Nursing Professionalism
This idea is reflected in actions such as membership in professional organizations and on various committees and by contributing to community organizations through up to date practice.
What is Professional Commitment?
The ANA outlines the professional expectations of nurses in this document.
What is the nursing code of ethics?
A call for changes in public policies and services for an entire population is this type of advocacy.
What is public advocacy?
As a new nurse you find yourself prepping a patient for surgery and required to have the client sign the consent form. The client has questions and so during the process you begin to do this, which is outside of your scope.
What is explaining the steps of a surgical procedure to a client?
The first provision of the code of ethics requires nurses to do this.
What is have respect for every person?
Magnet accreditation of a hospital relies on nurses being involved in the utilization of this.
What is evidence based practice?
Describe standards of practice.
What are the skills and responsibilities that every nurse should be able to do regardless of where they work?
The nursing Code of Ethics contains this many provisions.
What is 10?
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychologic injury, or the risk thereof.
What is a sentinel event?
This is the main role of the BON
What is regulating the practice of nursing within the state, issuing licenses, and disciplining nurses that violate the scope of practice?
A person's beliefs about what is true or right that should be considered when planning client care.
What are values?
During care management, this creates a relationship based in trust and helps patients be informed and active participants in the care they receive.
What is communication?
When a nurse is using core competencies to improve patient outcomes when working with other disciplines, this role is known as.
What is Nurse collaborator?
In practice, this is reflected in the nurse’s concern for the welfare of patients, families, and communities.
What is altruism?
Implementing measures to reduce waste that may result from unnecessary or inefficient services, prices that are too high, excess administrative costs, missed prevention opportunities, and medical fraud saves money.
What is resource utilization in quality improvement?