...Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia Introduction Professional conduct refers to the manner in which a person behaves while acting in a professional capacity. It is generally accepted that when performing their duties and conducting their affairs professionals will uphold exemplary standards of conduct, commonly taken to mean standards not generally expected of lay people or the 1 ‘ordinary person in the street’. The Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia is supported by the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia. This Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses sets the minimum standards for practice a professional person is expected to uphold both within and outside of professional domains in order to ensure the ‘good standing’ of the nursing profession. These two companion Codes, together with other published practice standards (e.g. competency standards, decisionmaking frameworks, guidelines and position statements), provide a framework for legally and professionally accountable and responsible nursing practice in all clinical, 2 management, education and research domains. The support and assistance of Royal College of Nursing (unified with The College of Nursing on 1 July 2012 to become Australian College of Nursing) and the Australian Nursing Federation in developing this edition of the Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia is acknowledged. In considering this Code and the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia, it should be borne...
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...partners and I. Stephanie Robinson, who is a Registered Practitioner, Ashley Manns, who is a Medical Assistant and I, Ashlee Burns. I am a Registered Nurse with my Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Management. My Health will have all different types of staffing from an Office Manager to a Medical Assistant. My Health offers patients the opportunity to get affordable healthcare treatment in the comforts of their home. I will be discussing the form of my business and also comprised in this paper will be a balance sheet and an income statement. My Heath is a home healthcare agency ran by business partners Stephanie Robinson, Ashley Manns and I, Ashlee Burns. Stephanie Robinson is a Nurse Practitioner that has ten years of experience. Ashley Manns has been a practicing Medical Assistant in a medical office setting for five years. I am a Registered Nurse that has three years of experience in nursing with a background in administrative and insurance reimbursement work. I also have my Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Management. My Health is going to provide affordable medical attention to patients in the comforts of their home. The My Health staff will be checking on the patient a couple of days throughout the week depending on the severity of the patient’s illness. The staffing will consist of a Nurse Practitioner, two Registered Nurses, two Medical Assistants, one Office Manager and one Secretary...
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...Running head: PERSONAL LEADERSHIP Personal Leadership Development Plan Angelica Doloroso University of Phoenix Nursing 587/Leadership and Management in Nursing and Healthcare Marcia Lyles, MSN, EDD, PhD. January 5, 2006 Personal Leadership Development Plan It has been my experience that health care professionals as well as consumers are becoming more verbal about the inadequacies of the health care system. It is clear that improvement is necessary. There are many roads to improvement of the system, one of which is the proper use of the Advance Nurse Practitioner. With this role properly developed, the Advanced Nurse Practitioner can effect many changes both in and out of the hospital setting. It is for this reason that I chose to advance my practice as a nurse. As an advanced practice clinician, I will be able to make a difference in the community by contributing to the enlargement of the primary care workforce to meet the population’s primary care needs. Within the next five years, I view myself in an advanced practice role, that of a Nurse Practitioner serving the adult population in an outpatient clinical setting. As an advanced practice clinician and leader, my efforts will be directed at ensuring that effective health care is provided to the patients that will result in improved quality and health outcomes. At the local level, I will have a strong influence on my team in my area of clinical practice. This involves identifying the steps required to develop...
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...The American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well”. I am driven to concur with these words. My journey into healthcare began 18 years ago, working as a medical assistant in family practice before becoming a Registered Nurse (RN). Initially, my exposure to patients was limited to technical skills, vital signs, billing, and working with patients. While belonging to part of a team focused on improving patients’ health and well being proved to be very rewarding, which brought me personal satisfaction, it was after I became a registered nurse (RN) that I began to understand the importance...
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...Role Summary Samantha B. Quesada South University Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) are advanced practice registered nurses who work autonomously or in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to provide health promotion, disease prevention, direct care, and counseling across the lifespan that is family-focused. FNPs are graduate level practitioners that may enter as non-nurses who must satisfy the requirements to take the RN licensure exam, either as a precondition to the NP program or as part of an articulated educational program that delivers the basic generic nursing content, in addition to the NP-specific content Midwives are primary health care providers to women throughout the lifespan. Women receive...
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...or others in the context of delegation" (NCSBN, 2009). This is in reference to the nurse's legal liability for the actions taken and patient outcomes. Accountability and responsibility are different, as responsibility belongs to the person doing the task and accountability belongs to the person who assigned the task. The nurse is both accountable for the task being completed and is also responsible for the patients in their care. (RCN, 2010) Accountability and responsibility are two essential parts of delegation. DeWits and O’Neill (2014) define delegation as "transferring the authority to perform a selected nursing task in a selected situation to a competent individual ". When delegating, the registered nurse (RN) allocates nursing tasks to health care assistants (HCAs) while still remaining accountable for the patient and the task that was assigned. Delegating is a management technique that is used to provide more efficient care to patients. (NCSBN, 2009) Permitting HCAs to take on nursing responsibilities allows the nurse to complete other tasks that need to be completed; however, delegation is done at the nurses' discretion and is a personal choice. Nurses need to make careful decisions regarding delegation, taking into account the skill and training of the HCA, the difficulty and risk of the task, and the patient's condition. The expected outcomes, a time frame for completion, and any limitations should be explained to the HCA at the time that the task was delegated. (NHS...
