1 Competencies for registered nurses Te whakarite i nga mahi tapuhi kia tiakina ai te haumaru a-iwi Regulating nursing practice to protect public safety December 2007 December 2007 2 Competencies for registered nurses Nursing Council of New Zealand PO Box 9644‚ Wellington 6011 www.nursingcouncil.org.nz Reprint May 2012 © Nursing Council of New Zealand 2012 ISBN 978-0-908662-22-7 3 Registered nurse scope of practice Registered nurses utilise nursing knowledge and complex nursing judgment
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Nurse Practitioner Competencies Seynor Massalee Kennedy South University Compared and contrasted the roles of the NP‚ nurse educator‚ nurse informaticist‚ and nurse administrator in advanced practice nursing pertaining to clinical practice‚ primary care‚ education‚ administration‚ and research. Advanced practice of nursing (APN) is a direct/indirect care individual who cares for patients and manages individuals and the community‚ nursing
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of tools not included in training and experience with the goal of approaching each patient with information which is as current as possible. The clinical practice guidelines are advocated because many experts have collaborated to produce the guidelines. According to Brent James‚ most matters can be standardized. However‚ given each patient is an individual‚ no individual or treatment is perfectly compatible with every patient. (Leonhardt) While the clinical practice guidelines approach is said to
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CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) conveys appropriate information to appropriate person. It is not only a document but also an architecture. CDA usually include text‚ sounds‚ images and other multimedia content. There exists variability in clinical notes‚ degree of semantic coding‚ use of standard healthcare terminologies and etc. Thus‚ it becomes difficult to store and exchange documents. CDA standard takes a step closer towards solving these variability. The CDA is a document markup standard
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living. Today the community health nurse visits‚ and Mrs. Long reports shortness of breath with activity. After the nurse consults with Mrs. Lon’s health care provider‚ Mrs. Long is admitted to the emergency department with diagnosis of heart failure exacerbation. 1. Three days after being admitted to the hospital‚ Ms. Long reports less shortness of breath; however‚ she is restless and fatigue. She is on a cardiac monitor and continues to receive oxygen. The staff nurse reports that Ms. Long has slept
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Nurses and AARP AARP Key Nursing Roles “The American Association for Retired Persons changed (AARP) is a nonpartisan‚ nonprofit organization that is dedicated to it members over the age of 50 interest” (AARP‚ 2012). “The AARP provides products and services for members including educational programs and discounts for third-party companies which is the most widely used benefit by members” (AARP‚ 2012). With the expected rise in the population of people over fifty‚ AARP is focusing
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My learner is a 19 years old female‚ on her first placement as a first year nursing student. Permission was obtained from her‚ to use her experience in making this portfolio. Student nurse F‚( not her real name) NMC (2008) The code ; Standards of conduct‚ performance and ethics for nurses and midwives‚ states that‚’you must respect people’s right to confidentiality’‚ was a cadet nurse prior to this course. Student F was introduced to me as her associate mentor. I have welcomed‚ orientated her in
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Examination of Clinical Psychology PSY/480 April 22‚ 2013 Examination of Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology has been a part of history from the Greek philosophers to Sigmund Freud. It is still being updated today using science to draw information from along with the philosophical aspects. With the exploration of new scientific data‚ there have been clinical interventions in psychology and how to treat the human condition. There are distinct differences between clinical psychology and
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choose to pursue the dream of becoming a nurse. I love being around children and helping other that are hurt. My daughter and my sister have inspired me to become a better person. I have chosen that the best career for me would be a Pediatric Nurse. Being a Pediatric Nurse would benefit me. I would have a variety of job opportunities‚ flexible hours and last but not least you would get to make a great and rewarding salary. First‚ as a Pediatric Nurse I would have an excellent and flexible schedule
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COMMUNITY NURSE The gradually shifting of health care from the acute to the non-acute setting is also changing some of the professional nurse’s training. A number of colleges are integrating a more in depth training in community nursing. They are including skill‚ role‚ and competencies required to function as a community health Register Nurse (RN). Examples include an epidemiologist‚ case manager‚ coordinator of services provided to a group of patients‚ occupational health nurse‚ school nurse‚ visiting
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