Roles and Values of Nursing

There are many different roles and values within the profession of nursing. Each of these roles and values has a different job description and purpose, yet they all contain one common link. The link that connects the different roles in the nursing profession is the fact that they each rely on nursing research, theories, and evidence based practice to provide safe, quality care to patients. Without nursing research, theories, and evidence based practice, nursing care would be based on trial and error methods that often cause more harm than good to the patient.

In the medical field there have been a lot of technological advances and making health records electronic is one of them. The days of having a paper health record are almost obsolete. An electronic health record keeps a patient’s medical information and history on a computer which is accessible to more people in less time. I will explain how the continuity, communication, coordination and accountability of the electronic health record can help the medical office. I will explain what can be included in the electronic health record. As an advocate of the electronic health record I will also explain some disadvantages to the electronic system.

purpose of this paper is to review the electronic medical record and analyze its impact on

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

Through the manner in which the case scenario is presented, Mr. Y is not involved in Mr. E’s life decisions even though he is entrusted with Mr. E’s final life decisions.

2. Explain how you and other nurses might work with the community and the population of interest to improve the health concern.

There are many differences in functions of a regulatory board of nursing such as the Illinois Board of Nursing (IBN) and a professional nursing association such as the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Association (HPNA). The Illinois Board of Nursing functions as the licensing body for professional nursing, regulatory enforcer and where complaints about nurses or nursing practice can be addressed. It’s role is to protect the public safety in regards to nursing and it’s practice (Cherry & Jacob, 2010). The role of the HPNA is one of advocacy for it’s members and their profession, including lobbying for laws and

With over three million nurses in the United States nurses play an important role in healthcare today. As the future of health care changes the nurses’ role will change as well. In 2008, The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) combined partnership and put together a committee to assess nursing practices and make recommendations for the future transformations in the health care system. This report was released in 2010 and included four key components in which three will be discussed in this paper.

I could describe the difference between two categories of nurses: RPNs and RNs. I explained that the nursing scope of practice of RPNs is limited and they supposed to work with stable and predictable clients while the RNs have a higher qualification and more advanced knowledge and skills. I clarified the information regarding the NCLEX licensure test that is North American and the nurse with that license can practice anywhere in the USA and Canada except for Quebec. I agreed with the explanations of other nursing students and was open for any further questions.

The chosen candidate to be interviewed for this assignment was Joyce White, the Director of Volunteer Services at Mayo Clinic, Florida Campus. She has held that position for eleven years and has thoroughly enjoyed her experience there so far. Before her position as the Director of Volunteer services, she was what was called a Charge Nurse. Today the position is called Team Lead of Nursing Units. Before that she was a stay at home mom and directed volunteer work at a church through the years as it grew. Joyce White studied at Florida State College at Jacksonville and at Jacksonville University for her bachelor’s and her master’s degree.

The healthcare profession is an ever evolving world that has changed greatly over the course of history in response to the needs of the communities and world at large. Gone are the days of doctors traveling to homes and communities near and far to provide a service. So much of the care provided now is driven by policies, legal agenda and financial impact. As a result of the changing dynamics within the healthcare industry, the roles of medical personnel have transformed into something once unfathomable. Nursing is a key area where significant changes have been observed over the last half century. Due to the ever increasing number of patients within the healthcare system and a physician pool that is not growing at the same rate, there has

8. How could you as a practicing nurse apply the findings of this study to improve perceptions of care in the clinical practice setting? As a practicing nurse I could discuss with the nurse manager the implementation of staff meetings on call light guidelines. I could also discuss with the nurse manager that handouts can be placed in

As a nurse, it is expected that we uphold certain values at all times, which are fundamental within practice. These values are important as they create a minimum standard of practice that all nurses are to be working in accordance with. These values also provide a framework for assessment of behavior, whilst providing influential guidance for a nurses, goals and objectives within their role (Orford, 2012).

Electronic Medical Records or Computerized Medical Record System what is it and what are the advantages along with the disadvantages of using this system? That is what we will discuss in this paper.

In today’s medical field technology plays a big role when it comes to patient care. Technology is huge when it comes to giving the patient the best type of quality care when they are in the hospital. In the old days people would just write it down on a sheet of paper and record it by hand, which caused mistakes. Now with the Electronic Health Record those mistakes are drastically declining. Statistics have shown that using the Electronic Health Record has lowered Nursing mistakes as well as improved patient care. Our society has progressed through the years and has been introduced with the Electronic Health Record which has drastically improved our health care system. The Electronic Health Record provides great communication between