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...Name: BJ Program: Master of Science in Nursing Informatics | Personal Statement of Purpose for Graduate School. | I want to pursue a Master’s degree in Adult Nurse Practitioner. That is why I went to nursing school and achieved my BSN, because it has been my dream of using the computer to enhance health care. I feel strongly that I am now ready to pursue graduate study and work towards the Adult Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree Program. I am motivated to continue to achieve in this area because of the profound sense of spiritual fulfillment that I receive as a result of laboring to make health care services better for us all, especially in the area of nursing. For a woman that is completely immersed on the cutting-edge of informatics technology, the xxx College Adult Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree Program is ideal for my long-term career interests, with its state-of-the-art facilities and well deserved reputation for creative excellence in this field. I look forward to developing advanced skills in physical assessment and diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision-making, and assessment; it is my sincere and humble hope to someday provide valuable leadership for management in the area of informatics. I especially look forward to practicing in a broad array of challenging settings such as home care, hospitals, nursing homes, and schools. It is my intention to complete a Master’s degree in an approved Nurse Informatics Program and from my research into the programs; xxx...
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...| | | Assessment Two: Professional practice in counselling. Counselling is defined as several talking therapies delivered by counsellors to bring about an effective change or enhance their well-being (BACP, 2010). People who are in need of counselling are those who are experiencing difficulties while dealing with problems and those who are distressed psychologically, physically and/or spiritually. However, not all of these people who undergo these problems actually approach counsellors. These people are usually left in a state of indecision. Counselling offers a way to tackle this; through means of supportive and empathic relationship between the client and the counsellor to provide a framework for emotions to be delved into, as well as behaviours and thinking patterns. This would improve the client’s condition through the facilitation of benign changes. However counselling does not solve the client’s problem, counsellors merely serve as guides, assisting the client through their problems. Counselling can stretch over any period of time. Counselling typically uses a theory-based approach, usually with the psychoanalytic, person-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic theories being utilised. Depending on the theory or theories used, the counselling could either be directive or non-directive. Directive counselling refers to the counsellor advising and helping the client to realise his goals, while the non-directive approach, predictably does the opposite. ...
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...PR ACTICE STAndARd Infection Prevention and Control Table of Contents Introduction Standard Statements Application of evidence-based measures Application of professional judgment Risk reduction Communication Maintaining a Quality Practice Setting Case Scenarios Appendix Glossary of Clinical Terms References 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 9 11 12 OuR MISSIOn is to protect the public’s right to quality nursing services by providing leadership to the nursing profession in self-regulation. OuR vISIOn is excellence in nursing practice everywhere in Ontario. Infection Prevention and Control ISBN 1-897074-32-8 Pub. No. 41002 Copyright © College of Nurses of Ontario, 2009. Commercial or for-profit redistribution of this document in part or in whole is prohibited except with the written consent of CNO. This document may be reproduced in part or in whole for personal or educational use without permission, provided that: • Due diligence is exercised in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; • CNO is identified as the source; and • The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, CNO. First published February 1996 as Infection Control Guidelines (ISBN 1-894557-33-6) Reprinted January 2000, October 2000, revised for Web June 2003, reprinted January 2004 as Infection Control (ISBN 1-894557-44-1) Revised June 2004, December 2005. Reprinted May 2008 (ISBN 1-897074-32-8)...
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...Identification (NPI). You are expected to access the nurse practice act relating to Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) for the state in which you plan to practice. You will also access the HHS site that provides information on the NPI and application process. Answer each of the following questions. This does not have to be a formal paper but should include all of the requested information. You should site your sources in the references. I encourage you to summarize the information rather than just doing a cut and paste from any web site. 1. What state do you plan to practice in? Indiana 2. What information and documents are required in order to apply / obtain prescriptive authority in your state as an APN? (Be specific) ALL APPLICANTS must mail a completed application along with the items listed below to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. You must hold an active, valid registered nurse license in Indiana or another state to be eligible for prescriptive authority. The application requires you to indicate the category of Advanced Practice Nursing under which are applying for Prescriptive Authority: You must choose one of the following: Clinical Nurse Specialist; Nurse Practitioner; or Certified Nurse Midwife. Please note that if you are applying for prescriptive authority as a Certified Nurse Midwife, you still need a current Limited Nurse Midwife license in addition to your current RN license in order to practice nurse midwifery in the State of Indiana. I. REQUIREMENTS ...
