Professionalism

Professionalism

1. Differentiated Essential Competencies

   • Yoder-wise pg. 245
   • Members of the Profession
     • The legal Scope of Practice
       • and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the employing health care institution or practice setting. 
     • Assuming Responsibility & Accountability
       • for quality of pt. care provided to patients and their families.
     • Participation in Acitivies
       • that promote the development and practice of professional nursing.  
     • Demonstrating Responsiblity for continued Competencies
       • in nursing practice and develop insight through Reflection, self analysis, self Care, and Lifelong Learning. 
   • Patient Saftey Advocate
     • Implement Measures
       • To promote Quality and safe environment for pt, self and others.
     • Demonstrate Knowledge of the Nursing Practice Act (NPA), and the Texas Board of Nursing Rules
       • NPA emphasizes saftey, as well as federal, state and local government and accrediation organization saftey Requirements and standards. 
     • Formulate Goals & Outcomes
       • Using EBP to reduce patient risks.
     • Obtain, instruction, supervision and training as needed
       • when implementing nursing procedures or practices.
     • Comply Manadatory Reporting
       • of the Texas NPA
     • Accept and Make assignments & Delegate Task
       • That take into consideration patient saftey and Organizational Policy. 
   • Provider of Patient Centered Care
     • Clinical Reasoning & Knowledge
       • Based on diploma or ADN program of study and EBP outcomes as basis of decision making in nursing practice. 
     • Determine the Physical, mental health needs & Preferences
       • of culutrally, ethically, socially diverse pt. and their families based upon interpretation of comprhensive health assessment findings compared to evidence based health data derived from diploma and ADN program. 
     • Analyze Assessment Data to Identify Problems formulate goals/outcomes and develop plans of Care
       • for patients and their families using info from EBP in collaboration with pt., thieir families and interdisciplinary health care team. 
     • Provide Safe, compassionate comprehensive Nursing Care
       • to pt. and their families through broad array of health care services. 
     • Implement plan of care for patients and their families
       • within legal, ethical and regulatory parameters and in consideration of disease prevention, wellness and promotion of healthy lifestyle.
     • Evaluate and Report patient Responses and Outcomes
       • and responses to therapeutic interventions in comparison to benchmarks from EBP and plan follow up nursing care. 
     • Develop, Implement and Evaluate Teaching Plans
       • for pt. and their families to address health promotion, maintenance and restoration. 
     • Coordinate Human, information and material Resources
       • in providing care for pt. and their families. 
   • Members of the Healthcare Team
     • Serve as a healthcare Advocate
       • monitoring and promoting quality and access to healthcare for patients and their families. 
     • Refer patients to their families & Resources
       • That facilitate continuity of care; health promotion, maintenance and restoration and ensure confidentiality. 
     • Communicate & Collaborate in a timely manner
       • with members of the interdisciplinary  health care team to promote and maintain the optimal health status of patients and their families.
     • Communicate & Manage Information
       • Using technology to support their decision making to improve patient care. 
     • Coordinate, Collaborate & Communicate
       • with patients, families & Interdisciplinary Health Care Team to plan, deliver and evaluate patient centered care. 
     • Assign or Delegate Nursing Care
       • To other members of the healthcare team based upon an analysis of patient or unit needed. 
     • Supervising Nursing Care Provided by others
       • for whom the nurse is responsible by using evidence based practice. 
   • For Nursing Education
     • Guideline & a Tool
       • for curriculum development and revision
     • A tool for Bench-marking & Evaluation of a Program
     • Statewide Standard for Nursing Programs
       • to ensure graduate nurses will enter the practice as safe and competent nurses. 
   • Employers
     • Guide for: Development for Job Descriptions & Career Ladder
     • Data Collection for Competencies
     • Collection of Information for Policies & Procedures

2. ANA standards of Nursing Practice

   • Ethics
     • Code of Ethics for Nurses (with interpretive Statements)
       • Goals, Values & Ethical Precepts: All direct the Profession, nonnegotiable, An obligation & An adherence.
       • Non-Negotiable
     • Genetics & Genomics
   • Career & Credentialing
     • Career Center, CE & Certification
   • Practice
     • Principles for Nursing Practice
       • from paying to staffing, from delegation to documentation, and even cutting edge topics like social media ANA has principles aimed at giving YOU practical information for your professional Practice 
     • Nursing Scope & Standards for Practice
       • As the premier resource on nursing practice, Scope & Standards give you a broad non clinical description of the science and art of nursing. A scope & Standards CE is also available. 
     • Professional Standards, Nursing Quality
   • Workplace Saftey
     • Safe pt. Handling
     • Needle Stick Prevention
     • Environment Health
   • Policy and Advocacy
     • Position Statements
       • when a HOT topic arises in the industry, ANA will create an explanation, justification or recommendation for a course of action
     • Take Action
   • ANA mission Statement "Nursing Advancing our Profession to Improve Health for All"
     • Code of Ethics
     • Magnet Status of Nursing at Hospitals
       • Yoder-Wise pg. 47
     • Certification of Specialties under Nursing
   • ANA statement of Purpose
     • The American Nurse Association is the only full service professional Organization Representing the Nations entire registered Nurse Population

3. Authority

   • Authority Line
   • Authority Staff