Question

You are on the patient safety committee at your hospital. Your assignment is to identify two sources related to safety. One resource must relate to the individual nurse, and the second must relate to the practice and work environment. Identify the ANA website and use this site to identify the resources?

Mrs. Langman is in the hospital recovering from hip replacement surgery. Her surgery involved insertion of a new type of hip replacement prosthesis and newer postsurgical care. The advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is preparing her discharge medication and rehabilitation prescriptions. The staff nurse is preparing to transfer Mrs. Langman to a rehabilitation facility. The nurse educator is conducting bedside rounds to explain the new prosthesis and related postoperative care?

a. Discuss the roles of the staff nurse, APRN, and nurse educator?

b. What is the educational preparation for each role?

Answer 1

ANSWER:- a. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A PROFESSIONAL NURSE.
A. STAFF NURSE PROVIDES DIRECT CARE FOR A GROUP OF PATIENTS IN A HEALTH CARE SETTING. THIS PRACTICE IS GUIDED BY THE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND THE AGENCY PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY.
B. ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE (APRN) IS THE MOST INDEPENDENTLY FUNCTIONING NURSE. AN APRN HAS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN NURSING; ADVANCED EDUCATION IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, AND PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT; AND CERTIFICATION AND EXPERTISE IN A SPECIALIZED AREA OF PRACTICE.
C. NURSE EDUCATOR WORKS PRIMARILY IN SCHOOLS OF NURSING, STAFF DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH CARE AGENCIES, AND PATIENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS. NURSE EDUCATORS NEED EXPERIENCE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS AND THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE. A FACULTY MEMBER IN A SCHOOL OF NURSING EDUCATES STUDENTS TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL NURSES. NURSING FACULTY MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING CURRENT NURSING PRACTICE, TRENDS, THEORY, AND NECESSARY SKILLS IN LABORATORIES AND CLINICAL SETTINGS.

ANSWER :- b. EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION:
A. STAFF NURSE--BASIC NURSING EDUCATION AND REGISTERED NURSE LICENSURE.
B. ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE--MASTER'S DEGREE PREPARATION AND ADVANCE PRACTICE CERTIFICATION.
C. NURSE EDUCATOR--MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE IN NURSING.