If instances occur where a nurse has violations against the act it also details the different types of disciplinary actions that the nurse may be subject to. The act not only provides guidelines for nurses however, it details the guidelines for APN’s as well as the board members. The act can be view online for any state. It is imperative that all nurses and aspiring nurses go over and thoroughly read there act for the state of practice. Nursing Practice is a profession in the health care field that affects the public health, safety, and the welfare.
The job of the board is more than education. It is more about regulation. The board enforces licensing and evaluating the nurses at time of licensure or renewal. They are required to monitor that nurses are completing their continuing education competencies. The board also is responsible for developing rules, policies and procedures that promote healthcare throughout the state of Washington.
Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) – a master’s degree educated RN who assumes accountability for client care outcomes through the assimilation and application of research based information to design, implement, and evaluate client plans of care. The CNL is a provider and a manager of care at the point of care to individuals and cohorts or populations. The CNL designs, implements, and evaluates client care by coordinating, delegating, and supervising the care provided by the health care team, including licensed nurses, technicians, and other health professionals. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) – a practice focused doctoral degree in nursing. The degree that is recommended by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for all advanced practice nurses by 2015.
Roles of the Professional Nurse Roles of the Professional Nurse Janet Taitingfong Western Governor’s University Nursing Roles & Values NVT2, Task 2 Roles of the Professional Nurse There is a wide diversity of the roles of the professional nurse. All distinctive roles involve compassion, leadership, and management. This task will exhibit the comparison and distinction between the nurse educator role and a staff nurse role from their point of view based on the same interview questions for each one. This will also provide a reflection on the findings including how the interview findings contribute to my professional development. Comparison Question number One The comparison of two nursing positions is a BSN prepared ICU staff nurse and an ICU nurse educator with the education preparation in MSN in Nurse Education.
The report calls for Nurses to assume leadership responsibility in partnership with colleagues in the health sector, in the management cycle for healthcare related programs in the United States. Since the medieval era to the present, the public perceived nurses as health personnel who merely take directives and carried out delegated tasks from physicians. They have been to greater extent still viewed as subordinate to physicians with little opportunity to make strategic contribution to redesign, plan and manage health care programs. The report viewed the top to the bottom style of leadership, where directives are given and are expected to be carried out by subordinates in an all-inclusive health care management. A leader lead by strengths, not title.
New knowledge is applied into practice through evidence based decision making, quality improvement processes, instituting policy changes, and providing patient and community education opportunities. With background in OB/GYN, my interest is the role of Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. My aim involves collaborating with other healthcare professionals to provide high quality individualized care, promote health education, disease prevention, advocacy, and counseling to women in a community setting. WHNP certification is provided by the National Certification Corporation
Concept Comparison and Analysis across Theories Lori Hamilton NUR/513 October 14, 2013 Georgia Swank Concept Comparison and Analysis across Theories As a profession, nursing theorists have come up with different theories that support and guide nursing practice. This paper will discuss the role of nursing in both Virginia Henderson’s Need Theory and Dorothea Orem’s Self Care Theory. The premise of each theory is the nurse will care for the patient until the patient can care for his or her self. By comparing and analyzing each theory, one will be able to get a better understanding of how to best apply the nursing theory in practice. In both, Henderson’s Need Theory and Orem’s Self Care Theory, the ‘role of nursing’ is the core concept.
Autonomy in Nursing Practice: Concept Analysis Concept Background Concept Introduction The concept autonomy or autonomy in nursing practice is of immense personal and professional significance to this graduate student. Questions keep abounding regarding what it means to practice autonomously, participate in decision-making, and to be held accountable for those decisions. Kramer and Schomalenberg (2003) define Clinical Nurse Autonomy as the power to determine what needs to done in providing patient care, to act on assessments, and to accept accountability for their decisions. Wilkinson (1997) also states that an autonomous nurse is one who practices within a self-regulated professional environment, makes decisions based on professional judgment, and has the ability to execute these in their own practice. Autonomy in nursing practice applies to clinical judgment, decision-making skills in patient care, and quality patient care in the clinical environment.
Accountability of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University: NRS-430 V Professional Dynamics January 21, 2011 Accountability and AHRQ Professional accountability is the responsibility of every nurse. Accountability in healthcare is the moral, ethical and legal commitment. Nurses are accountable for providing the best possible care for their patient. In other words, the nurse is responsible for her actions and its outcomes. Agency for Health Care Research and Quality consist of evidence-based practice with scientific view, medical treatment findings, technology assessment, patient safety practice, current clinical practice guidelines and preventive services (AHRQ, main page).
Nurses can use their expertise, resource of knowledge, and experience to work directly with the elected officials to develop and modify proposed policy and public law. Nurses can involve in activities through schools, libraries, churches, park districts, workplaces, and businesses to increase network of coalitions, thus increase the strength in numbers and unity and lobbying for issues of concern ( Ennen, 2001). Seek for change: It is the responsibility of the nurses to speak collectively to shape and reshape the health of the community. Nurses can be vigilant about health related sociocultural issues like violence, homelessness, hunger, and stigma of illness, and can take action to influence legislation. Nurses are close to the lives of individuals, families, and communities and we needs to