Merriam-Webster.com‚ “4 a: a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation” (retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profession). The initial movement towards establishment of professional standards for nursing care began with Florence Nightingale and the application of scientific method. Prior to the work done by Nightingale‚ the term “nurse” applied to any and all who were charged with providing care to the ill regardless of ability. Nightingale
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Running Head: NURSING STANDARDS Nursing Standards: A Nurse’s Scope of Practice and Standards Emily Eberly Walden University NURS3000-12‚ Fall Quarter Issues and Trends in Nursing November 18‚ 2012 Nursing Standards: A Nurse’s Scope of Practice and Standards As Americans‚ each individual is required to follow the laws and regulations. Each country‚ state‚ and local town has set up its own specific laws. Also certain professions have specific laws and regulation to follow in order to ensure safety
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Nursing Roles “The definition of nursing practice as stated in the act‚ means assisting individuals or groups of individuals to promote‚ maintain or restore optimal health throughout the life process by assessing and evaluating their health status‚ planning and implementing a strategy of care to accomplish defined goals‚ and evaluating responses to care and treatment. The scope of practice of registered nurses is the extent of treatment‚ activity‚ influence‚ or range of actions permitted or
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The Scope of practice is influenced by many factors. The scope of practice of a registered nurse is dependent on their education‚ experience and role. Nurses are determined to protect the health of ourselves and others through education‚ care‚ and cooperation with other experts. Scopes of practice are the same for every nurse at a basic level. However it will be very different by specialty level‚ for examples‚ Pediatrics‚ ICU‚ OR‚ ER‚ Telemetry‚ etc. I would say‚ if we have a question about
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Scope of Practice Kayla Miguel-Anderson American Intercontinental University Abstract This paper is about being a receptionist and the wonders of other health care professional scope of practice. The general definition of scope of practice‚ and the more detailed scope of practice of a Registered Nurse (RN). The types of ways Registered nurses can deal with medical records and limitations. Scope of Practice Patients have certain rights concerning their personal and private information
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One thing that is important to remember is that scope of practice can be determined by numerous ways. Depending on the profession‚ depends on how the scope of practice is defined. “Scope of practice can be defined as all the accepted services provided by a particular profession” (Jirak‚ 2004). For example the scope of practice was created so the physicians work would not be confused with the assistants work because they are different types of jobs and duties. The assistants get things ready for the
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Javana Copeland AIU HLTH231-1101B-03 Michael Schmitt IP1 Scope of Practice Scope of Practice according to the free dictionary is the range of responsibility of patients or caseload and practice guidelines that determine the boundaries within which a physician‚ or other professional‚ practices. The basic is that these guidelines tell that particular practitioner how far they can go when it comes to medical care and treatment. According to the law in all states‚ a Medical Assistant must
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of this discussion post is to define the scope of practice of a nurse in my state as well as how it is defined by the American Nurses Association. The ANA defines the nurses scope of practice as an encompassing‚ "range of nursing practice activities common to all registered nurses as well as a competent level of nursing common to all registered nurses." (ANA‚ 67) The State of Ohio on the Ohio Board of Nursing Website defines a nurses scope of practice as‚ “Providing to individuals and groups
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An individual nurses’ scope of practice can be influenced by education‚ experience‚ and population served. It is important that nurses make decisions regarding their scope of practice‚ to which they are professionally and legally responsible. (AZBN‚ 2013). When determining whether a new procedure falls within the RN’s scope of practice‚ it is important to research their State Board of Nursing‚ the American Nurses Association‚ and other organizations. The Arizona State Board of Nursing has a
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How to Determine if a procedure falls within the RN Scope of Practice Nurse’s scope of practice is defined by the Nursing Practice Act. Furthermore‚ in our state of NC‚ the scope of practice is also defined by the NC Administrative Code Rules. (NCBON 2013). Nursing roles are influenced by our healthcare system that is ever changing. This is why it is important for nurses to make valid and reliable decisions regarding their scope of practice. In the state of NC‚ there is a “decision tree” to
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