| Leadership positions and duties assignment | | | LPN leadership roles and duties in the acute and long-term care facilities Leadership roles and duties of the licensed practical nurse will slightly vary from facility to facility and state to state. Depending on what is permitted in their scope of practice by the state board of nursing. This will have some dependencies on where the licensed practical nurse is specifically working. In an acute hospital some of the variables could include whether the licensed practical nurse is working in the surgical unit, operating room, doctors office or on the floor. In long-term care facilities primary duties would generally be a floor nurse, and any aspects that go along with it.
The span of control is how many employees a manager can effectively manage. (Sullivan & Decker, 2002). The structure of this organization provides for an environment for client centered care by offering services of acute care with different levels of care such as emergency services, med-surgical units, intermediate care unit, intensive care and labor and delivery. Each division is managed by a specific leader, such as the manager, who reports to the chief of nursing. The managers are more in contact with staff and have direct communication with staff members as well as patients in the hospital.
Clinical nurse specialist, nurse anesthetists, midwives, nurse practitioners and public health nurses are all issued their certificates from the board of nursing as well (ANA, 2012). Some of the different rolls a nurse my take on include, staff or charge nurse, nurse manager, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. Settings where a nurse may practice may include the county health department, home health agency, hospital, schools, nursing homes or private practice (ANA.2012). Regardless of the title or setting, the registered nurse’s practice is governed by the
Fundamental legal aspects of each case The ANA Code of Ethics are used to help uphold fundamental legalities. When we look at the ethical responsibility and fundamental legalities that are associated with direct patient care and as it applies in the case study case study of patient Marianne, a 79 year-old female, who is brought to the emergency department with hemorrhagic stroke, a bad prognosis of recovering and she does not have an advance directive. The legal aspects of the legal responsibilities of the registered nurse who was a witness in a malpractice case of a nursing colleague that was found to be negligent in following the standards of the nursing practice. The primary obligation of the nurse is to protect the patient’s best interest, maintaining safety, dignity and ethical accountability, which is essential in the first case of Marianne, as she is neurologically unstable and unable to have a voice in her care and does not have a living will. According to the ANA Code of Ethics, the nurse is responsible to provide the family with full disclosure about Marianne’s condition and inform the family of possible outcomes of having
In company governance in works all an equivalent your staff and foundation is predicated on the principle of constructing positive all duties and goals are met and in come back success will follow. Conclusion In the paper it talks about Dr. DoRight of Universal Human Care Hospital that can manage when he discovers that patients inside the hospital are dying as a results of a spread of illegal procedures by doctors and nurses and negligent supervision and oversight on their half. The interior stakeholders of the hospital are reaching to do their best in guarding the hospital so that they might protect the nurses or staff reporting the incorrect doings. So the employees are trying to stop while its ahead so hospital does not lose money that would cut employee pay and further protect patients from illegal action.
Midwives are personally responsible for the health of both mother and baby and only refer to obstetricians if there are medical complications. They work in multidisciplinary teams in both hospital, and increasingly, in community health care settings. Midwives do a multitude of duties, all the while following to hospital policy and maintaining an awareness of issues such as health and safety, examples of these duties are; diagnosing, monitoring and examining women during pregnancy, developing, assessing and evaluating individual programmes of care, providing full antenatal care, including screening tests in hospital, in the community and at home. Midwives identify high risk pregnancies and make referrals to doctors and other
Nurse practitioners are advanced-level nurses that are responsible for the care of their patients in a very similar manner to a physician. In fact, most states permit nurse practitioners (NPs) to act completely independently of a physician, however, some states require that NPs work collaboratively with licensed doctors. This is in contrast to lower level nurses, such as registered or licensed vocational nurses, who are often not given the same level of freedom and responsibilities. Should you decide to become a nurse practitioner, you'll likely find that it is a great way to gain the satisfaction that comes with helping people, while at the same time being your own boss. So, how exactly does one achieve this goal?
Nursing is governed by many laws and breaching of these laws may result in legal implication. However, looking on the clinical narrative below whereby Brett and I on our routine shift at Wogan hospital, this paper will identifies the potential/actual ethical dilemmas on what had happened that day and then it will discuss the legal implications that Brett would face. The course of action in regard to this narrative will be described on the basis of four major ethical nursing principles, laws that governing nurses, and the ANMC code of conduct and code of ethics for nurses. “I am a registered nurse working in a 24 bed medical ward in Wogan Hospital. Brett Wilson also works there.
In an hospital setting a new baccalaureate degree nurse can be employed in critical care units where they can work and interact with other medical practitioners like Doctors and ARNPs, they have the knowledge to analyze the medical care plan and can confidently question them if the care [plan or medication may look incorrect for the patient (Rosseter, 2010). A new associate degree nurse does not have the training and cannot perform this
A Day in the Life of a PACU Registered Nurse A Healthcare Interview Felisa Spencer HCS/325 August 23, 2015 Tamica Lewis A Day in the Life of a PACU Registered Nurse While sometimes being a nurse takes away from their home life because of the hours they have to work, Registered Nurses are a very important part of the PACU (post anesthesia care unit). The PACU receives all ages of patients who receive anesthesia in the operating rooms. This paper will explains that after general, epidural or spinal anesthesia, how all patients should be recovered in a specially designated area (henceforth 'post-anesthesia care unit', PACU) that complies with the standards and recommendations. This is where the Registered Nurse come in to play after the