in service, or • National competency standards for registered nurses were first adopted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) in the early 1990s. The ANMC was a peak national and midwifery organisation established in 1992 to develop a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC worked in conjunction with the state and territory nursing and midwifery authorities (NMRAs) to produce national standards – an integral component of the regulatory framework
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submit the Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale located on pp. 175 & 176 in Clinical Delegation Skills. Answer each question based on your personal experience as a nursing professional. • Write a 350-word reflection on your results from the Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and explain how you plan to use this information to improve your communication skills in health care settings. The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection was an interesting assessment on my nursing skills.
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Elizabeth Franco University of Phoenix NUR 482 Nursing Leadership and Management in Health Care Delegation is the act of appointing a person to perform an act in your stead where both parties are still accountable for the action taken. This helps to unburden registered nurses (RN) from having to accomplish all necessary tasks on their own allowing the RNs to accomplish more. It is important that when an RN delegates a responsibility to someone else that the person assigned the task are qualified
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Reflective Journal 1 In my first experience working with Liz on the floor, I immediately notice that she has a lot going on. With all her responsibilities, you can definitely see the need for excellent time management and delegation skills. She is responsible for opening a new nursing floor, but is still in charge of running the floor she is currently in charge of. So she constantly needs to be aware of her time management skills, to know when and where she needs to be and at what time. She also has
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development. I will discuss the functional differences of the American Nurses Association and the Board of Nursing. I will discuss provisions of the nursing code of ethics and how it has shaped my practice, along with professional traits from the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics. I will share Florence Nightingale’s Theory of Nursing and how it has influenced my nursing practice, highlighting her contributions to the profession. In conclusion, I will discuss scenarios of
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Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection HCS/350 November 21, 2012 Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale and Reflection This paper is to provide my reflection of the results of The Nursing Expertise Self-Report Scale. I will explain how my results can improve my communication skills in the health care field. “The nurse-expertise self report scale has 20 items scored using a Likert Scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree” (Hansten & Jackson, 2009, p. 178). Based on the
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requirements should be and are looking for nurses that have a bachelor degree in nursing or are enrolled in a program in pursuit of a bachelor degree. Registered nurses are required to function with more independence in bedside care, delegation and supervision to unlicensed assistive personnel, and patient education. Passing the NCLEX-RN examination does not guarantee that all graduate entry-level nurses are prepared to practice nursing in hospitals. This examination does not differentiate between an associate
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Being able to communicate effectively with the patient is an essential skill in the nursing profession. When a nurse becomes newly qualified she may come across many patients whom when coming into hospital will be feeling scared or stressed out. Coming into hospital for some patients can be a traumatic and demanding place. To be able to counsel and support your patient at this time can elevate their feeling. In fact providing the patient and their relatives support and comfort at this worrying time
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In the past, describing the role of RNs was simple because there were few opportunities for variation (Cherry 540). I believe determining whether or not identified actions are within the domain of nursing practice has to do with the role or position that nurse holds in the organization. For example, I am not a nurse manager in the NICU so it would be out of my scope to make decisions reserved for the nurse manager. As the bedside or staff nurse, my domain includes direct patient care, collaborating
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Professional Roles & Values Professional Roles & Values October 4, 2015 Professional Roles & Values A. There are many differences between a professional nursing organization and the board of nursing. I am going to start with discussing the professional nursing organization I did my research on, AWHONN. AWHONN represents nurses and the support staff who care for pregnant and laboring women. There is a fee to belong to this organization. The sole purpose of the organization is to provide
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