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...Ethics Interview on Registered Nurse. Name: ---------------. Institution: ----------------. Course: Law & Ethics. Prof. Agapito Sta. Romana. ETHICS INTERVIEW ON REGISTERED NURSE Abstract Registered nurses are normally the clinicians who are expected to have taken their studies up to at least an associate degree in nursing. These practitioners are usually trained for about two years in such areas as medications, anatomy, and physiology as well as practical patient care. These professionals are also expected to pass the board exam that qualifies them to be accepted in their particular nations that they belong as well as the whole world at large. Moreover, they are also required to have a license from the board that governs their profession. (American Nurses Association, 2010) The registered nurses usually work under the supervision of the qualified physicians in the hospitals and are also assisted by the nurse assistants in those particular clinics. Nurse assistants are often considered of lower medical qualifications as compared to the registered nurses in the hospitals. According to my knowledge before the interview, a registered nurse profession gives them the ability to be mandated to supervise licensed practical nurses, assisting nurses, as well as the orderlies in any given clinic or hospital. (Clark, Cowan & Wortley, 2009) Moreover, I believed that according to the medical knowledge that registered nurses possess they are supposed to be in...
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...Personal Statement My name is Adwoa Blankson, I am currently in my second career as a critical care nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Prior to becoming a nurse, I worked as a case manager and a child and family advocate in social services in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, for more than ten years. I worked with children, youth and adults with social, emotional and behavioral problems. My first bachelor’s degree was a BSc in Psychology and Sociology. Throughout my professional experiences, I have demonstrated intellectual and personal attributes that have made me successful in my career. I have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, which enables me to provide individualized and holistic care to patients and their families. After twelve years in social work, I pursued and successfully completed an accelerated 15-month bachelor’s degree in Nursing at New York University in May 2011. I made this decision because I wanted to continue caring for people in the medical field. An experience with a family member who had cancer, brought me frequently to the hospital and clinical setting, and this solidified my decision to become a nurse. In the past couple of years as a bedside nurse, I have developed strong interpersonal and psychosocial skills especially in taking care of cancer patients and their families. In this patient population, active listening is crucial and I can strongly boast of being an active listener to my patients. This is evident because...
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...RELATIONSHIP INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP AND COLLABORATIVE WORKING According to the reviews, professionalism is growing in every field of works, as new changes and development are emerging in the health and social care. A nurse basic professional responsibility is to provide care and support to people who need helps to improve their health issues. Its professional responsibility is to provide nursing care and support to the people who have been suffering from deterioration of health. A traditional way of nursing is to just provide primary care and follow the order of the professional practitioner, but now new concept of therapeutic relationship and implementation of therapeutic process is evaluated (Fournier, 2000). Nursing practices includes variety of settings and these settings will affect the processes which are out of control over nurse’s influence. These processes may be government laws, policies, management decisions and orders of other professional practitioners. The code of ethics outlines the intention of professional nurse to accept the individual rights and respect these rights in medical practices. Such code of ethic for nurses may affect to fulfil their moral obligation and other ethical problems they may face during their professionalism. Nurses are encouraged to take part in discussion and take decision for their moral obligation which they are facing in taking care and supporting their patient. (Gelman, White, Carlson & Norman, 2000) Over the period of time...
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...literature will be put forward in this essay to support the author statement. Main body: RCN (2010) states that the Principles of nursing practice “describe what everyone can expect from nursing practice, whether they are colleagues, patients, the families or carers of patients”. There are eight Principles of nursing practice such as; Principle A: “focuses on dignity, equality, diversity and humanity” Principle B: “focuses on ethical integrity, legal integrity, accountability and responsibility”. Principle C: “focuses on the safety of all people (patients, visitors and staff), the environment, organisational health and safety, management of risk, and clinical safety”. Principle D: “encompasses themes of advocacy, empowerment, patient-centred care, and patient involvement in their care”. Principle E: “focuses on communication, handling feedback, record keeping, reporting and monitoring”. Principle F: “focuses on evidence-based practice, technical skills, education, training and clinical reasoning”. Principle G: “encompasses themes of care and treatment, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, and co-ordination, integration and continuity of care”. Principle H: “encompasses themes of leadership contributing to an open and responsive culture”. Confidentiality is define as keeping patient’s information private but this can be disclosure when appropriate Oxford dictionary for nurses (2008). NMC (2008) define...
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...AO1: Values and Individual Rights Who were my Service Users? My work place was conducted in a nursery called Lilford Day Care centre. I knew about the placement because I used to attend the nursery when I was younger. This meant I was already familiar with my surroundings, and knew majority of the staff which it made it easier for me to get along with them, and feel comfortable around them. As being a part of the staff for 2 weeks I had various tasks that I had to complete. I had to think of creative and imaginative activities that I could involve the children with that would help them with their learning skills whilst having a fun time. So activities such as baking, going to parks and constructing puzzles helped to engage the children. As the children I worked with were aged 1-3 I couldn’t make the activities too challenging so that they could take part. I had to make sure that I fully engaged with the children, getting on the same level as them so that they saw me as a friend rather than towering over them and displaying threatening body language, I always made sure I remembered this when speaking to the children. What are ethics and values? Values- “Values are a set of beliefs or views that people hold about what is right or wrong and reflect a person’s sense of what is good or bad” (skillsforcare, 2015) Values are elements within your life which you find personally important, we use values as a core guide in which to conduct your life in a way that is meaningful and...
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