...Explain the value that professional nursing organizations have in networking and in the legislative process. Provide a rationale for your response. According to Merton, a professional organization is an organization of practitioners who judge one another as professionally competent and who have banded together to perform social functions which they cannot perform in their separate capacity as individual. The America Nurses Association is a national professional organization representing the nation’s entire registered nurse population. ANA is designed to elevate the standard of nursing education, establish a code of ethics and promote the interest of nursing. Therefore, the three foundational documents, formulated by her members and staff, known as the Code of Ethics for Nurses with interpretative Statements (2001), the social policy statement: Essence of the profession (2010a), and Nursing: Scope and Standard of practice (2010b) help distinguish and support nursing as a profession. Membership in a professional association provides many benefits. You being part of a professional association encourages companionship and professional networking; your contact with your fellow nurses, and not just the ones who you already see every day, will open a world of opportunity. Through in-person meetings as well as online social networking venues provided by an association, you can connect with other nurses who work in similar positions and learn how they do things, and you can use...
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...A Nursing Professional Organization The National Association of Hispanic Nursing Name College Abstract This research paper is on The Nurse Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). I will explain the primary mission of this organization and it’s contributing factor and benefits to nursing. The impact of the organization on the community, the political stand point and supportive issues it has on nursing, the resources it provides on the web and to health professionals and the public, the choices for scholarship and continuing education, if any local chapters are located in the community and participation is allowed, my consideration of joining this organization, and advantages and disadvantages of participating in this nursing organization. A Nursing Professional Organization The Nursing Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) is a non-profit nursing organization that was founded in 1975 to address the needs of the Hispanic nurses. Its mission is “committed to advancing the health in Hispanic communities and to lead, promote and advocate the educational, professional, and leadership opportunities for Hispanic nurses”. (National Association of Hispanic Nursing, 2013) The NAHN focus is on improving the health and quality nursing services of the Hispanic community. This organization contributes to the practice of nursing and the community by providing an opportunity to the nurses to incorporate in the analysis and evaluation of the community needs. They design and promote...
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...Professional organizations and associations in nursing are critical for generating the energy, flow of ideas, and proactive work needed to maintain a healthy profession that advocates for the needs of its clients and nurses, and the trust of society (Matthews, J.H., 2012). These organizations are helpful to get the nurses together from all around the nation and share ideas, thoughts, congregate, talk among themselves, and advocate for their causes. These organizations make it possible for nurse to advocate for the removal of barriers to the use of advanced practice nurses, to allow them to practice to their full scope of practice across all settings and in all states and also to receive just payment for their services rendered. Such organizations provide webinars, scholarly manuscripts and publish the latest advanced knowledge in a specialty area and/or the profession to help nurses maintain current knowledge of changes in practices and Continued Education with Contact hour credits. Very few policy changes take place without the concerted efforts of many advocates working together to bring about a common goal. Joining a professional nursing organization is an important way to enhance individual advocacy efforts. Nurses in an organized professional association have more resources, and are able to strategize more effectively to bring nursing’s perspective to health policy decision makers than do individual nurses. Professional nursing organizations are able to monitor public...
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...English Baseball League System The English Baseball League System, also known as the Baseball Pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association baseball clubs in England. The system is hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the hypothetical possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system. There are 7 individual leagues (6 visible and 1 national sub-division). About the system The system consists of a pyramid of leagues, bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. A certain number of the most successful clubs in each league can rise to a higher league, whilst those that finish at the bottom of their league can find themselves sinking down a level. In addition to sporting performance, promotion is contingent on meeting criteria set by the higher league. Structure and Promotion/Relegation Rules Barclay's Premier League: 20 Clubs Bottom 3 Relegated NPower Championship: 20 Clubs Top 2 automatically Promoted Next 4 Teams compete in Playoffs, winner gains third promotion spot Bottom 3 Relegated NPower League 1: 20 Clubs Top 2 automatically Promoted Next 4 compete in Playoffs, winner gains third promotion spot Bottom 4 Relegated NPower League 2: 20 Clubs Top 3 automatically promoted Next 4 compete in Playoff, winner gains fourth promotion spot Bottom 2 Relegated Conference Premier: 20 Clubs Champions Promoted Next 4 compete...
