Accountability of the Nursing Professional Nathan Munson Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V February 20‚ 2011 Cynthia Yascavage ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE NURSING PROFESSIONAL Nursing professionals are viewed by the public as one of the most trusted and caring professions in the world. This status is achieved in the nursing profession by way of accountability. Accountability is the base of all practice and provides a platform for nursing to expand practice‚ gain trust‚ and provide excellent
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Accountability and Responsibility The National Council of State Boards in Nursing defines delegation as "transferring to a competent individual the authority to perform a selected nursing task in a selected situation" (National Council of State Boards of Nursing‚ Resources section‚ 4). When delegating‚ the registered nurse (RN) assigns nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) while still remaining accountable for the patient and the task that was assigned. Delegating is a management
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Running head: ACCOUNTABILITY OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Accountability of Nursing Professionals Accountability of Nursing Professionals Errors pervade in our lives whether it is our home‚ in our workplace‚ or in our society. The effects of healthcare errors have impacted all our lives either directly or indirectly. Patient safety and quality care are at the core of healthcare system which strongly depends upon nurses. “To achieve goals in patient safety and quality‚ thereby improve healthcare
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The ideas of accountability‚ autonomy‚ and responsibility are inherently connected in deciding the extent of nursing and midwifery practice. Maternity specialists and nurses hold places of obligation and are‚ in this manner‚ anticipated that would be accountable for their practice. Accountability and responsibility are the foundations of expert nursing and ethics are spoken to as a key role in the Code of Expert Lead and Morals for Enlisted Nurses and Enrolled Maternity specialists (Daly‚ 2013).
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I think that my professional accountability will change as a BSN- prepared nurse because i will be more prepared to meet the demands and expectations that are placed on nurses these days. in addition‚ I think that it will open doors when i applly to new jobs. I’m sure hospital and other health care setting take into account the experience and the extensive knowledge of a nurse with a BSN degree. Also‚ it will have a big impact on my knowledge. The education that I have been receving thoughout this
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Running head: NURSING ACCOUNTABILITY Nursing Accountability Sarah Redmond Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V July 24‚ 2011 Nursing Accountability Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). More than 2 million Americans suffer from VTE each year‚ with over half of these individuals developing their VTE in the hospital or in the 30 days post hospitalization. In a large registry trial capturing
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Scenario of accountability without authority or power that nurses have encountered in the past. Mr. Philips is an 86 year old man admitted psychiatric ward with multiple co-morbidities including significant dementia. He is combative and often kick or punches those who attempt to taking care for him. Moreover‚ he also tried to commit suicide by trying to eat pesticide. These occur due to his disease process. It may developed flat mood and personality changes if not manageable well. In fact‚ one
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Nursing Accountability to Implement Change Based on the Evidence for Practice Grand Canyon University: NRS 437V August 28‚ 2011 Introduction In this paper‚ I will review and implement recommendations based on the findings of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) regarding the training of hospital staff to respond to a mass casualty incident (MCI). I will give examples and situations that can affect the effectiveness of proper training and responses
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A current real world example of the accountability concept and be seen within the infrastructure of the Employment Development Department: The department director and executive offices are all in Sacramento‚ California however the offices which has the job at carrying out the department’s mission are spread throughout Northern and Southern California. Branch Administrators interact with the hierarchy to obtain changes‚ policies‚ procedures of which each office must carry out in order to meet the
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therefore their levels of professional judgment and practice are different. Their levels of professional accountability are not different. Professional nursing is based on altruism‚ integrity‚ accountability and social justice. Judgments and practice that are based with those ethical values will always be in the best interest of the patient‚ no matter what the professional
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