PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT 1 STUDENT ID 110209210 DUE DATE 31/03/17 QUESTION Why are code of ethics and conduct important for the practice of the registered nurse? Code of conduct refers to the manner in which a registered nurse and others included in the healthcare team present in a professional capacity‚ whilst the code of ethics identifies the fundamental ethical standards and value to the nursing profession
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Reflection of the Professional Issue in Nursing As a nurse‚ I make judgement that would affect patient’s health every day‚ I am aware that I have a great duty to ensure my patient’s safety to maintain the public trust (Chitty & Black‚ 2011). After learning this module‚ it helped me acquire adequate knowledge to better manage legal and ethical issues at work. For the sake of providing a high quality of care to my patients‚ I must be knowledgeable in both (Croke‚ 2003). Nowadays‚ the public
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Professional Nursing Practice: Craven and Hirnle‚ (2009) suggest that in general professions have a knowledge base and a collection of skills and values that distinguish one from another. Knowledge base‚ power and authority over training and education‚ registration‚ altruistic service‚ a code of ethics‚ lengthy socialisation and autonomy are the seven qualities that have been recognized as being the characteristics of a profession (McEwen & Wills‚ 2007).The question of whether nursing is a profession
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End of Nursing Degree Reflection Reflecting upon the last three years on this course I feel I have developed my nursing skills and knowledge to a high standard‚ I feel I have also changed as a person. I have had the chance to have experiences upon my placements which will remain with me throughout my nursing career‚ I have had the support from all my mentors whilst on practice and have thoroughly enjoyed all of my placements. I feel I have always linked theory into practice whilst on placements
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Emerging Standards of Care Paper The population of diversity continues to grow rapidly and the importance of cultural competence plays a major role in healthcare. According to the National Center for Cultural Competence (2014) “ Organizations must have the capacity to value diversity‚ conduct self assessment‚ manage the dynamics of difference‚ institutionalize cultural knowledge and adapt to the diversity and the cultural context of the communities they serve”. This paper will discuss and
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in the medical and healthcare service provision in Malaysia. Due to the rapidly changing in Malaysia healthcare environment‚ the nurses are required to provide care through their extended roles and provide services rendered by other healthcare professional in order to complement the health service to the population. Therefore‚ Malaysian nurses have become aware for legal and ethical issues that have impacted on their practise and recognised the importance of practice that have legal and ethical principle
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Professional Roles and Values Renee Rusk RUP1 Professional Roles and Values September 29‚ 2014 Being a regulatory agency‚ the Virginia Board of Nursing’s role is to allow one to obtain a nursing license once all prerequisites are met‚ oversee nursing practice‚ revoke‚ suspend‚ or add disciplinary action to nurses‚ and govern all rules that apply to nursing within their respective state. The board of nursing regulates the scope of nursing practice‚ while the professional nursing organization
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Professional organizations in nursing play decisive role in the progression of solutions‚ development of the efficacy and extraordinary work that is vital to the healthcare organizations (Matthews‚ 2012). Many professional and personal benefits may be obtained when joining a professional organization. Furthermore‚ belonging to a professional organization allows nurses to network and advocate for patients‚ community‚ and healthcare reform (Kitson‚ 1989). On November second at nine in the morning
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to my practice as a generalist nurse in a hospital setting‚ its impact on palliative care‚ and finally discuss on findings and recommendations to my practices. Palliative care is one of the most sensitive specialists in nursing today. Hence the guidance published in nursing times [2012]recommends that trusts draws up a plan to raise awareness of end of life issues in all wards as to improve rapid discharge process for patients who choose to die at home‚ as it is becoming common nowadays for end
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The American Academy of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has developed a curriculum of content and expected competencies of graduates from baccalaureate nursing program. These “Nine Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice” were established in 2008 and serves as the guidelines for all AACN approved colleges and universities. These essentials are 1. Liberal education for baccalaureate generalist nursing practice. 2. Basic organizational and systems leadership for quality care
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