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...Three Professional Atheletes of Racquetball Cliff Swain was born on March 21, 1966 in San Jose California but really raised in Braintree Massachutes. His father, Robert “Red” Swain, a competitive handball player introduced Cliff to racquetball when he was just 13 years old. Soon winning Massachusetts State and New England Regional Junior Racquetball Championships, Swain was naturally talented and quickly picked up the game. The US Junior National 16 and Under Racquetball Championship was won by Cliff Swain in 1983. Then in 1984 the Orange Bowl World 18 and Under Junior Racquetball Championship was won by Swain. Swain later went on to Providence College in 1984 where he was on the racquetball team before turning professional. The most tournament wins in professional racquetball can be accredited to Cliff Swain. In the 1980s continued onto the 2000s, he began playing the pro tour International Racquetball Tour (IRT). The left-handed Swain was a dominant player in the 1990s known for his great drive serve and on court intensity, finishing as the #1 IRT player in 5 seasons during that decade. In 2003, Swain was inducted into the USA Racquetball Hall of fame. Following the 2006-07 season Swain retired from the IRT, but did play some tournaments in the 2008-09 IRT season. Also in the 2008-09 seasons he also played on the Classic Pro Racquetball Tour (CPRT) for former pro players over 40. Swain has played 265 tournaments which are more than any other player and his 71 IRT tournament...
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...Performance of Organizations National Football League (NFL) Diallo Jones Dr. Antoinette Bridges BUS 475 – Business and Society Nov 2, 2014 Corporate social responsibility in professional sports first emerged from the idea that charitable endeavors and community outreach programs could help boost fan support and increase revenues. Today, many professional leagues and franchises use their social responsibility efforts as a way to improve their public relations and marketing strategies ( “Sports Philanthropy”, 2009). Increasingly, teams see social responsibility as critical in bridging the gap between athletes and fans as a result of astronomical player salaries and continued occurrences of player misconduct both on and off the field (Knecht,2007).More than ever before, sports franchises are using their athletes‟ celebrity-like status appeal to generate impact in the community, while leveraging these efforts to promote the image of their league and its teams. The recent rise in CSR activities illustrate that professional sports franchises fully realize importance of image and reputation. According to Public Relations Quarterly, there is a positive and linear relationship between reputation and organizational success (Gibson,Gonzales&Castanon, 2006). Consequently, reputation is the single most valued asset of an organization (Gibson, Gonzales&Castanon, 2006). While positive reputations are beneficial to the success of individuals and organizations, negative reputations...
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...Controller Strike of 1981 Bob Saget Utah Valley University The PATCO strike of 1981 was a turning point for labor relations in the United States. Labor and management went head to head in one of the most famous strikes in the history of our country. In the end, labor lost, and thousands of controllers were fired for standing up for their profession. I believe the controllers were wronged and terminated unfairly. Every worker should have a right to better their profession and collectively bargain for their job. We will first look at the events that led up to the strike and then discuss the outcome from the controller’s perspective as I believe they were in the right. The major concerns of the union leading up to the strike included pay, benefits, and schedule. The union cited safety for a reduced work week that would be 32 hours long. They also wanted a pay increase and better retirement benefits. Negotiations began in February but stalled shortly after. On August 3rd, 1981, 13,000 PATCO members go on strike due to unsuccessful contract negotiations. Management did try to negotiate with the controllers offering a pay raise, however the union did not view the other improvements as satisfactory. The union and its members were willing to participate in what was considered an illegal strike for a couple different reasons. The union was just coming down off of many major victories for their workers over the past decade. PATCO leaders thought they had an excellent...
