Regulation for Nursing Practice Staff Development Meeting

Nursing is a very highly regulated profession. There are over 100 boards of nursing and national nursing associations throughout the United States and its territories. Their existence helps regulate, inform, and promote the nursing profession. With such numbers, it can be difficult to distinguish between BONs and nursing associations, and overwhelming to consider various benefits and options offered by each.

Both boards of nursing and national nursing associations have significant impacts on the nurse practitioner profession and scope of practice. Understanding these differences helps lend credence to your expertise as a professional. In this Assignment, you will practice the application of such expertise by communicating a comparison of boards of nursing and professional nurse associations. You will also share an analysis of your state board of nursing.

To Prepare:

• Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency.
• Review the NCSBN and ANA websites to prepare for your presentation.

The Assignment: (9- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation)

Develop a 9- to 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:

• Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
• Describe the geographic distribution, academic credentials, practice positions, and licensure status of members of the board for your specific region/area.
  • Who is on the board?
  • How does one become a member of the board?
• Describe at least one federal regulation for healthcare.
  • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare (e.g., CMS, OSHA, and EPA)?
  • Has there been any change to the regulation within the past 5 years? Explain.
• Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
  • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
  • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
• Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
  • How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
  • How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?

 

• Slide  – Title, name, college
• Slide 1 – Abstract slide containing a summary of the topic, purpose, background, and findings containing 120-150 words
• Slide 2-3 – Pathopharmocology about a disease and the medication
• Slide 4-5 – Pharmacokinetics of the medication, including class, mechanism of action, and age-appropriate therapeutic dosage
• Slide 6 – Contraindications
• Slides 7 – Present the 10 rights of medication administration and briefly address any concerns
• Slide 8- A primary and secondary NANDA approved nursing diagnosis
• Slide 9- Nursing Implications (e.g., laboratory testing, assessment, education, interactions, accessibility, costs, legal and ethical concerns)
• Slide 10 – Recommendation
• Slide 11 – Conclusion
• Slide  – References

  

The following position is advertised on a career Web site: RN I Surgical Job Travel Involved: None. Job Type: Full-Time. Job Level: Minimum Education Required: Associate Degree Skills: Category: Nursing FTE: 0.9. Position Summary: Description/Purpose of Position: Responsible for providing patient care based upon the nursing process; being effectively involved with maintaining the standard of care for assigned patients through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Oversees and guides employees who are under your supervision. Requirements Description/Purpose of Position: Responsible for providing patient care based upon the nursing process; being effectively involved with maintaining the standard of care for assigned patients through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Oversees and guides employees that are under your supervision. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing. License/Certification: Current RN license in the state of XXX. Current BCLS Certification. Other: Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/department. Note: An RN graduate is a nurse who has completed a course of study at a school of nursing and is eligible for the NCLEX. The RN graduate performs directly under the supervision of the charge nurse or RN designee.

1. List three substantive questions you might expect to be asked in an interview for the job, and summarize your answers.

2. Describe three to five ways in which you could prepare for the interview to make the most positive impression.

3. Be sure to describe what you would wear and what material you would bring with you.

Your best friend, Lindsey, and you are working together in the surgical ICU. Often you cover for her when she goes to lunch or on breaks. You notice that often her clients complain of being in pain, even though she has told you that she medicated them right before she left the unit. You also notice that she appears to be very jumpy and short-tempered and a bit disheveled when she comes to work. You are suspicious that she is using the medications that she says she is giving to her clients.

1. What should you do first?

2. What might be the consequences if you decide to do nothing?

  

Nursing Research WK 14

Read a qualitative nursing study. 

1) If a different investigator had gone into the field to study the same problem, how likely is it that the conclusions would have been the same?

2) How transferable are the research’s findings?

INSTRUCTIONS:

APA FORMAT

Minimum 3 Paragraphs with 3 Sentences for each question

IN TEXT CITATIONS WITH MINIMUM 2 PEER REFERENCES NO LESS THAN 5 YRS

  

MASTERS PREPARED NURSE INTERVIEW.

Interview a nurse who is master’s-prepared in nursing and is using this education in a present position. Select someone who is in a leadership role. The purpose of the interview is to gain insight into the interplay among education, career path, and opportunities. Be certain to identify specific competencies that the MSN-prepared nurse gained, and is presently using, that reflect advanced education. Organize your interview around the topics below:

Ø Overview of the master’s-prepared nurse’s career

Ø Reason for seeking graduate education

Ø Description of present position and role

Ø Usefulness of graduate education for present role

Ø Pearls of wisdom he/she is willing to share

In 1,000 words, write the interview in a narrative format. Use the following guidelines:

– Within the paper’s introduction, explain your interview selection.

– Do not identify the individual by name.

– Use centered headings to separate parts of the interview.

– In the conclusion, identify one or more competencies from the interview that are consistent AACN education essentials. 

– In addition, provide a statement that reflects what you gained from the interview.

STRICT APA FORMAT PLEASE WITH IN TEXT CITATION AND REFERENCES.

PLEASE USE THE INTERVIEW GUIDE IS BELOW IN ITALICS:

  

Master’s Prepared Nurse Interview Guide

Introduction

In this section, provide the general purpose of the paper. State the reasons for selecting this individual as an interviewee. Do not use the actual name of individual.

Overview of Career

In this section, describe the interviewee’s career. Start with their pre-licensure education. It is appropriate to include geographical location, type of institutions(s), and type of position(s) held. In addition, include interesting facts, examples of practice, etc. Place information regarding their graduate program in the Graduate Education section. If the interviewee shared interesting and relevant personal information, this can be included as well.

Graduate Education

In this section, provide information about the graduate program: institution and type of program. Start by providing the reason why the interviewee chose to attend graduate school. Describe additional information that the interviewee may have shared about the graduate program.

Present Position

In this section, describe the interviewee’s present position. Identify specific competencies that the interviewee described as important to this position that were gained from the graduate program. Include other interesting information that the interviewee provided regarding the present position. Mention certification(s) if appropriate to present position.

Pearls of Wisdom

In this section, share special information about the interviewee, including lessons learned and any suggestions/advice the interviewee gave for individuals starting a graduate program.

Conclusion

In this section, summarize what was gained from the interview: what was learned about the effects of graduate education in regards to change in knowledge, skills, and attitudes; and perhaps how this fits with the program outcomes for a specialty. Describe what else may have been learned from the interview. End the conclusion with general comments about the selection of an interviewee and whether the interview developed a clearer idea as to what to expect from graduate education.