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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nurse-client relationships. According to Black (2014)‚ professional boundaries are the areas between the power of a nurse and the vulnerability of their patient. The nurse’s power comes from the extent of confidential information that the nurse knows about the patient. Patient confidentiality is also a major boundary of the nurse-client relationship. These boundaries must be maintained in the nurse-client relationship in order to allow for beneficence‚ autonomy‚ and nonmalefience of the
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Leadership in Professional Nursing Introduction Every day‚ a set team of nurses and nursing managers set out to ensure the health and well-being of their patients. To achieve this goal‚ a nurse manager must adhere to a specific style of nursing leadership. There are many different styles of leadership in the healthcare field. Bass and Barnes (1985) stated that the two most common are transformational and transactional (as cited in Frankel‚ 2008‚ p.24). This paper will define leadership‚ the
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Personal Philosophy of Nursing Nursing is not just a job‚ but much more than that. Nursing requires compassion‚ trust‚ empathy‚ honesty‚ knowledge‚ and commitment. According to the American Nurses Association (2010) nursing is defined as‚ “the pivotal health care profession‚ highly valued for its specialized knowledge‚ skill‚ and caring in improving the health status of the public and ensuring safe‚ effective‚ quality care”. I believe nursing is a profession that builds relationships with the
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patient’s family centered. AACN expect their nurses to make large contribution in the healthcare of their patients by providing quality care‚ backed by deeper understanding of subject matter. As per AACN critical care and acute care nursing is a specialty in nursing that covers human responses to life threatening health condition acute or chronic. Mission: AACN wants to provide quality education‚ resources and knowledge to the critical care nurses‚ so that these nurses can assist the patient
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Vosko Professional Paper There is a broad education gap among nurses‚ ranging from the diploma of nursing program‚ all the way to Bachelor of Science in Nursing. This gap has created numerous viewpoints on the role and definition of the professional nurse. Nurses face the challenge of overcoming these different views and definitions among the healthcare team daily; however‚ nurses share a common goal with all members of the health care team. This common goal‚ achieved through collaboration‚ is
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Nursing Theory in Professional Practice Nursing Theory in Professional Practice Nursing is the art and science of caring for individuals with potential or actual health problems. Nursing is the art of providing quality‚ compassionate care while evaluating the patients’ biopsychosocial and spiritual needs. Nursing as a science evaluates the patients’ health and response to disease. Nurses assist individuals and groups to maintain or attain optimal health. They implement care to accomplish
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Kelly’s Professional Criteria Kelly’s Professional Criteria Nursing has emerged throughout history from being task oriented to what it is today‚ where education and research lay the foundation of our profession. There has been ongoing controversy on whether nursing is in fact a profession or an occupation‚ even among nursing organizations. Lucie Kelly has spent most of her career exploring the dimensions of professional nursing. She is a registered nurse (RN) herself and also is a Doctor
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Professional Negligence In relation to professional negligence the concept of the reasonable man becomes that of the reasonable professional. The reasonable man will normally lack the skill and expertise acquired by the professional. These professional men and women are not only required to take reasonable care but also to measure up to the standard of competency that can be expected from such professionals-that is the standard of‚ for example the reasonable nurse or the reasonable solicitor
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An elderly lady‚ 78 year old Mrs Jones was admitted to the unit from a local nursing home following an acute myocardial infarction. In order to gain in my clinical skills experience I was asked to accompany and observe the staff nurse who was to carry out the catheterisation. The nurse told Mrs Jones that she was just going to pop a catheter in. There were no explanatory details towards Mrs Jones about what the procedure precisely entailed‚ and she was not informed of the risks or benefits. Therefore
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