Nursing

PART A

4 Selected concepts

The Standards of Nursing Practice​

Reference

American Nursing Association. (2021). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (4th ed.).

American Nurses Association. F​owler, M. D. (2015). Guide to the code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements (2nd ed.). American Nurses Association. 

State board of Nursing

​ Reference​s

National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2015, June). What you need to know about nursing licensure and boards of nursing. https://www.ncsbn.org/Nursing_Licensure.pdf ​

Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P., & Hall, A. (2023). Fundamentals of nursing (11th ed.). Elsevier.

Nurse practice Act .

Reference​

Russell, K. A. (2017). Nurse practice acts guide and govern: Update 2017. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 8(3), 18-23. https://www.ncsbn.org/2017_NPA_Guide_and_govern.pdf .

Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P., & Hall, A. (2023). Fundamentals of nursing (11th ed.). Elsevier.

Standard 12 Leadership

American Nursing Association. (2021). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice (4th ed.). American Nurses Association. ​​

National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2021, December 2). Dissemination of non-scientific and misleading COVID-19 information by nurses [Policy statement]. https://www.ncsbn.org/PolicyBriefDisseminationofCOVID19Info.pdf 

PART B

2 to 3 paragraphs

Discussion

Research online and find a recent medical error that made the news. Answer the following questions.

1. What happened in the incident?

2. Who was involved?

3. What were the ramifications for the patient and/or staff?

4. Reflect on the incident and think about some causes and possible interventions that could have prevented the error.

PART C

3 MINUTES THOUGHT

2 to 3 paragrahs

Imagine you are the manager of a unit and need to hire a new graduate.

· Without using the words smart or professional:

· What qualities would you be looking for in someone you want to hire?

· What qualities do you look for in an ideal coworker?