title: Professionalization of nursing: development, difficulties and solutions.
abstract: This paper re-examines the claim of the profession of nursing to professional status. The criteria for professional recognition are used to determine whether nursing is indeed a profession, and the author could substantiate the professional status of nursing in certain countries. The problems encountered in the process of professionalization were explored and, in conclusion, a few solutions to the problems encountered were offered from the author's own paradigm.
authors.affiliation: University of Fort Hare, South Africa.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keogh
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000639:trends; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000639:trends; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000639:trends*