national health goals f. Committed to involvement in ethical, legal and political issues in the delivery of health care NURSING PROCESS - Use nurse process as a tool in nursing practice - Logical, systematic scientific problemsolving process utilized by nurses to deliver total quality health care services to patients CHARACTERIZED AS: a. Way of thing as a nurse b. Framework of interrelated activities resulting in competent nursing care c. Dynamic and cyclical in nature d. Scientific, problem oriented
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beneficence and non-maleficence are strengthened by state nursing practice acts, which mandate that nurses are legally obligated to safeguard patients and the profession (Bjarnason &ump; LaSala, 2011). Furthermore, it is with great purpose that we discuss the two principles beneficence and non-maleficence and their importance to the nursing profession. The principle of beneficence is concerned with a moral obligation to act for the benefits of others (Kennedy, 2004). Additionally, beneficence
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As professional Registered Nurses (RN’s) maintaining patient confidentiality is very important. Confidentiality is defined as “the right of an individual patient to have personal, identifiable medical information kept private.” (http://www.ceus-nursing.com/courses/material_detail). This information should only be shared with the physician, nurse and other members of the health care team. The imperative of confidentiality can be traced back to the Hippocratic Oath not to reveal secrets, and to the
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Overview The IOM report explains how nurses have an essential role in leadership in the health care setting. This report explains how education is vital to advance nurses into a partnership with physicians to improve the health care system nationwide. Impact of IOM report on Education In 2010, recently signed into law by the president, was the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which are referred to in this report as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA is expected to insure 32
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The nurses should take a systematic approach when it comes to investigating a new procedure. Before you decide to implement a procedure you must ask yourself “is this task or procedure in my scope of practice”? Nurses are responsible and accountable for the quality nursing care. If a procedure has fallen beyond the nurse’s scope of practice, we would meet the MD and find out the reason why they would want nurses to implement the procedure. I would look into my board of nursing practice act and the
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recognizes the need for an advancement of the Nursing practice and medicine. Nurses compromise a huge portion of the medical population; they are trained to react to multiple situations routine or emergent. Nurses are trained to act beyond their scopes of practice in many states ("IOM Report," 2010). The IOM is proposing for nationalized educational standards, practice standards and licensure standards. Currently there are about three million Registered Nurses nationwide, of those there is only about 60%
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meeting their basic needs. The American Nurses Association defines the practice of nursing as “The protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.”. The ANA also addresses the importance of patient advocacy in their Code of Ethics (Provision 3): “The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects
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regulated agency. The State Board is responsible for the public health and welfare, by assuring that licensed nurses provide safe and competent care. Regulatory agencies, such as the Board of Nursing, regulate my practice by enforcing that Nurse Practice Acts are followed and they also outline standards for safe nursing practice. Another way the Board of Nursing helps regulate my practice is by enforcing continuation of education every year. (Regulatory Agency, 2015) Professional nursing organizations
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Faced with ethical and legal decisions on a daily basis, nurses must at times make some pretty tough decisions including how to proceed with care for an incapacitated patient with no advanced directive or how to proceed when called upon to testify against a current employer. The American Nurses Association Code of Nursing Ethics is one of the main tools available for the nurse to utilize when it comes to making these tough decisions. The nurse may apply personal values as well as societal values to
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Developing the Nursing Profession Marbella Cotto Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V November 16, 2014 Developing the Nursing Profession In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. With the ACA, America has the opportunity to transform its healthcare system to one that is more affordable, more accessible, qualitative, and patient centered. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent organization that gives unbiased and authoritative advice to government and private sectors
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