rnld-nursing-students-and-people-living-with-an-intellectual-disability

ii Yes, Nursing is both an Art and Science but ...

The value and provenance of 
nursing, 
nursing's benefits and 
high quality nursing care 

cannot just be a matter of 
record*
on paper, screen, media 
or artificial neural network ...

individual

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INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES

humanistic ------------- NURSING as ART & SCIENCE ------------ mechanistic

SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL

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group

Nursing ...  and its many dimensions ...	"How do you prove that you own a work of conceptual art? This is an interesting issue in today’s art market, with the trend towards the dematerialisation of art, and the primacy of the idea over its physical presence."
"For example, the late US artist Félix González-Torres’s works include “Candy Spills”, in which wrapped sweets are piled on the floor or in a corner, to be taken and eaten by viewers. When the pile has gone, the owner of the work replenishes it. So what stops anyone making and selling their own “Candy Spill”?"	"The answer is the certificate of authenticity issued by the artist or their estate. This scrap of paper is, in fact, the only proof that the work of art genuinely belongs to you, and this is actually what you buy and sell."

*
1. Often heard: "If it is not written down, it never happened."
2. Nurse registration.
3. The Uniform ™

Georgina Adams, Conceptual: only worth the paper it's written on, Financial Times, Life & Arts. June 9, 2012 p.11.