RUP 1 Laurie Mahaffey Western Governors University A. Functional Differences The differences between a regulatory agency such as the Board of Nursing (BON) and a Professional Nursing Organization (PNO) is that the BON regulates, writes laws, approves licensure and governs nurses at all levels of nursing and at all levels of care. Its ultimate goal is protection of the patient. A PNO consist of groups of nurses that gather for the purpose of education, information sharing, benchmarking and overall growth of the nursing profession and the patients they serve. PNO’s provide strength to the nurse’s voice as well as serving as an advocate for patients (Matthews, 2012). The states regulate laws established to protect the
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
Lastly, a reflection of findings will be discussed as to how nurses could contribute the information from the two interviews into their own professional growth and development. The first interview question pertained to the interviewee’s role in their current position and their educational preparation. The CRNA interviewed had an extensive emergency and critical care background, which applies greatly to his position today as he works in several areas, including the ICU, of the hospital where he is employed. The nurse educator was previously a nurse practitioner in a family practice office where she learned the patient teaching aspect that transitioned into her educational role today. Each interview participant explained the unique contributions they each made as nurses and brought to their interdisciplinary team.
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.
All over the world there are doctors and nurses. Did you know that there are many types of nurses? I’m going to tell you about Licensed Practical Nurses. They are the people who help elderly people with their daily lives. They are the people who bring you into the exam room when you visit your doctor, or maybe they help the mother who is in labor.
are nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetist and nurse midwife. They collaborate with physicians and other health care teams, typically in an hospital, ambulatory care, facility ,long term facility or clinic. Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) are facing a growing competition for family physicians. There has been a long standing debate about the distinction between
Nursing care is provided to every patient under the direction of a Registered Nurse which has the responsibility and accountability for the assessment, nursing interventions, delegations to PCA’s (Patient Care Assistant). For instance, nurses can delegate to PCA’s or unlicensed staff to take vital signs, to draw blood, to bathe patients, patient ambulation, etc. The manager has the responsibilities to maintain qualified staff to perform all the tasks, also is responsible for the overall budget, performance improvement, staff retention, etc. The delegation from charge nurse is going to depend on the floors where they work. Some floors allow the charge nurse to take up to two patients, and others, charge nurses only supervise and help other nurses as necessary.
Nursing Documentation and Malpractice Law HCS/545 Health Law and Ethics May 31, 2010 Mary Nell Cummings Nursing Documentation and Malpractice Lawsuits Proper medical documentation can prevent liability issues and malpractice lawsuits. The focus on my paper will concentrate on nursing documentation and malpractice lawsuits. I presently work for a home health care agency. The entire staff throughout the company was recently informed of increased Medicare denials and possible lawsuits as results of inadequate documentations. A series of education training of documentation was implemented to help reduce episodes of Medicare payment denials and self-protection through adequate documentation.
(Cooper, S. 2011, www.abs.gov.au/statistics) Q2: Describe the different roles of the Enrolled Nurse in a variety of health care settings. Enrolled nurses can work in a variety of health care settings such as, hospitals, aged care facilities, private homes, doctor’s surgeries and pathology. In all of the different health care settings the main role of the nurse is to provide patient care. EN’s are able to provide basic care to patients, treat wounds, change bandages, administer medication and immunisations, assist patients with personal hygiene-such as showering, shaving, assist doctors/surgeons in operations, blood collection, diagnostic collection and testing, being a patient advocate, being a mediator, support network, a shoulder to cry on. Q3: Examine the principles of primary health care and wellness and illness models of care.
Delegation Task Three Tawana Lundin WGU Professional Nursing Roles and Values NVT2 Marisha Grimley July 20, 2012 Promoting Interdisciplinary Care One of the primary responsibilities of the nurse as a caregiver is ensuring continuity of care. She must collaborate with each members of the healthcare team in meeting the physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. The nurse should hold a meeting with all the healthcare professionals that will be involved with the patient to coordinate her care. In this case study the health providers should include: the physician, the nurse practitioner, the nurse, an interpreter, a case manager, dieticians, a social worker to help with care arrangements during