The Professional Standards Discussion

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The Professional Standards Discussion

Nurses must act to prevent unsafe and unethical care practices. Many resources exist to resolve ethical and other practice dilemmas.

Watch the Professional Standards Scenario in this module (below) before continuing.

Once you’ve watched the scenario, analyze it related to delegation according to your own state’s Nurse Practice Act and compare it to one other state’s Nurse Practice Act. According to your state’s definition of delegation, was the nurse able to delegate this task to the nursing assistant? Why or why not? Compare and contrast this scenario with anther delegation scenario from your nursing practice.

Resources:

  • Your state nursing board website
  • American Nurses Association (ANA) and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) 

Additional Instructions:

  1. All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
  2. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
  3. Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
  4. Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
  5. Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.

Submission Options:

Choose One: Instructions: The Professional Standards Discussion
Paper
  • 2 to 3-page paper. Include title and reference pages.
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
  • 4 to 8 slides. Add title and reference slides.
  • Follow Rules of 7.
Other media (Prezi, etc.) presentation
  • 4 to 8 slides with speaker notes. Add title and reference slides.
  • Follow Rules of 7.
Video Presentation
  • 5 to 6-minute video presentation.
  • Attach reference page or include in video.
  • Professional appearance and background.
  • Video submissions must include a script in Word format, submitted through Turnitin for an Originality Report.
Table
  • Table with appropriate columns and headers.
  • Include title and reference pages.
Graphs or other illustrations
  • Graphs or illustrations with appropriate labels. Include title and reference pages.
Poster
  • Poster utilizing any applicable poster template. Include visual graphics/images/other formats for visual appeal. Include appropriate title and references on poster.
Note: Title and reference pages/slides do not count towards the count requirements. Professional Values – Professional Standards

QSEN Competencies: 1) Patient-Centered Care, 2) Teamwork and Collaboration, 5) Safety BSN Essential VIII

Description: The baccalaureate-graduate nurse discusses potential solutions to the looming shortage of professionals who staff the health care systems and identifies personal and professional values and recognize their impact on decision-making and professional behavior.
Course Competencies: 3) Examine common issues in health care, including funding, management and delivery systems. 5) Articulate the key elements of creating a safer health care environment.
Area Gold Mastery Silver Proficient Bronze Acceptable Acceptable Mastery not Demonstrated
Include your state’s and a comparison state’sdefinition of delegation Includes your state’s and a comparison state’s definition of delegation Includes your state and a comparison state but does not include full definition Mentions your state and a comparison state but does not include full definition Does not include your state’s and/or a comparison state’s definition of delegation
Discusses, the scenario according to your state’s definition of delegation. Was nurse able to delegate this task to an unlicensed personal? Why or why not? Fully demonstrates the identification of the nurses’ role according to the state’s law on delegation within scenario, including why or why not Fully demonstrates the identification of the nurses’ role according to the state’s law on delegation within scenario, does not include why or why not Superficially identifies nurses’ role according to the state’s law on delegation within scenario Does not identify the nurses’ role according to the state’s law on delegation within scenario
Compare and contrast a personal scenario with another state’s laws of delegation. Fully demonstrates the identification of the nurses’ role according to another state’s lawon delegation within a personal scenario Superficially identifies the nurses’ roleaccording to another state’s law on delegation within a personal scenario Superficially identifies the nurses’ role according to another state’s law on delegation without a personal scenario Does not identify the nurses’ role according to another state’s lawon delegation within a personal scenario
APA, Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation No errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation. One to three errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation. Four to six errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation. Seven or more errors in APA, Spelling, and Punctuation.
References Provides two or more references. Provides two references. Provides one references. Provides no references.

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