Nursing Practice Act

The first consideration a registered nurse should determine is if “The Right Task (Cherry 355-356)” is being delegated to the right staff member. Delegation to the right staff member must be in their scope of practice and have proven to competent to complete. An individuals’ scope of practice will be set forth by the facility in which they work. In addition to individual facility polices the nurse must adhere to the scope of delegation set forth in the Nurse Practice Act of Maryland. Per the Nurse Practice Act of Maryland the task to be delegated must be “within the area of responsibility of the nurse delegating the act (Code of Maryland Regulations 10.27.11.03).” An example of incorrect delegating would be having an unlicensed individual, CNA or LPN to

Nursing is a profession that requires specialized training, knowledge, skills, and judgment to foster an independent decision making. Practicing nursing is a right granted by the state to safeguard those in need of care and efficient nursing practice is substantiated by the state Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The NPA is ratified by each state based on set guidelines and passed by the state legislature (Russell, 2012). The NPA serves as a corner stone in regulating the duties and responsibilities of the professional nurse. The NPA is founded on set guidelines, however, the states’ board of nursing (BON) has the authority to modify the laws and regulations to fit the desired practice expectations set forth (Russell, 2012). The state of Virginia (VA), where this writer currently practices, has laws and regulations that govern the nursing practice of the Registered Nurse (RN) and the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). The purpose of this paper is to discuss the similarities and differences between the role of the RN and the advanced practice nurse as well as to identify if the Virginia NPA identifies the role of an infection prevention nurse specialist.

This includes reporting violence, abuse or neglect towards clients by other nurses and extends to reporting conduct involving third parties, including family members and other healthcare providers

The ‘zone of helpfulness’ describes the centre of a continuum of professional behaviour. This zone is where the majority of interactions between a nurse and a person in their care should occur for effectiveness and the safety of that person. ‘Over involvement’ of a nurse with a person in their care is to the right side of the continuum; this includes boundary crossings, boundary violations and sexual assault and inappropriate relationships with the

State law is made up of two different forms: statues and regulations (Buppert, 2015). Under the established rules and regulations, an ARNP can: (a) monitor and alter drug therapies; (b) initiate therapies for certain diagnosis’; (c) perform additional functions as may be determined by rule; (d) and order diagnostic tests and appropriate therapies (The Florida Legislature, 2016). A practitioner licensed under chapters 458, 459 or 466, must maintain supervision for directing certain course and medical treatment (The Florida Legislature, 2016). Within the context of advanced nursing practice and the Florida Statues chapter 464.003(2), an ARNP may diagnosis, treat, alter medication regimes, diagnose, prescribe and operate, which are approved by a joint committee composed of three members appointed by the Board of Nursing, three members appointed by the Board of Medicine and the State Surgeon General or his/her designee (The Florida Legislature, 2016). On the other hand, the federal government regulates nurse practitioner practice through statutes passed by Congress and regulations (Buppert, 2015). According to Buppert (2015), federal law can override state law, and when federal and state law conflict with one another, federal law usually triumphs. Due to these state and federal statutes and regulations, this can impose a huge threat and impact to NP practice since the BON and the Nurse Practice Act usually help

According to the Nurses Practice Act (2015) set by IDFPR, unethical or unprofessional conduct includes actions or practices that causes harm, fraud, disregard for health, welfare or safety of the patient, sexual conduct, substance abuse, inability to practice nursing, behavior that crosses professional boundaries, and failure to confirm to standards of nursing practice. Examples of these actions would be medication errors, falsely documenting patient records, claiming unworked hours on payroll, or being verbally abusive to patients. The Board of Nursing is responsible to investigate the complaints. The National

This paper explores the perception of clinical practitioners to the change in policy related to the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) full practice authority. The author conducts a one-on-one, open-ended interview of 5 nurse practitioners and 5 physicians licensed to practice in Maryland on their perceptions of the recent passage of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Full Practice Authority. A literature review was conducted in a policy report by the professional nursing organization, and discussion within the peer-reviewed article supported an overview, regulatory differences among 50 states, including the District of Columbia. Their policy implication for enhancing APRNs role nationally. The author discusses a critical component

According to American Nurses Association (ANA), (2010) “the nurse promotes, advocates for and strives to protect the heath, safety and right of the patient” (p. 6). Nursing responsibilities should be acted at the highest standard and must be based on legal and ethical obligations.

