A. State Regulations and Nursing Standards Nurses who are currently licensed to practice in the State of California are required to adhere to title 16‚ California Code of Regulations. Under the section of Standards of Competent Performance‚ part 6‚ a registered nurse “Acts as the client’s advocate‚ as circumstances require‚ by initiating action to improve health care or to change decisions or activities which are against the interests or wishes of the client‚ and by giving the client the opportunity
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The Importance of Confidentiality in Nursing Practice This essay will discuss why confidentiality is important within nursing practice and the reasons why a registered nurse and student nurse are accountable and to whom they are accountable to in relation to patient care. It will further discuss patient’s rights in relation to law. Definition of Confidentiality‚ Bailliere’s Dictionary
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Advanced practice nurses are expected to practice with competence skills throughout their careers. Hamric’s Model of Advanced Nursing Practice identifies several core competencies‚ these competencies require that APNs utilize a depth and breadth of knowledge‚ skill and judgment that allow them to safely practice and competently adapt to changes in the health care environment. The two competencies that I opted to enlist in my practice are leadership and consultation. I believe these two competencies
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when carrying out procedures within the scope of nursing practice. 9. Check sample charting before transcribing it to the chart. 10. Instructed students on: Giving total nursing care to patients and performing other duties assigned Assisting other ward members in giving patient care. Admitting and obtaining thorough patient history. Routine accurate taking and recording of patients vital sign. Giving and charting medications. Communicating nursing treatments on Kardex‚ charts and setting goals
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|Question 1 | |A client has been hospitalized after an automobile accident. A full leg cast was applied in the emergency room. The most important reason for| |the nurse to elevate the casted leg is to | |
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Phil Linn Ohio University Introduction In this paper I will cover different scopes and guidelines that nursing professionals use in their daily practice and some examples in my practice that are affected by those guidelines. Also how ethics‚ morals and values affect nursing policies and ways the affect the nurse in providing care. Scope of Practice The nursing scope of practice was developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA). The ANA describes the scope of practices as “the ‘who’
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Introduction Trofino (n.d) states that to succeed in the nursing profession‚ nurses must be ready for a high-touch‚ high-caring and high-tech profession where learning never cease. According to the Singapore Nursing Board (2014)‚ nurses are required to maintain their competencies through continuing nursing education in order to deliver safe patient care and to keep updated with the advances and innovations in healthcare. Working in the Emergency Department (ED) Television programme has
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Ethics to some is an intuition of what is right or wrong‚ and to others it is right or wrong defined by laws‚ rules‚ codes‚ or culture standards. Ethical standards and codes are essential in the professional world‚ especially in a clinical setting. Ethics guide reactions and interactions from which ethical decisions are made. A code of ethics is a set of written principles regarding conduct and behavior created by the organization to serve a guide. The purpose of ethical codes is to give its
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pharmacy304: Transcultural nursing: its importance in nursing practice Transcultural nursing: its importance in nursing practice Maier-Lorentz MM. Reference: Maier-Lorentz MM. Transcultural nursing: its importance in nursing practice. 2008 [updated Spring; cited 2010 May 01]; 2009/01/29:[37-43]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19172978. Transcultural nursing is a vital part of healthcare in the present day. The forever increasing multicultural populace in the United States
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Rules and boundaries exist in our daily practices. The rules and boundaries are communicated in many different forms within our social lives‚ governing our social relations. They persist despite the constant flow of personnel and the long-term maintenance of social relations across them (Barth‚ 1969). Social boundaries are not always obvious and spoken. Our society is made up of different cultures and social classes‚ however as individuals we all share one thing in common. “In our lives we will pass
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