Professional Accountability: Across the Spectrum of Nursing Professional accountability is a phrase frequently used across the continuum of nursing practice. Accountability is often associated with specific expectations which include aspects that range from clinical care to legislative issues. Nursing accountability defines the nurse ’s responsibility to practice ethically and competently. Although nurses practice under universal standards of care‚ it is essential that each nurse define his or
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One of the barriers I have encountered to become a professional nurse was a multicultural issue. In nursing school‚ I learned how to respect the rights and dignity of all patients. Here in Miami‚ a cosmopolitan city‚ I had the opportunity to interact with family and patients from other cultures. In my personal case‚ I have learned that I do not need to understand all beliefs completely‚ but I do need to respect them. For example‚ some manifestations of this barrier were: discrimination‚ racism‚ prejudice
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Q2 The areas in which professional institutions operate extend beyond simply representing their members. Discuss briefly two examples of this. The BCS (British Computer Society) has over 56‚000 members of whom around 10‚000 are students. BCS is committed to both its own internal activities and represents the members of their community outside the organization. This activity is well perceived by the government‚ industry and the labour market. Now have membership of the BCS as part of their criteria
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PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT By: Mrs. Surbhi Bansal M.Com.‚ FCA Sec.2 (2): Members deemed to be in practice: If he i) Engages himself in practice of accountancy‚ or (ii) Offers to perform audit related services or holds himself out to the public as an accountant‚ or (iii) Renders professional service or assistance in Matters of accountant interest etc.‚ or‚ (iv) Renders such other services which as per opinion of the council‚ to be rendered by C.A. in practice. (Mgt
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What is a professional? After a week of research I think it is safe to say it’s not just someone who possesses a marketable skill as I thought. According to Michael Bayles a profession has three necessary criteria. First he says there is extensive training required to practice any profession. For example‚ to become a doctor in the United States you have to graduate from a 4 year college in a strong pre-med program‚ you have to take and pass the medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) then you have
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100 Unit 6 Discussion Consider the roles and responsibilities associated with the careers and job positions of an early childhood development professional and conduct a website search to find a corresponding professional organization for a career of your choice in the field. You may also select one of the professional organizations from the unit readings to visit. 1. Add the link to that organization in your response (copy and paste the website address) 2. Explain how this organization could
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Int J Soc Welfare 1999: 8: 166–174 Social exclusion‚ solidarity and the challenge of globalization Room G.J. Social exclusion‚ solidarity and the challenge of globalization Int J Soc Welfare 1999: 8: 166–174 ß Blackwell‚ 1999. During the 1990s‚ the notion of ‘‘social exclusion’’ has given a new impetus to the debate about poverty and disadvantage. This paper assesses the extent of conceptual reconfiguration that the concept of social exclusion involves and the implications for empirical
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| Professional Socialization | LaTonya Jefferson NUR/391 Henny Breen July 5‚2010 | | | | | What is Professional Socialization? Professional Socialization is defined as the process by which individuals acquire the specialized
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The Professional in Bureaucracy- Physician Owned Services In order to understand what is going to be discussed we must first define bureaucracy. According to Wikipedia‚ bureaucracy is the combined organizational structure‚ procedures‚ protocols‚ and set of regulations in place to manage activity‚ usually in large organizations (Wikipedia 2010). Basically bureaucracy is a chain-of-command type of organization. Within this type of organization problems can arise between the physician and the organization
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What are your professional goals and how will an MBA‚ MAcc‚ MS.CYBS from Saint Leo University assist you in reaching those goals? While earning my MBA‚ I will be establishing my company PinkSlayer LLC‚ a patient navigation service for cancer patients. My goal is to set up a patient navigation site in Virginia that service the low income community. I am currently meeting with directors at local medical facilities to see if they are willing to donate unused space in their facilities. My long term
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