NUR 115 Test 2 Study Guide

The purposes of the professional nursing organizations – Professional standards of practice Ethical conduct of members Ensure high quality Leadership opportunities Meet present and future challenges The benefits of belonging to a professional nursing organization – Develop leadership skills Certification Research opportunities Defining practice standards and redefining policies Legislative lobbying power Publications Health/life/malpractice insurance Continuing education Discounts Networking with peers American Nurses Association (ANA) - Broad purpose organization National student nurses association Improve health standards and availability of health care for all people Foster high standards of nursing Stimulate and promote the professional development of nurses Advance the economic and general welfare of nurses Magnet Recognition Program - A program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center, which is a subsidiary of ANA Recognizes healthcare organizations that provide nursing excellence National Student Nurses Association - Promotes professional growth Discounts on products Voice for nursing students Mentor students Promote development of skills Advocate high quality health care National League of Nursing - Oldest organization for nurses Advances quality nursing education Concerned with quality nursing for all types Nurse Practice Act - the most important statutory law affecting nurses in each state Nurse Practice Act - Defines the practice of nursing Sets educational qualifications/requirements for licensure Legal titles/abbreviations that nurses can use Provides disciplinary action for licensees 3 functions of the state boards of nursing - Executive, with the authority to administer the nurse practice act Legislative, with authority to adopt rules necessary to implement the act Judicial, with authority to deny, suspend, or revoke a licence or to otherwise discipline a licensee or t Deny an application for licensure Malpractice - negligence applied to the acts of a professional; when a professional fails to act as a reasonably prudent professional would have acted under the same circumstances. Negligence - the failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would have acted in the same circumstances. Assault & Battery - Assault is a threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another persons without the person's consent. Battery is the assault carried out: the impermissible, unprivileged touching of one person by another. Delegation - Giving someone authority to act for another Informed consent - All patients or their guardians must be given an opportunity to grant informed consent before treatment unless there is a life threatening emergency. Consent must be given voluntarily Consent must be given by an individual with the capacity and competence to understand The patient must be given enough information to be the ultimate decision maker