instructor. There are staff nurses that I work with who are motivated by the fact that they are helping others. They are energized and encouraged by just knowing that the patient’s life was saved by them. This is a motivation for entering the profession and also for staying in it when the work gets rugged and the money tight.“Brenner (1984) described the 5 stages of development for the professional nurse. The stages are (1) Novice (2) Advance Beginner (3) Competent practitioner (4) Proficient practitioner (5) Expert Practitioner. The stages progress from a nursing student to the professional practitioner through growth and knowledge.” (Lopez-Boyd, 1997, p. 41) Nursing is a profession. Look around you, you see competent, caring individuals on a daily basis, doing the work of nursing....
