Laskowski-Jones (2007) stated “I’m sure both my position in the hospital and my education as a trauma nurse allowed me a rare privilege that isn’t typically offered to families” (p. 47). This opportunity should be offered to all families, as a rule, and not the exception because of stature. The purpose of the review should families be allowed during resuscitation; was to investigate if medical professionals concerns were supported. Will families have emotional scars from the experience of witnessing resuscitative efforts or will the grieving process be
Provision nine states that a nurse is responsible for articulating nursing values and maintaining integrity of the profession (Martha D.M. Fowler, 2010). This can be accomplished by becoming a mentor for nurses who have just graduated. I could sign up to be a preceptor and really share with the new nurse the values of nursing, as well as demonstrate the integrity and core values of the profession. I could easily go through each of the nine provisions to the ANA Code of Ethics and demonstrate how I can use each one in my daily life as a registered nurse.
The role of the nurse in the GI lab is performing a thorough head-to-toe assessment, along with obtaining prior medical history, and making sure consent and all documentation is completed before the patient goes in for their procedure. The nurses’ role intra-procedure is documenting, assisting the physician, initiating the time-outs, and giving report to the next nurse of what occurred, post diagnosis, and any new orders to the next nurse. Post procedure, the nurses’ role is to assess the patient, perform vital sign every 10 minutes until stabilized, give discharge instructions and do patient teaching. Nursing care is different in the GI lab than on a med/surg floor because you’re with the patient for an hour before they go for their procedure, and then discharging them usually after 45 minutes post procedure. While a med/surg nurse is with their patient for 12 hours.
Another difference between them is that the professional nursing organizations are run by its members (fellow nurses). Nursing Code Examples As a neonatal nurse and a member of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, I not only follow the code ethics produced by the American Nurses Association, but the code of ethics by NANN as well. One example from the NANN website includes: “Neonatal nurses will respect family autonomy and strive to insure families have accurate, complete and understandable information in order to make informed decisions” (NANN, 2014). This is very important in the way that I practice because it is essential for the families of our tiny patients to understand what is going on with their child’s plan of care and current status. This allows them to feel involved in their child’s care, which in many ways is out of their control.
Nursing Code Provisions Two examples of how provisions from a nursing code of ethics have influenced my practice are provisions one and two. Provision one states, “The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, person attributes, or the nature of health problems.” (“Code of Ethics,” 2014) Recently I cared for a young woman who suffered a PEA arrest (Pulseless electrical activity) secondary to a pulmonary embolism. Her PEA arrest had left her in a vegetative state due to her anoxic brain injury. She and her husband were both very religious and believed in life. Most of the nurses I work with thought the family was being unreasonable stating, “If it were my family member, I would not want his or her life prolonged.” Despite what the nurse believes in, it is important to not disrespect what the family believes in
Reality orientation is one of the most widely used management strategies for dealing with people with dementia (Holden and Woods, 1995). It aims to help people with memory loss and disorientation by reminding them of facts about themselves and their environment. As I said earlier Trudy would have lucid periods where she knew she was in hospital. At these times I could say “Trudy you are staying in hospital for the moment Paddy is not well enough to take care of you at the moment”. Trudy would accept this and understand that I was a nurse and I was there to help.
Palliative care is defined as “a medical specialty that focuses on relief of the pain, symptoms and stress of a life-threatening illness and improving quality of life. It is appropriate at any time in an illness and can be provided at the same time as curative treatment” (www.cancer.org/hospice). During this time patients are surrounded by their love ones, and are still getting treated 24/7. They are still viewed as people not as death or burdens. The average patient is in hospice 59 days.
RUP1 Project Professional Roles and Values December 2013 RUP1 Project My mission in nursing started at 24 years of age in 2009 when I became licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Bureau of Registered Nursing (BRN). I take great pride in helping my patients by alleviating the suffering and anguish that comes with hospitalization, regardless of race, ethnicity or status using solid evidence-based nursing practice, therapeutic interpersonal communication and emotional support. My mission has since evolved to a practice specializing in Oncology nursing with an Oncology Certificate awarded by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) in 2012. I will describe the functional differences between the BRN and
I will never forget visiting her in the ICU and thinking it would be the last time I would see her. Luckily, she healed and was eventually back to normal. After seeing the positive impact the nurses and their care had on my nana, I knew it was my calling. I wanted to provide patients with proper care and help change lives. I will be a first generation healthcare graduate.
Professional Roles and Values Entering the nursing profession in my 30s, I yearned for a career that will give me personal gratitude and reward, not in terms of monetary, but pride and self-satisfaction. Nursing is a profession that to do good for others was the primary requirement and that is what attracted me to the profession. Being in the nursing profession for 6 years, my nursing professional mission is to provide best quality of care and achieve optimal outcome by constantly seeking challenges, learning and finding inspiration from patients, colleagues, peers and family while remaining accountable for my professional practice, and continuing to value team work between myself, the patient and interdisciplinary team. This paper will help explain my nursing professional mission statement. Explanation of the functional difference between a regulatory nursing agency and professional nursing organization will be provided.