type of degree a nurse holds is usually not something others pay attention to. The main focus is teamwork and providing the safest, timeliest, and best quality care for the patients. It is becoming increasingly clear that maintaining and improving the health of the population requires team-based care (Landman, Aannestad, Smoldt, & Cortese 2014). While nurses provide care for patients, it is difficult to differentiate between an associate degree nurse and a baccalaureate degree nurse. I have always
Interview with a Professional Nurse/BSN Norma Valdez-Rosa Transition into Professional Nursing for RNs SU_NSG3005_W2_A2_Valdez-Rosa, N.doc South University April 28, 2015 Diana Turner, MSN, FNP-BC Interview with a Professional Nurse/BSN For this assignment I interviewed Carissa A. Trevino, RN, BSN. I have known Carissa for 15 years and have had the pleasure of working with her in the past. In my opinion, some of the attributes that I recognize in Carissa that make her my role
The American Nurses Association (ANA) established The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice (2010). The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice consists of Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance. The standards serve as guidelines to define the profession of nursing and define the scope of practice for professional nurses. All standards presented in the The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice (2010) are essential for the nursing professional to function, legally
The Professional Nurse Not Quite a True Professional Corin S. Reyes Schreiner University The Professional Nurse: Not Quite a True Professional Nursing as a career has developed over many years from a simple vocation to a dynamic profession. Highly skilled and trained nurses have evolved from being the doctor’s assistant to having the authority to diagnose, treat, and prescribe; a power formerly only held by physicians. With all these major strides in the expansion of the nursing role there
Mr. Thathamkulam uses professional standards of care, establishes professional and community standards for practice and regularity standards and guidelines to evaluate programs and service activities.He formulates practice decisions based on Texas BNE professional standards of care as well as utilizing evidence based Practice to provide guidance for staff on a daily basis to ensure that his staff and he are practicing within the scope of practice for registered nurses. Mr. Thathamkulam continues
In order to be considered a professional nurse, one must encompass a particular set of values. As a nurse, one of the many goals is to provide quality care for the client throughout the course of treatment. The quality care has varied throughout nursing history and is always being evaluated. According to the 2012 HealthLeaders’s survey, “72% of nurses rank patient satisfaction and experience as one of their top three priorities.” (http://www.healthleadersmedia.com). If the care is not client-centered
Being a professional nurse is providing a high quality standard of nursing by applying clinical judgement when providing care to enable individuals with diseases or disabilities to improve, maintain or recover from illness and to cope with their health problems to achieve the best possible quality of life (RCN: Royal College of Nursing, 2003). This paper focuses on caring for patient with Aphasia after stroke by a professional nurse with some attention focused on the skills, behavior and knowledge
The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Professional Performance Standard Leadership in Nursing Practice The American Nurses Association (ANA) established The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice (2010). The Standards of Professional Nursing Practice consist of Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance. The standards serve as guidelines to define the profession of nursing and define the scope of practice for professional nurses. All standards presented in The
Ethical Leadership in Nursing Kevin L. Meek Western Governors University Professional Roles and Values NVT2 December 08, 2012 Ethical Leadership Ethical Leadership in Nursing As advances in healthcare continue to improve the ability to sustain life, as well as for individuals to live longer, bedside nurses are faced more and more with difficult situations related to advance directives, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), as well as to ensure they are functioning
Professional Dispositions: Self-Assessment and Professional Standards For many years the question has been asked, what is necessary for a teacher effectively accomplish successful instruction in the classroom? “In the early 1990s the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) offered an answer: dispositions” (Bercaw, L. Schussler, D. and Stooksberry, L. 2010. p. 350). Determining if a teacher has the skills and knowledge to be effective has never been an issue, but whether