The State of Tennessee Board of Nursing’s Rules and Regulations of Registered Nurses, Rule # 1000-01-.13-1r states that unprofessional conduct is defined in part by "failing to take appropriate action in safeguarding the patient from incompetent health care practices" (State of Tennessee, 2011). There are a number of arguments in this case study that incompetent health care practices are being performed, from the decision to place a patient on a ventilator for an oxygen saturation of 88%, circumventing the patient’s written and verbal advanced directives, utilizing an unauthorized family member to get consent for

The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is the body of California law that mandates the Board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs. The Practice Act is located in the California Business and Professions Code starting with Section 2700. Regulations that specify the implementation of the law appear in the California Code of Regulations ("Board Of Nursing", n.d.). What is the NPA? How does it affect nurses? What are the requirements for getting a nursing license from the Board of Nursing? All of these are important questions for someone to ponder when considering joining the nursing

Nurses have a professional responsibility to ensure that safe boundaries are kept in the relationship between patient and Nurse. It is these boundaries that provide the nursing profession with integrity, and according to Baca (2010, pp.195) it is essential these boundaries be maintained because of the difference in power between the nurse and patient. However, boundary violations can occur, when a nurse crosses from the zone of helpfulness to over involved, the ANMC (2011 pp.3) believes that when a violation occurs a nurse is behaving unprofessional manner and misusing their power in the patient nurse relationship. This misuse of power can be categorized into 3 types; boundary crossing, boundary violation and the extreme form of sexual misconduct. Often by mistake a nurse could cross the boundary without thought, a

Whistleblowing in nursing typically involves reporting of poor and unsafe practices that is reported to both internal and external organizations (Jackson, et al., 2010). Whistleblowing in nursing has a high impact in the workplace. Nurses that whistle blow can face severe emotional and financial repercussion that can lead to victimization and abuse (Wilkes, Peters, Weaver, & Jackson, 2011). Whistleblowing in nursing involves a nurse to deal with ethical dilemmas. Nurses must weigh their decision carefully about whistleblowing when witnessing any wrongdoing by the organization. Nursing ethical dilemmas, not an easy issue to deal with as there is confidentially clauses, written policies that are expressed and agreed upon by employee and employer

Nursing mistakes happen all the time and are considered errors to learn form and correct. Sometimes though, nurses make mistakes intentionally while practicing that are detrimental to patients and even themselves. These kinds of mistakes usually result in loss of license in most cases. However, if a nurse creates a situation in which protocol or state laws are broken disciplinary actions occur like in the case of Tina Chadwick. Tina, a registered nurse in SC, was tried for having a positive marijuana screening as well as multiple counts of documentation errors involving narcotics. She reported to having made the errors purposefully to cover her tracks of taking the narcotics for personal use. She was put on probation after the discovery of mal charting practices and was enrolled into a rehabilitation program.

We hear nurse’s talk about how rewarding their profession is but what they seldom talk about is how it can be very challenging as well. There seems to be many issues existing in the nursing profession. One of the most affective issues in nursing is the decreasing number of staff nurses. With inadequate staffing, nurses are demanded to have more responsibilities thus causing more stress on the nurse. This increase in responsibility causes nurses to neglect many aspects of their patients’ care. Patient care is suffering from the shortage of nurses as there is an increase in adverse patient outcomes due to the shortage. Also, there is evidence that there is a positive relationship between the number of staff and the effectiveness of their teamwork. The more staff available the more likely nurses will work together as a team. A new act is being implemented to help with the nursing shortage. This act is called the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of nursing shortage and how the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act is an example of evidence-based practice.

Nurses have a professional responsibility to ensure that safe boundaries are understood and maintained in a patient/nurse relationship. Nurses should be knowledgeable regarding professional boundaries and continued education assists them to achieve this. It is these boundaries that provide the nursing profession with integrity, and according to Baca (2010, pp.195) it is essential these boundaries be maintained because of the difference in power between the nurse and patient. However, boundary violations can occur, when a nurse crosses from the zone of helpfulness to over involved, the ANMC (2011 pp.3) believes that when a violation occurs a nurse is behaving in an unprofessional manner and misusing their power in the patient nurse relationship. This misuse of power can be categorized into 3 types; boundary crossing, boundary violation and the extreme form, of sexual misconduct. Often a nurse could cross the boundary without thought, a violation is a more serious matter when according to the ANMC (2011 pp. 5) the nurse puts his or her own needs in front of the