RUP1: Professional Roles and Values in Nursing Allegra Connors Western Governors University Functional Differences There are many differences in functions of a regulatory board of nursing such as the Illinois Board of Nursing (IBN) and a professional nursing association such as the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association (HPNA). The Illinois Board of Nursing functions as the licensing body for professional nursing, regulatory enforcer and where complaints about nurses or nursing practice
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protects health, prevents disease, and promotes the health and well-being for all persons in Los Angeles County. Our focus is on the population as a whole, and we conduct our activities through a network of public health professionals throughout the community. Public health nurses make home visits to families with communicable diseases. Epidemiologists investigate the sources of disease outbreaks; environmental health specialists ensure safe food, water, and housing; and all work with community coalitions
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provided, everyone works from their ideas and it can slow the project or it may even fail. Success lies with a shared goal in mind. Goals have to be clear, concise and concrete. The team's ultimate goal is to complete and pass this course. Self-accountability and effective communication are vital to successful completing a task as a team. Poor
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and who work with him to address the needs of the various internal and external stakeholders of the hospital. Dr. DoRight discovers that some patients within the hospital have been dying as a result of a variety of illegal procedures by doctors and nurses, and negligent supervision and oversight on their part. This was brought to his attention in a few meetings and he told his Regional Director Compliance Manager and Executive Committee in January 2009. He was told by them that the matter would be
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November 25 2012 Nurses prepared at the baccalaureate degree level are more competent than those prepared at the associate degree level. As the saying goes knowledge is power, Nurses prepared at baccalaureate degree level have more knowledge, they spend more time in school studying, conducting research, they think deeper, they apply critical thinking skills in patient care and the end result is positive outcome. According to Grand Canyon university college of nursing, preparing nurses at the baccalaureate
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Strength Quest Exercise Manjumol Mathew Kaplan University NU 300- Professional Leadership Transitions Amy Daly, RN, MN February 2, 2010 STRENGTH QUEST EXERCISE We will explore and review the findings from the strength quest exercise that was taken online and give a brief description of my supervisors view on leadership skills. I will compare my personal leadership skills in contrast to my supervisor’s ideals. Then I will identify my leadership skills and how they are applied in my
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There are many issues that arise when the patient privacy is concerned. In August of 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) were passed into law (Van der Aa, 2000). The law is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system by standardizing how to exchange data for specific administrative and financial transactions, while protecting the security and confidentiality of that information (Van der Aa, 2000). The areas addressed for HIPPA are:
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Perry , & Parcel, 1997) . This nursing philosophy is based on Neuman System Model, Science of Unitary Beings and Social Cognitive Theory. Nursing is one of the external resources available to the person (Baranowski, Perry, & Parcel, 1997). Nurses use knowledge and skill in working with people to promote, maintain, and restore the balance between the person and the environment, and when necessary, to support a dignified death. Health is a relative state of being which is characterized by wellness
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Molloy College- Rockville Centre, New York January 2012-Present Registered Nurse Program/ Bachelor of Science in Nursing Current GPA: 3.84 Farmingdale State College January 2012-December 2012 Pre-Nursing/ Liberal Arts and Sciences Clinical Experiences St. Francis Hospital, Orthopedic/Telemetry- Fall 2014 Humanistic Nursing Care of Adults II. Completed 117 hours of clinical experience working with floor nurses providing nursing care to patients with cardiovascular disease, orthopedic and
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RUP1 – Project in Professional Roles and Values Part A Explain the functional differences between a regulatory agency, such as a board of nursing (BON), and a professional nursing organization (PNO) as it pertains to your professional nursing practice. A regulatory agency – in this case, a board of nursing (BON) – is a governmental agency. A board of nursing exists on the state level. The primary purpose of a BON is to protect the public’s health and welfare by providing oversight over and
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