Description
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this task is to develop a working knowledge of nursing theory, nursing ethics, and professional accountability and apply these concepts to your professional clinical practice. You will be required to think about real-life scenarios and how they relate to nursing codes in your professional practice.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Identify a nursing theory that has influenced your values and goals.
1. Explain how nurses apply the identified theory from part A to implement excellent nursing practices.
2. Discuss how the identified theory from part A fits your professional practice.
B. Identify the contributions of two historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century.
1. Compare the differences in contributions of the two historical figures identified in part B.
2. Describe how the contributions of the two historical figures influence your professional nursing practice.
C. Explain the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Association (ANA).
1. Define the roles of these two organizations.
2. Explain how these two organizations influence your nursing practice.
3. Explain the requirements for professional license renewal in your state.
a. Discuss the consequences of failure to maintain license requirements in your state.
4. Compare the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state.
D. Discuss the functional differences between the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (see the web links below).
1. Discuss how the two regulatory agencies influence your professional nursing practice.
a. Describe your role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when a patient has requested to use an alternative therapy.
E. Discuss the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act in your state and its impact on your professional practice.
1. Discuss the scope of practice for a RN in your state.
2. Discuss how your state defines delegation for the RN.
F. Apply each of the following roles to your professional practice:
G. Identify two provisions from the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics (see web link below).
1. Analyze how the two provisions identified in part G influence your professional nursing practice.
2. Describe a nursing error that may occur in a clinical practice (e.g., clinical setting, skills lab, or simulation).
a. Explain how the ANA provisions identified in part G can be applied to the error discussed in part G2.
H. Identify four leadership qualities or traits that represent excellence in nursing.
1. Discuss the significance of the four leadership qualities identified in part H in the nurses role as each of the following:
2. Identify how your work environment impacts the following:
I. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
J. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
RUBRICS
COMPETENT
A nursing theory that has influenced the candidates values and goals is identified.
A1: EXCELLENT NURSING PRACTICES
COMPETENT
The explanation of how nurses apply the selected theory in part A to plan excellent nursing practices is logical.
A2: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE NURSING THEORY
COMPETENT
The discussion of how the theory from part A fits the candidates professional practice is relevant, and it accurately addresses the identified theory.
B: CONTRIBUTIONS OF 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY HISTORICAL NURSING FIGURES
COMPETENT
The contributions of 2 historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century is identified.
B1: DIFFERENCES IN CONTRIBUTIONS
COMPETENT
The comparison accurately addresses the differences in the contributions of the 2 historical figures identified in part B and is logical and well supported.
B2: DESCRIPTION OF HISTORICAL FIGURES
COMPETENT
The description of how the contributions of the 2 historical nursing figures have influenced the candidates nursing practice is accurate.
C: STATE BOARD OF NURSING VERSUS ANA
COMPETENT
The explanation of the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the ANA is accurate and well supported.
COMPETENT
The definition of the roles of the State Board of Nursing and the ANA is provided and supported.
C2: INFLUENCE OF THE STATE BOARD OF NURSING AND ANA
COMPETENT
The explanation of how the State Board of Nursing and the ANA influence the candidates nursing practice is accurate and relevant.
C3: REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL
COMPETENT
The explanation of the requirements for professional license renewal in the candidates state is accurate and well supported.
C3A: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
COMPETENT
The discussion of the consequences of failure to maintain license in the candidates state is accurate.
C4: COMPACT VERSUS NON-COMPACT STATE
COMPETENT
The comparison accurately addresses the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state and is well supported.
D: AGENCIES FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES
COMPETENT
The discussion of the functional differences between the given agencies is accurate and well supported.
D1: INFLUENCE ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
COMPETENT
The discussion of how the regulatory agencies influence the candidates professional nursing practice is relevant.
D1A: NURSES ROLE AS A PATIENT ADVOCATE
COMPETENT
The discussion of the candidates role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when the patient has selected an alternative treatment is relevant.
E: PURPOSES OF THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT
COMPETENT
The discussion of the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act and its influence on the candidates professional practice is accurate and well supported.
COMPETENT
The discussion of the scope of practice for an RN in the candidates state is logical and well supported.
E2: RULES FOR EFFECTIVE DELEGATION
COMPETENT
The discussion of how the candidates state defines delegation for the RN is logical and well supported.
F: APPLICATION OF NURSING ROLES
COMPETENT
The discussion of the application of each nursing role to the candidates professional practice is relevant.
G: ANA CODE OF ETHICS PROVISIONS
COMPETENT
2 provisions from the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics are accurately identified.
COMPETENT
The analysis accurately addresses how the 2 provisions identified in part G influence the candidates professional nursing practice and the analysis is reasoned.
COMPETENT
The description of a nursing error in a clinical practice example is relevant.
G2A: APPLICATION OF ANA PROVISIONS
COMPETENT
The explanation of how the ANA provisions in part G can be applied to the error from part G2 is relevant.
H: LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OR TRAITS
COMPETENT
4 leadership qualities or traits that represent excellence in nursing are identified, and are appropriate for a nursing practice.
H1: DEMONSTRATION OF NURSING LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OR TRAITS
COMPETENT
The discussion of how the nurse uses the identified leadership qualities or traits in part H includes each of the 4 traits, includes each of the given roles, and it is relevant.
H2: WORK ENVIRONMENT
COMPETENT
The submission identifies of how the work environment is impacted, and provides relevant details and examples of how each given point is impacted.
I: APA SOURCES
COMPETENT
The submission includes in-text citations and references for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and demonstrates a consistent application of APA style.
COMPETENT
Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
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