Professional Accountability, Standards of Practice

Professional Accountability, Standards of Practice

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Professional Accountability, Standards of Practice

Objectives:

1. Describe the impact of the 2010 IOM report on the nursing profession.
2. Examine standards of practice within nursing practice.
3. Define professional accountability in nursing practice.

Study Materials

Dynamics in Nursing: Art and Science of Professional Practice

Description: 

Read Chapter 4 in Dynamics in Nursing: Art and Science of Professional Practice.

 The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health

Description:

 Review “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) (2010), located on the National Academies of Sciences website.

 Nurse Practice Act

 Description:

 Review the Nurse Practice Act of your home state. A copy of the Nurse Practice Act should be available on the website of your state’s board of nursing or nursing regulatory body.

 List of Nursing Organizations

 Description:

 Explore the “List of Nursing Organizations,” located on the Nurse.org website.

 America Nurses Credentialing Center

 Description:

 Explore the America Nurses Credentialing Center website. In particular, familiarize yourself with the resources describing standards of practice

ESSAY GUIDELINES -:

Write a 1000-1500-word essay addressing each of the following points. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be two main sections, one for each bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper.

Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources using citations in your essay. Make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page in correct APA do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Length: 1000-1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the prompts in a clear, concise manner.

Evaluation Criteria for Paper

(10%) Resources used as rationale for approaches and as sources of content

_____ 5. (20%) write paper in a scholarly manner
(4%) Format includes title page, body of paper, & reference page, with pages numbered