Florida Nurse Practice Act Maria I. Torres Breckenridge School of Nursing at ITT-Technical Institute Abstract The Nurse Practice Act is a law that nurses must abide by. This act serves two elements: to protect the health and safety of client care, and to protect the title of nurse. Scope of work outlines the duties of a nurse. There are many different nurses but the Nurse Practice Act still applies to all Nurses licensed by the State Law. Some nurses that are more advanced and have more privileges than others.
Running head: ETHICAL COMPENTENCY IN NURSING Ethical Competency in Nursing Paula Parsons Western Governors University NVT Task 1 State Regulation and Nursing Standard According to the Florida Statute 464.003.20 (a) a registered professional nurse is required to apply the nursing process along with addressing the psychological, biological, and physical and social science needs of the patient. The nursing process includes observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. The nurse is also responsible for providing supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of the acts (Florida Statutes 2012). A1. Implications of Law In the scenario, the patient appears to be fearful.
Classes typically include physiology, anatomy, chemistry, microbiology, psychology, nutrition and specific nursing courses. Advanced practice nurses interested in an area of specialization usually complete their clinical experience in the corresponding hospital department. What Is the Requirement to Obtain New License for a New Graduate? Individuals
Running head: MY PROFESSIONAL NURSING MISSION AND VISION 1 My Professional Nursing Mission and Vision RUP1 – Project in Professional Roles and Values Robert Palin Western Governors University Professional Mission Statement My professional mission statement is: Provide high quality, evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing care to the populace I serve to best of my professional ability. To this end, I am currently completing my Bachelor's degree in Nursing and intend to complete a Master's degree in the same. I subscribe to numerous professional journals, am an active member of the American Nurse's Association and Emergency Nurses Association, attend approximately one hundred hours of continuing education per year, maintain eight emergency nurse certifications and am board certified in my specialty. Further, my employer is seeking Magnet status and I am co-chair of the Education and Evidenced Based Practice committee. Finally, I am taking self-paced Spanish language courses to enhance my cultural awareness as this comprises a significant portion of my patient population.
Indiana Regulations and Nursing Standards on Practice Indiana state regulation: 848 IAC 2-2-1 defines the registered nurses responsibility to apply the nursing process. Section one defines seven responsibilities that the registered nurse is held accountable for. Number six of these responsibilities applies to this case study; it states the registered nurse and the patient will determine together if the current treatment plan is working, if not why, identify what additional options of treatment are available to the patient, determine if the patient wants the new treatment plan, or wish to refuse further medical care. This places the plan of care in the patient's hands. (Indiana, 2012).
Advantages and Disadvantages of NLAC Accreditation In order for graduates of any school of nursing to be eligible to take NCLEX and become an RN, they need to have completed a nursing program that is approved to operate by the state's board of nursing (Zerwekh & Zerwekh Garnaeu, 2012, p. 146). Accreditation is an extra, voluntary measure taken by nursing schools to affirm that their programs are meeting specific standards of quality that go above and beyond (Zerwekh & Zerwekh Garnaeu, 2012, p. 149). There are pros and cons to weigh when deciding on to go through the process of NLNAC accreditation. Advantages An advantage of accreditation not only represents the interests of nursing education and practice but to the public. It provides enhancement and maintenance of the quality of education by having the program achieve and maintain high standards of accountability, self-evaluation, re-evaluation, equality and increased integrity.
My Career Pathway In the future I would like to become a Nurse Practitioner caring for adult patients who are suffering from acute and long-term illnesses and diseases. I will support recovery from illness or operation by using care plans, carrying out care procedures and assessments and refural to appropriate external department i.e Asthma Nurses within Surgeon/ Physian instruction by focusing on the needs of the patient rather than the illness or condition. Nurses usaully work within a multidisciplinary team but are the main point of contract for patients, often providing the most continuity of care. Named nurses work mainly in hospitals and the community, attached to a health centre or general practice and in residential homes, specialist units, schools, hospices. In my chosen career to be a Nurse Practitioner, there are opportunities that I can progress in.
While nurses strive to nurture this relationship, the foundation and concepts from which it is derived are evident in the CCSU Conceptual Model. Within this model are three transitions related to the curriculum at Clayton State: Health-illness, Developmental, and Organizational. With these concepts embedded in the prospectus, the future nurses of Clayton State are poised to provide an exceptional standard of client care. The CCSU Conceptual Model is focused on the nine curriculum concepts and three transitions, which encompass the nurse-patient relationship. The curriculum concepts are ideas and/or traits that characterize a successful nurse.
Incorporating NP case management of cardiovascular disease risk factors into clinical care settings is an efficacious and cost-effective strategy to help patients achieve their cholesterol goals and improve outcomes. Watts, S. 1) This article is a report of a study designed to examine the role of ward-based APNs and their impact on patient care and nursing practice. 2) An ethnographic approach was used to explore the advanced nurse practitioner role. Participant observation and interviews of five ward-based ANPs working in a large teaching hospital in the North West and were complemented by formal and informal interviews with staff and patients. 3) The predominant concept that ran through the data analysis was that of APNs as a cornerstone, using their expertise, networks, and knowledge of healthcare not only to facilitate patient care but to develop a pivotal role facilitating nursing and medical practice.
This proposal is to validate current working conditions in critical care units and the fact that nurses do have input on turn over. DEFINITIONS Registered nurse – a graduate trained nurse who has been licensed by a state authority after passing qualifying examinations for registration called also RN (registered nurse, n.d.). Ratio- the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things (ratio, n.d.). Acuity- refers to the amount of time that a particular patient requires their doctors and nurses to spend with them in order to provide them appropriate care (patient-acuity, n.d.). Intensive Care Unit – also called ICU, a specialized area in the hospital who has special equipment to provide intensive care.