Kirk‚ 2007) “Professional competence is the habitual and judicious use of communication‚ knowledge‚ technical skills‚ clinical reasoning‚ emotions‚ values‚ and reflection in daily practice for the benefit of the individual and community being served‚”. Practising professional competence as defined by Epstein and Hundert (as cited in Kirk‚ 2007) demands an inherent knowledge of both my strengths and weaknesses: being self-aware. A proper evaluation of my competence level in practice demands a high
Premium Common law Law
The interactions and decisions made when caring for Mr. Smith were largely guided by the CRNBC Professional Standards‚ especially Standard 3: Knowledge-Based Practice (CRNBC‚ 2012). When collecting data on my patient I used variety of sources before using the data to guide my diagnostic process and interventions (CRNBC‚ 2012). This includes‚ the physical assessment of the patient‚ looking up the patient’s history and communicating with the patient (CRNBC‚ 2012). For example‚ the appearance of Mr
Premium
responsibilities of nurses in the work setting. Within the nursing license‚ the nurse is legally bound to practice within the scope of nursing that each state defines by a Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The scope includes upholding the patient bill of rights and total patient care. According to the NLN (Springhouse‚ 2004)‚ “Patients have the right to information about their diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment — including alternatives to care and risks involved — in terms they and their families can readily understand
Premium Law Patient Nursing
Information Technology for Knowledge Management Uwe M. Borghoff Rank Xerox Research Centre‚ Grenoble Laboratory 6‚ chemin de Maupertuis. F-38240 Meylan‚ France E-mail: borghoff@grenoble.rxrc.xerox.com Remo Pareschi Rank Xerox Research Centre‚ Grenoble Laboratory 6‚ chemin de Maupertuis. F-38240 Meylan‚ France E-mail: pareschi@grenoble.rxrc.xerox.com Abstract: Knowledge has been lately recognized as one of the most important assets of organizations. Can information technology help the growth
Premium Knowledge management Knowledge Management
code of professional conduct for nurses in australia Introduction Introduction Code of Professional Conduct Purpose Glossary of Terms References Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses Professional conduct refers to the manner in which a person behaves while acting in a professional capacity. It is generally accepted that when performing their duties and conducting their affairs professionals will uphold exemplary standards of conduct‚ commonly taken to mean standards not generally expected
Premium Nursing Health care
Professional Registered Nurse Profile With hiring new registered nurses‚ the hiring team wants to attract competent‚ client-centered registered nurses. The paper below will consist of a professional registered nurse profile that outlines the clinical setting; the functions within the nurse’s legal scope of practice; delivery of nursing through professional‚ legal‚ and regulatory frameworks; and the role of client advocacy. Clinical Setting Banner Heart Hospital is one of the largest free-standing
Premium Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) represent a powerful force in the healthcare system. As APRNs became the integral part of the healthcare system‚ their education‚ accreditation‚ certification and licensure need to be aligned effectively to ensure patient safety while expanding patient access to APRNs. An APRN includes‚ certified nurse practitioners‚ certified registered nurse anesthetists‚ certified nurse-midwives and clinical nurse specialists. Even though‚ each role has a unique history
Premium Registered nurse Nursing Nursing specialties
Nursing as a professional discipline places the greatest demands specific to the development and refinement of the caring concept for nursing. By exploring the caring concept‚ within the boundaries of professional nursing practice‚ both the capabilities and constraints of caring relative to nursing‚ can be identified (Kaur‚ Sambasivan‚ Kumar‚ 2015). For nurses‚ caring behaviors enhance feelings of self-accomplishment and well-being and enable them to better know their patients’ perceptions and thus
Premium Nursing Nurse Patient
two ways in which humankind can produce knowledge: through passive observation or through active experiment.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Knowledge as a whole is the total information one has acquired. Passive observation is the process of observation that one is not experiencing the event. It is not as dynamic as active experimentation because one just perceives the event and not feeling it‚ the observer does not have any idea of the outcome of the situation. In the way‚ knowledge
Premium Psychology Scientific method Mind
Ways of Knowing in Nursing Practice Erica Walters Aspen University November 2014 Ways of Knowing in Nursing Practice Multiple ways of knowing are employed in the discipline of nursing. Traditionally‚ four patterns of nursing knowledge‚ or ways of knowing‚ have been used in the field of nursing. These include empirics‚ or the science of nursing‚ esthetics‚ or the art of nursing‚ personal knowledge‚ and ethics (McEwen & Wills‚ 2011). By combining these ways of knowing‚ a nurse develops
Premium Nursing