Analysis Of Nursing Scope Of Practice
Individual Analysis
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’, ‘what’, ‘where’,’ when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of nursing practice.” (ANA, 2010 p.2). This scope of practice sets the guidelines of how I perform my job on a daily basis. It allows me to asses my patient and based …show more content…
In my practice the State of Ohio sets guidelines and laws on how I perform my daily tasks. The most important and obvious way is by licensing me to practice in the State of Ohio. I am required by the State of Ohio to keep my license current and meet the requirements to renew my license. To renew my license I am required to complete continuing education. These continuing education requirements keeps me current on my nursing skills along with updates in laws and practice requirements. This assures that I am giving competent care to my patients. There are also laws put into place to deal with Registered Nurses (RN) who practice outside their scope or engage in illegal activities. The laws deal with how the RN’s situation will be reviewed, penalties, and how they may appeal their …show more content…
ANA states in their guide that it “encourages individual nurses to use their own talents and interests to create the moral link between their personal life, their individual practice and the nursing profession as a whole.” (ANA, 2010 p.100). One way I do this in my practice is by participating in our units shared governance meetings. In these meetings we work on topics such as Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. These scores are related to surveys fill out by patients about how care was provided for them. We look at the scores and develop ways to improve the scores and by improving these scores provide better care for the patient. We put together surveys to send to different employees to compile their thoughts on how to improve score and then implement them in our
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’, ‘what’, ‘where’,’ when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of nursing practice.” (ANA, 2010 p.2). This scope of practice sets the guidelines of how I perform my job on a daily basis. It allows me to asses my patient and based …show more content…
In my practice the State of Ohio sets guidelines and laws on how I perform my daily tasks. The most important and obvious way is by licensing me to practice in the State of Ohio. I am required by the State of Ohio to keep my license current and meet the requirements to renew my license. To renew my license I am required to complete continuing education. These continuing education requirements keeps me current on my nursing skills along with updates in laws and practice requirements. This assures that I am giving competent care to my patients. There are also laws put into place to deal with Registered Nurses (RN) who practice outside their scope or engage in illegal activities. The laws deal with how the RN’s situation will be reviewed, penalties, and how they may appeal their …show more content…
ANA states in their guide that it “encourages individual nurses to use their own talents and interests to create the moral link between their personal life, their individual practice and the nursing profession as a whole.” (ANA, 2010 p.100). One way I do this in my practice is by participating in our units shared governance meetings. In these meetings we work on topics such as Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. These scores are related to surveys fill out by patients about how care was provided for them. We look at the scores and develop ways to improve the scores and by improving these scores provide better care for the patient. We put together surveys to send to different employees to compile their thoughts on how to improve score and then implement them in our