The nurse must execute this process through selection, performance, management and evaluation of nursing actions. The nurse is responsible for assessing the health status of the patients. The RN is a provider for health counseling and teaching patients. The nurse is responsible for administering medications, treatments, and other health regimens that are ordered by a licensed provider. With the practice of the scope of RN, there are also standards that every RN needs to follow.
Standard 1 - understand your role 1.1a Describe your main duties and responsibilities Within my job role as a HCA my main duties and responsibilities are; Moving patients and specimens; such as supporting the patient correctly when being moved. Administration; this includes making and receiving calls, accessing the P.A.S system to enter basic date, welcoming patients and their relatives and handling enquiries. Patient care; this role can include maintaining patient hygiene, feeding, support in accessing the toilet, support in mobility and making beds Patient treatment; as a HCA you need to support and assist patients in their treatment and recovery procedure. Patient well being; patients have the right to be protected from abuse, to be treated equally, have ongoing support and to be treated in an environment that is safe and secure. Cleaning and tidying; it is essential to maintain a clean working environment to prevent the spread of infection.
Unit 4223-338 338.1 Perform Routine Electrocardiograph (ECG) Procedures 1.2 Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice which impact on own role 1.2 Explain own responsibilities and accountability in relation to current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines 1.3 Explain the duty to report any acts or omissions in care that could be detrimental. The Executive Director for Nursing and Governance has overall responsibility for ensuring guidelines are implemented. There is corporate responsibility for ensuring clinical guidelines are supported by appropriate training, policy distribution and awareness and incorporation into the clinical governance agenda, in terms of audit. All clinical staff should be aware of their own responsibility and accountability when recording or interpreting an ECG and always adhere to professional codes of practice and ensure their clinical competence is maintained. It is the responsibility of the person who is performing the ECG to ensure they provide the Doctors with a legible and accurate ECG recording.
Documentation of the nursing care plan is important in order for the patient to receive proper care. All health team members can refer to the record to carry out the necessary steps within the plan (Module 6: Nursing Care Plan, 2012). A nursing care plan is defined by the nursing process. This process involves a scientific approach to problem-solving concerning patient care. The nursing process is individualized to each patient.
Many legislations and policies and procedures cover the legal management of medication, individuals handling the medication are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation, but then they do need to be aware of the legal difference between types of drugs and the legal framework that allows them to handle medicines before delivering them to a service user. Training to the staff member handling the medication should be completed and attended at all times and the training needs to be up to date to prevent any danger towards the service user. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 * Mental Capacity Act (2005) * The Data Protection Act 1998 * The Access to health records Act (1990) 2. Know about common types of medication and their use. 2.1 Describe common types of medication including their effects and potential side effects.
In long-term care facilities primary duties would generally be a floor nurse, and any aspects that go along with it. Including some leadership skills, as some assistive personnel will need the skills and leadership provided by the licensed practical nurse. The roles and duties of the licensed practical nurse are very similar no matter whether working in the acute care hospital setting, are the long term care facility such as a nursing home. There are possibilities of licensed practical nurses to develop leadership roles and perform them in the hospital setting. In these cases such a role would be greatly defendant on the work environment in specific settings.
Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals, and monitor the effects. 1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines, policies and protocols relevant to the administration of mediation. Legislation * The Medicines Act, * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations, * The Health and Safety at Work Act, * The Misuse of Drugs Act, * The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations, * Health and Social Care Act, * Essential Standards, * Data Protection Act, * Hazardous Waste Regulations. Guidelines - Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Standards for Medicines Management and Guidelines for the Administration of Medicines. The Medication Policy and Handbook within my workplace that covers assessment of individuals’ needs, administering, storage, recording and disposal of medicines.
RTT1 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 WGU ALLEN SMITH A. Understanding Nursing Sensitive Indicators Nursing sensitive indicators include the configuration, process and outcomes of nursing care. The configuration of nursing care concludes the nursing staff, their nursing skills, and the level of education that each nurse holds. The process of nursing care concludes the nursing assessments, intervention and implimentation. The outcome of nursing care either positive or negative depends on the quantity and quality of the care provided to the patients by the nursing staff ("Nursing world," 2013) Each nurse should hold proper information and knowledge of nursing care such as knowledge of pressure ulcers.
The care assistant may also hold the cup or glass for the service user as a precaution against spills or dropping the glass/ cup. This falls into the moving and handling principle. A(iv) As there is a care plan in place for the service user, the nurse on the day trip with the residents should know that service user C is a type two diabetic and should have the necessary tablets and medication that this service user needs. If the nurse did not read the care plan for this person and this scenario were to happen, this could prove to be dangerous and stressful. By following the care plan the nurse was able to know that she needed a sugary drink with her and that the service user had taken her tablets before the trip began.
As to where an RN can work in a wider variety of settings, from doctors’ offices, to nursing homes and care facilities. RNs can also use their training to choose a certain area of medical specialties like cardiovascular, labor and delivery and many others. Being an RN involves a bit more hands-on work with the patients. In an office setting an RN will assist the doctor by taking detailed descriptions of symptoms from patients, as well as keeping medical histories up to date. The Scope of Practice between a RN and an LPN is clearly defined by the licensing board and bi-laws set by the employer of each state.