Professional Roles Of A Professional Nursing Organization
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 provides standards and evidenced based practices to integrate and follow. Another difference is that the board of nursing is a licensing agency which allows the practice of nursing as whole, and a professional nursing organization promotes …show more content…
Would be not be more attentive, more empathetic, more loving towards that person? Is that not human nature? According to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics Provision 2 article 2.2 “nurses are frequently put in situations of conflict arising from competing with loyalties in the workplace, including situations of conflicting expectations from patients, families, physicians, colleagues, and in many cases health care organizations and health plans” (Code of Ethics. 2014). I became a nurse so that I could care for my grandfather in his aging years. I have, unfortunately, seen the way some elderly people are treated in the hospital and or nursing home, and wanted to make sure that never happened to him. We have a relationship unlike any other, and he has molded my nursing practice. I look at every patient as if they were my grandfather, and how would I want my grandfather treated in the same scenario. I believe this has made me a more compassionate nurse, and has allowed me to really care for my patients as if they were my own …show more content…
For instance, even though I am an ICU nurse, I am also a certified orthopedic nurse. In the unit, this certification is rarely needed, so I have joined the ortho-joint committee, and am serving as a liaison between our hospital and our parent hospital to streamline our care for these patients. I teach classes to patients prior to having a joint replaced, and have a hand in creating their aftercare. My experience will help this population receive better care, and hopefully regain their independence
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 provides standards and evidenced based practices to integrate and follow. Another difference is that the board of nursing is a licensing agency which allows the practice of nursing as whole, and a professional nursing organization promotes …show more content…
Would be not be more attentive, more empathetic, more loving towards that person? Is that not human nature? According to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics Provision 2 article 2.2 “nurses are frequently put in situations of conflict arising from competing with loyalties in the workplace, including situations of conflicting expectations from patients, families, physicians, colleagues, and in many cases health care organizations and health plans” (Code of Ethics. 2014). I became a nurse so that I could care for my grandfather in his aging years. I have, unfortunately, seen the way some elderly people are treated in the hospital and or nursing home, and wanted to make sure that never happened to him. We have a relationship unlike any other, and he has molded my nursing practice. I look at every patient as if they were my grandfather, and how would I want my grandfather treated in the same scenario. I believe this has made me a more compassionate nurse, and has allowed me to really care for my patients as if they were my own …show more content…
For instance, even though I am an ICU nurse, I am also a certified orthopedic nurse. In the unit, this certification is rarely needed, so I have joined the ortho-joint committee, and am serving as a liaison between our hospital and our parent hospital to streamline our care for these patients. I teach classes to patients prior to having a joint replaced, and have a hand in creating their aftercare. My experience will help this population receive better care, and hopefully regain their independence