Lesson 863 of 1524
Professional Medical-Surgical Nursing
The nursing scope of practice is the range of activities a nurse is permitted to perform, as defined by state’s regulatory body
Practice this chapterThe nursing scope of practice is the range of activities a nurse is permitted to perform, as defined by state’s regulatory body The QSEN project focuses on six main competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics
Each year, The Joint Commission gathers information related to emerging patient-safety issues. Medical-surgical nurses provide care for adult patients of all ages who are preparing for or recovering from surgery.
nursing scope of practice — the range of activities a nurse is permitted to perform, as defined by state’s regulatory body. scope of practice — range of activities a licensed person is permitted to perform as part of their work. The Joint Commission — independent, not-for-profit organization that sets standards for quality care, quality improvement, and patient safety for organizations and workers in the health-care industry. evidence-based practice — process of making clinical decisions on the basis of the best available evidence from the most up-to-date research.
Worked example
What does “nursing scope of practice” mean in Professional Medical-Surgical Nursing?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for nursing scope of practice.
- 2The book says: the range of activities a nurse is permitted to perform, as defined by state’s regulatory body.
- 3Do not use the meaning of scope of practice. That term means range of activities a licensed person is permitted to perform as part of their work.
Result: the range of activities a nurse is permitted to perform, as defined by state’s regulatory body
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for nursing scope of practice.
Do not swap nursing scope of practice and scope of practice. nursing scope of practice means the range of activities a nurse is permitted to perform, as defined by state’s regulatory body. scope of practice means range of activities a licensed person is permitted to perform as part of their work.
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