reduce the strain on limited resources and give value for money. Within the community care district nurses are vital, there role is autonomous, unique and varied. Furthermore there expert theory, skills, and knowledge of self and practice adds to their advanced interpersonal communication skills to assess clients with increasing complex needs (Blazor et al 2008). Communication is the cornerstone of the nurse patient therapeutic relationship and is the essence of good care (Stein-Parbury, 2009). Within
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This paper aims to explore the role of the V100 nurse prescriber. The development of nurse prescribing will be outlined, followed by a reflective case study in which ethical and legal implications will be discussed and finally a reflective conclusion will be drawn. Where appropriate the paper will be written in the first person (Webb 1992). Nurse prescribing was first recommended, by the RCN, in 1980 and became part of the government’s policy agenda in 1986 with the Cumberlege Report (DH 1986)
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SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS -I am an easygoing/approachable person and normally get on with most people so work well in a team. -I am patient and a good listener and i believe this will be beneficial to my practice especially during listening support visits. -I am willing to learn and open to constructive criticism as i am aware this helps to improve my practice. WEAKNESSES -I am new to community nursing so it will take some time for me to get used to this different style of working. -My knowledge
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UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND NURSE PRESCRIBING V150 CASE STUDY COURSE: NURS09125 BANNER NUMBER: B00113677 DATE OF SUBMISSION 13/12/10 COURSE LEADER FRANCES DOWNER WORD COUNT: 3745 CONTENTS PAGE 1. INTRODUCTION & GENERAL OVERVIEW, Pgs3-4. 2. ASSESSMENT PROCESS, Pgs 5-8 3. TREATMENT OPTIONS, Pgs 9-12. 4. EVALUATION, Pgs 13-16 5. CONCLUSION. Pg 17 6. COPY OF PRESCRIPTION, Pg 18 7. REFERENCE SECTION, Pgs 19-23 8
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WORD COUNT 1648 1 Law, Accountability and Ethics in prescribing During my supervised practice in an outpatient clinic the non-medical prescriber I was with was asked by a colleague to prescribe for a patient on her behalf. In my role as a vascular clinical nurse specialist, I run nurse led clinics working alongside other nonprescribing colleagues seeing patients with peripheral vascular disease, this can range from patients with leg ulcers or diabetic foot ulceration with wound infections
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charged with the responsibility to administer the nurse practice act of that state. In the state of Florida, the Florida Board of Nursing is a regulatory agency made up of 13 members. Their mission is to license, monitor, discipline, educate, and rehabilitate its licensees to assure their fitness and competence in providing health care services for the people of Florida. The Florida Board of nursing’s responsibility is to ensure that every nurse practicing in Florida meets minimum requirements for
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Associates International, 2006). The article that I had read was about a woman who was a nurse and started to use the narcotic from the patient and it was also between an individual’s right to privacy. It shows the process of which the administrator determines a course of action is reviewed but his context of workplace realities through an ethical analysis. This article was about a woman named Jackie that was a nurse and she was overwhelmed with her job. She tried talking to her husband but was convinced
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between a physician and a nurse. The nurse operated within a well-defined framework that mainly entailed implementing orders from the physician. The roles of diagnosing patients, treating their different symptoms, and prescribing medication to them were solely roles of the physician. Thus, it was virtually unprecedented for a physician's orders to be criticized by a nurse since nurses (Peterson & Zimmerman, 2006). However, times have changed, and the roles of a nurse have substantially changed
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Ethics: Mrs. Moonjeli functions as a patient advocate/navigator, treating patients and families with respect, dignity and courtesy as defined by the American Association of Nurses Code of Ethics (1995). She fosters positive relationships with patients and families and delivers the services with respect to patients and family’s knowledge, values, beliefs and cultural backgrounds in a non- judgmental and nondiscriminatory manner. She honors the patients and family perspectives and choices. For example
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documentation would require the involvement of an interdisciplinary team. This team would be comprised of several members, each with a specific job. The first member selected would be a Clinical Nurse Informaticist. This team member would be charged with giving valuable input on the software needed for nurses to properly care for and chart on their patients. With the knowledge of nursing practice and informatics, this team member would very valuable in bringing the two together in the most efficient
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