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...The Effects of Labor Unions Article Summary The article I have chosen for the case study is titled “California’s Oranges are Rotting on the Docks”. This article focuses on the efforts of the International Longshore Workers Union to reach an agreement with the Pacific Maritime Association. Negotiations between the two organizations have been proceeding for several months now, since July 2014. The two groups are attempting to iron out details for about 13,500 port workers to increase salaries, improve healthcare, and pension plans. These 13,500 workers span across the pacific coast, covering about 29 ports which serve as primary shipping ports between the United States and Asia. 70% of the United States’ imports and exports with Asia are serviced using the affected ports. The article notes that since negotiations begin, workers have gone on strike, cutting down the amount of hours worked each week. This cut back in labor has caused delays at the ports reducing the amount of goods being imported and exported. Produce has been rotting in shipping containers, meat is being held in freezers, and auto makers are not receiving needed parts. This strike has trickled down, affecting a number of different industries, which have all had to reduce production. Some firms have begun to seek alternative shipping methods, but none are as cost effective as using the Maersk ships carrying 18,000 shipping containers. (www.cnn.money.com) This article focused on a number of concepts...
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...Project in Professional Roles and Values: Professional Mission Statement Professional Mission Statement 1 Abstract This paper is my personal professional mission statement and in the course of this paper I will showcase my professional development plan. During the course of my mission statement, I will explain the functional differences between regulatory agencies and professional nursing organizations as they pertain to my professional nursing practice. I will discuss examples of how provisions from the American Nurses Association’s code of ethics influence my practice. I will also discuss four professional traits, outlined in the American Nurses Association’s code of ethics, that I will bring to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. I will identify a nursing theory that has influenced my professional practice and how this theory fits into my professional practice. I will discuss how the contributions of a historical nursing figure has influenced my professional practice. To conclude my paper, I will discuss real-world scenarios where I have safeguarded the principles of Beneficence and respect for autonomy of actual patients. Professional Mission Statement 2 Professional Nursing Organizations (PNO)/Board of Nursing (BON) To begin my mission statement, I will explain the functional differences between regulatory agencies (e.g. BON) and professional nursing organizations (PNO) as it pertains to my professional nursing practice. A regulatory...
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...PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS Grand Canyon University NRS-430V. April 27, 2014 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS In 1970, The National Academy of Sciences established the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a non-governmental, non-profit organization, developed to provide advice on the national level that addresses issues of medical care, education, and research. Through research, collected data, and nurse-led solutions, the IOM created an informative report in 2010 called The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which provides specific recommendations on the improvement of the nursing workforce and the healthcare delivery system. The report is directed towards various entities; individual policy makers, national state and government leaders, licensing bodies, educational institutions and consumer advocates, are just to name a few. Three particular recommendations, transforming education, transforming practice and transforming leadership, will be further discussed to display how each transformation will impact changes in the nursing profession and the health care delivery system. Transforming Education The first recommendation to be discussed that will impact change in the nursing profession and the health care delivery system is the transformation of education. The IOM report states that “nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression”...
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...Professional Dynamics Details This course is a bridge course for the RN who is returning to formal education for the baccalaureate degree in nursing. The course focuses on differentiated nursing practice competencies, nursing conceptual models, professional accountability, integrating spirituality into practice, group dynamics, and critical thinking. Emphasis is also placed on writing and oral presentation skills. 3.0 None None Additional Material Textbook Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice Cresaia, J., & Friberg, E. (2010). Conceptual foundations: The bridge to professional nursing practice (5th ed). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. ISBN-13: 9780323068697 (Available as eBook) Important information about this text: All required GCU RN-to-BSN eBooks are accessible anywhere-anytime, with lifetime access via Evolve at (http://evolve.elsevier.com). Refer to “Pageburst/Evolve eBooks” for details on how to access the course’s required text. http://evolve.elsevier.com Topics Topic 1: Essentials of Baccalaureate Education Description: Objectives: 1. Identify uses of the various elements of the virtual classroom. 2. Identify best practices for conducting academic research. 3. Access the GCU online Library Catalog to access the journal databases and locate scholarly/peer-reviewed articles. 4. Define plagiarism and distinguish between plagiarism, paraphrasing, and summarizing. 5. Differentiate between academic and nonacademic writing. Topic Material: Electronic...
