Professional Standards. Nurses must act to prevent unsafe and unethical care practices. Many resources exist to resolve ethical and other practice dilemmas.
Watch the Professional Standards Scenario below before continuing.
Once you’ve watched the scenario, analyze it related to delegation according to your own state’s Nurse Practice Act. Then, compare it to one other state’s Nurse Practice Act. Use citations from the professional nursing literature and your state’s Nurse Practice Act, or scope of practice documents as resources. Include your state’s definition of delegation in your introductory paragraph and the comparison state’s definition in the body of the paper.
According to your state’s definition of delegation, was the nurse able to delegate this task to the nursing assistant? Why or why not? Compare and contrast this scenario with another delegation scenario from your nursing practice.
Examples of work to show mastery:
- 2-3 page paper – APA format
- 5-6 slide PowerPoint presentation – APA format
- 3-5 minute video presentation – Submit a reference page in APA format
Nurses must act to prevent unsafe and unethical care practices. Many resources exist to resolve ethical and other practice dilemmas.
Watch the Professional Standards Scenario below before continuing. Once you’ve watched the scenario analyze it related to delegation according to your own state’s Nurse Practice Act. Then compare it to one other state’s Nurse Practice Act. Use citations from the professional nursing literature and your state’s Nurse Practice Act or scope of practice documents as resources. Include your state’s definition of delegation in your introductory paragraph and the comparison state’s definition in the body of the paper.
According to your state’s definition of delegation, was the nurse able to delegate this task to the nursing assistant? Why or why not? Compare and contrast this scenario with another delegation scenario from your nursing practice.
All submissions must have a minimum of two scholarly references to support your work.
Examples of work to show mastery:
- 2-3 page paper – APA format
- 5-6 slide PowerPoint presentation – APA format
- 3-5 minute video presentation – Submit a reference page in APA format