Professional Accountability

INTRODUCTION

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The purpose of this task is to develop a working knowledge of nursing theory, nursing ethics, and professional accountability and apply these concepts to your professional clinical practice. You will be required to think about real-life scenarios and how they relate to nursing codes in your professional practice.

REQUIREMENTS

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Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Identify a nursing theory that has influenced your values and goals.

1. Explain how nurses apply the identified theory from part A to implement excellent nursing practices.

2. Discuss how the identified theory from part A fits your professional practice.

B. Identify the contributions of two historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century.

1. Compare the differences in contributions of the two historical figures identified in part B.

2. Describe how the contributions of the two historical figures influence your professional nursing practice.

C. Explain the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Association (ANA).

1. Define the roles of these two organizations.

2. Explain how these two organizations influence your nursing practice.

3. Explain the requirements for professional license renewal in your state. 

a. Discuss the consequences of failure to maintain license requirements in your state.

4. Compare the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state.

D. Discuss the functional differences between the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (see the web links below).

1. Discuss how the two regulatory agencies influence your professional nursing practice.

a. Describe your role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when a patient has requested to use an alternative therapy.

E. Discuss the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act in your state and its impact on your professional practice.

1. Discuss the scope of practice for a RN in your state.

2. Discuss how your state defines delegation for the RN.

F. Apply each of the following roles to your professional practice:

• a scientist

• a detective

• a manager of the healing environment

G. Identify two provisions from the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics (see web link below).

1. Analyze how the two provisions identified in part G influence your professional nursing practice.

2. Describe a nursing error that may occur in a clinical practice (e.g., clinical setting, skills lab, or simulation).

a.  Explain how the ANA provisions identified in part G can be applied to the error discussed in part G2.

H. Identify four leadership qualities or traits that represent excellence in nursing.

1. Discuss the significance of the four leadership qualities identified in part H in the nurse’s role as each of the following:

• a leader at the bedside

• within a nursing team or interdisciplinary team

2. Identify how your work environment impacts the following:

• nursing leadership

• decision making

• professional development

I. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

J. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

RUBRIC

A: NURSING THEORY

COMPETENT

A nursing theory that has influenced the candidate’s values and goals is identified.

A1: EXCELLENT NURSING PRACTICES

COMPETENT

The explanation of how nurses apply the selected theory in part A to plan excellent nursing practices is logical.

A2: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE NURSING THEORY

COMPETENT

The discussion of how the theory from part A fits the candidate’s professional practice is relevant, and it accurately addresses the identified theory.

B: CONTRIBUTIONS OF 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY HISTORICAL NURSING FIGURES

COMPETENT

The contributions of 2 historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century is identified.

B1: DIFFERENCES IN CONTRIBUTIONS

COMPETENT

The comparison accurately addresses the differences in the contributions of the 2 historical figures identified in part B and is logical and well supported.

B2: DESCRIPTION OF HISTORICAL FIGURES

COMPETENT

The description of how the contributions of the 2 historical nursing figures have influenced the candidate’s nursing practice is accurate.

C: STATE BOARD OF NURSING VERSUS ANA

COMPETENT

The explanation of the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the ANA is accurate and well supported.

C1: ROLES OF ORGANIZATIONS

COMPETENT

The definition of the roles of the State Board of Nursing and the ANA is provided and supported.

C2: INFLUENCE OF THE STATE BOARD OF NURSING AND ANA

COMPETENT

The explanation of how the State Board of Nursing and the ANA influence the candidate’s nursing practice is accurate and relevant.

C3: REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL

COMPETENT

The explanation of the requirements for professional license renewal in the candidate’s state is accurate and well supported.

C3A: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

COMPETENT

The discussion of the consequences of failure to maintain license in the candidate’s state is accurate.

C4: COMPACT VERSUS NON-COMPACT STATE

COMPETENT

The comparison accurately addresses the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state and is well supported.

D: AGENCIES FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES

COMPETENT

The discussion of the functional differences between the given agencies is accurate and well supported.

D1: INFLUENCE ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

COMPETENT

The discussion of how the regulatory agencies influence the candidate’s professional nursing practice is relevant.

D1A: NURSE’S ROLE AS A PATIENT ADVOCATE

COMPETENT

The discussion of the candidate’s role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when the patient has selected an alternative treatment is relevant.

E: PURPOSES OF THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT

COMPETENT

The discussion of the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act and its influence on the candidate’s professional practice is accurate and well supported.

E1: SCOPE OF PRACTICE

COMPETENT

The discussion of the scope of practice for an RN in the candidate’s state is logical and well supported.

E2: RULES FOR EFFECTIVE DELEGATION

COMPETENT

The discussion of how the candidate’s state defines delegation for the RN is logical and well supported.

F: APPLICATION OF NURSING ROLES

COMPETENT

The discussion of the application of each nursing role to the candidate’s professional practice is relevant.

G: ANA CODE OF ETHICS PROVISIONS

COMPETENT

2 provisions from the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics are accurately identified.

G1: ANALYSIS OF PROVISIONS

COMPETENT

The analysis accurately addresses how the 2 provisions identified in part G influence the candidate’s professional nursing practice and the analysis is reasoned.

G2: CLINICAL PRACTICE ERROR

COMPETENT

The description of a nursing error in a clinical practice example is relevant.

G2A: APPLICATION OF ANA PROVISIONS

COMPETENT

The explanation of how the ANA provisions in part G can be applied to the error from part G2 is relevant.

H: LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OR TRAITS

COMPETENT

4 leadership qualities or traits that represent excellence in nursing are identified, and are appropriate for a nursing practice.

H1: DEMONSTRATION OF NURSING LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OR TRAITS

COMPETENT

The discussion of how the nurse uses the identified leadership qualities or traits in part H includes each of the 4 traits, includes each of the given roles, and it is relevant.

H2: WORK ENVIRONMENT

COMPETENT

The submission identifies of how the work environment is impacted, and provides relevant details and examples of how each given point is impacted.

I: APA SOURCES

COMPETENT

The submission includes in-text citations and references for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and demonstrates a consistent application of APA style.

J: PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

COMPETENT

Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.

 

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