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...issues that affect patient outcomes and nursing. It is important for nurse leaders to maintain a certain awareness of the changes and be active participates in advocating and decision-making of the political issues that arise for the health care field and nursing, especially in their particular field of practice. Although there may be times that a nurse leader may need to advocate for other fields of nursing, politics, and policy making. Health care is affected by decisions made by the federal and state government. The persons in those seats are mainly political personal and not health care people. Because these people are not medical or nursing people, the decisions made may impact negatively the field or profession that is why it is important for nurse leaders and nurses to be aware of the decisions made about the profession and health care. Becoming a member of a professional organization will help nurse leaders increase their knowledge about the issues affecting the nursing profession and health care in the federal and state level of legislation. Nurse leaders should consider participating in professional organizations and political issues to provide feedback and input that affect the delivery of health care and the nursing profession. Facility policy and services provided may be affected by the changes in managed care because of changes in regulation, laws, and national health care policies. Nursing professional organizations may keep nurses current with current...
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...Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Brenda Johnson Grand Canyon University Professional Dynamics NRS-430V August 16, 2015 Professional Development of Nursing Professionals The momentum ignited by the November 30, 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing Report will impact healthcare and redefine the expectations of the nursing profession. The historical report was the result of a two year initiative commissioned by the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation (RJWF) in response to meeting the demands for healthcare reformation and was inclusive of an action plan to resolve the nursing shortage and identify barriers. The first edition publication of the IOM in 2007 stated, “We want our healthcare system to deliver: the right care for every patient every time.” The process and application for delivering this standard of care which is evidenced based and patient centered must be viable, evolving and transformational in nature. Four key messages quoted here resulted from the forum discussions as stated by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2010 : 1. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. 2. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through and improved education system that promote seamless academic progression. 3. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other healthcare professionals, in redesigning healthcare in the United States. 4. Effective workforce planning and policy...
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... PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND VALUES Eleni Seyfu Student ID # 000356790 Western Governors University September 22, 2015 Professional Roles and values This project discusses the differences among board of nursing and a professional nursing organization. There is also brief discussion I presented on this assignment about nursing code of ethics, professional traits, nursing theory contributions and scenarios. Difference Between BRN and PNO The difference between regulatory agency of BRN and professional nursing organization. Board of register nursing is an organization; state governmental existing law to controls the practice of registered nurse and protects public health. It gives clear rules and regulation to follow and implement in each state by making sure that all standards of nursing practice are...
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...Application of Nursing Theory Nurses have to make numerous decisions on a day to day basis. Some are simple decisions and other issues are more complex and require guidance to make decisions. Nursing theory is one way for nurses to make decisions based on problems or situations they face. As Cody (2003) states, “one learns to practice nursing by studying nursing theories” (pg. 226). This statement can be applied to problem solving and decision making. By using theory, nurses can apply concepts to solve problems, since practice is derived from theory. It is also noted by Cody (2003), that “nursing practice will be transformed to the betterment of humankind when all nursing practice is fully autonomous and guided predominantly by nursing theory” (pg. 230). This includes all aspects of nursing including nursing leadership, nursing education, nursing informatics and health policy. The middle range nursing theory of nursing intellectual capital is one that was developed to understanding how nursing knowledge within healthcare organizations influences patient and organizational outcomes (Covell, 2008). It is comprised of two mutually supporting concepts of nursing human capital and nursing structural capital. Nursing human capital is influenced in the workplace by nurse staffing and employer support for continuing professional development and is directly related to patient and organizational outcomes. The nursing structural capital is directly related to patient outcomes (Covell...
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