For this discussion, you will define the nurses scope of practiceas described by the ANA. You will also define the nurses scope of practice inyour own state/country (if you are an international student use your owncountry). Next, you will explain a clinical scenario that demonstrates how youhave applied this scope of practice successfully (from start to finish acomplete example for full credit). Finally, you will explain why all nursesshould have a functional knowledge of their own nurse practice act.Thisassessment is aligned with the course objective 3 and the moduleobjectives.Please organize your discussion board as follows:
Paragraph 1: Introduce your discussion board with a generalstatement about thediscussion board, then a purpose statement. A purposestatement starts with: The purposeof this posting is to discuss . . . .then the key elements of what you are going to discuss.This paragraphshould define the nurses scope of practice as defined by the AmericanNurses Association.This will cover the objective of: Define thenurses scope of practice as defined by theAmerican Nurses Association.
Paragraph 2: You will also define the nurses scope of practice inyour own state. This willvary between states.This will cover theobjective of: Define the nurses scope of practice as defined bythatnurses own states nursing law.
Paragraph 3: Next, you will explain a clinical scenario thatdemonstrates how you haveapplied this scope of practice successfully(from start to finishcomplete example).Finally, you will explainwhy all nurses should have a functional knowledge of their ownnursepractice act. End the paragraph with a conclusion sentence or two thatsummarizesyour thoughts.
References:
Initial Post: Minimum of two (2) total references: one (1) fromrequired course materials and one (1) from peer-reviewed references.
1. ANA scope and standardof nursing clinical practice
ANA (2015): Scope andStandards of Practice website
Chapter 3: Legal Aspects of Nursing
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Words Limits
Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references(approximately one (1) page)
