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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AND CODE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. Many of the decisions that health care professionals make in the course of their practice are affected by legal principles‚ moral reasoning‚ code of professional practice and it is important for the health care professional (nurses) to be able to differentiate between ethical principles‚ the law and codes of professional conduct. It is also helpful to the nurses to develop a clear understanding of the law‚ ethical issues and code of professional practice pertaining
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Future of Professional Nursing Development: Impact of the Institute of Medicine Report Katrina Daae Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V September 19‚ 2013 Future of Professional Nursing Development: Impact of the Institute of Medicine Report Future of nursing: Leading Change‚ Advancing Health (2010) is a report issued by the Instituted of Medicine‚ which “calls on nurses to take a greater role in America’s increasingly complex health care system” (American Nurses Association [ANA]‚ n.d.‚ para
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CONCEPT ANALYSIS 2. PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES Professional boundaries separate therapeutic behavior of the registered nurse from any behavior which‚ well intentioned or not‚ could lessen the benefit of care to clients‚ families‚ and communities. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary (11th ed.). (2005) defines “boundary” as some thing that indicates or fixes a limit. Being clear about professional boundaries ; nurses must maintain their professional boundaries and be aware of events or
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ANA Largely understood‚ ethics consist of principles‚ which guide the behavior of entities‚ groups or professions (Wilkins 2007). Nurses as professionals make autonomous decisions on how they will care for patients. But they are still held accountable to their profession as a whole as regards these autonomous decisions. A nurse’s deportment has been vastly scrutinized from the start. The famous Florence Nightingale pledge in 1893 included the vow to “abstain from anything deleterious and mischievous…
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Professional Roles and Values Performance Assessment Written by: XXXXXXXX Student ID# XXXXXXXXX Regulatory agencies‚ such as a state board of nursing‚ are government agencies that regulate nursing practice. They act to ensure nurses are competent in their practice and that standards of practice are met. These agencies examine nursing education programs‚ and are the ones who approve and accredit them. The agencies are responsible for granting licensure for nursing professionals and oversee
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Nursing Professionalism is defined as the practise of professional nursing as performed by a registered nurse. Nursing professionals primary purpose is the care of individuals‚ their families‚ and communities and to improve an individual’s health and quality of life. There are a set of core nursing values that define and dictates a nurse’s beliefs and actions. The core values include honesty‚ responsibility‚ pursuit of new knowledge‚ belief in human dignity‚ equality of all patients and the desire
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|Jean Watson’s Philosophy of Nursing | |This page was last updated on January 26‚ 2012 | |[pic] | |Introduction | |Theorist - Jean Watson was born in West Virginia‚ US | |Educated: BSN‚ University of Colorado‚ 1964
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The current nursing shortage and high turnover rate among nurses is a great concern‚ not only for health care organizations but also for the general population. The increase in an older population‚ as the “Baby Boomers” approach retirement age will add to this shortage‚ leaving many to wonder who will take care of them in their golden years. Subsequently‚ many of these “Baby Boomers” are nurses themselves and will be retiring‚ adding to the shortage. The Current trend for recent nursing graduates
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Professional Ethics “Nurses represent the largest group of health care professionals” (Sarikonda-Woitas & Robinson‚ 2002‚ p. 72). Professional nurses are accountable for his or her ethical conduct. Medical professionals have a legal and ethical responsibility to deliver safe‚ quality care taking into account the patients’ individual needs and allowing self-determination. The nursing codes of ethics are formal statements guiding professional conduct and informing the public of the nursing professions
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