NRS 430V Topic 5 DQs and Assignment

NRS 430V Topic 5: Advocacy And Activism

Mar 28-Apr 3, 2022

Max Points:258

Objectives:

Discuss the benefits of belonging to a professional nursing organization.
Explain the importance of advocacy and activism as a professional nurse.
Discuss the benefits of networking within a professional nursing organization.

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NRS 430V Topic 5 DQs and Assignment — Topic 5 DQ 1

Points

Status

Published

Assessment Description

Discuss how professional nursing organizations support the field of nursing and how they advocate for nursing practice. Explain the value professional nursing organizations have in advocacy and activism related to patient care. NRS 430V Topic 5 DQs and Assignment

Mark

Posted Date

Mar 30, 2022, 4:49 PM

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WOW. Professional organizations have no better time to shine in the wake of a criminal conviction of a nurse from Vanderbilt. Most professional nursing organizations promote open collaboration with medical teams, regulators, and administrators. My hospital has read and followed the American Nursing Association guidelines and suggestions for years. The ANA has 4.3 million members and fosters high standards for nursing practice. While promoting a safe and ethical work environment, it also advocates on health issues that effect the nurse and the public. The nurse that is awaiting sentencing for homicide, failed to do so many simple nursing safeguards to prevent this issue. If you have not read anything on this topic, please do. She gave a paralytic to an unmonitored patient in a MRI. The patient quit breathing and died. She responded to the code as a RRT nurse and realized her error and self reported. The medical center set her and many other nurses up for failure and put patients at risk. Vanderbilt did not report the death to CMS, settled out of court privately with the family, fired the nurse immediately, and still did not change all the failed practices in place. Pyxis was on critical over ride, had no scanner to check meds, unit was giving conscious sedation without an respiratory therapist on stand by, and the list goes on. The nurse still made mistakes that should have been easy to catch if you were in a unit that was familiar to you. She was supposed to pull versed but instead pulled vecuronium. Hugh differences but versed sedates and does not need to be reconstituted, Vec. has to be mixed. Not sure why anyone would give a med without knowing its effects. ANA is irate for the double standard in medicine. If a MD makes this mistake, they go to civil court and pay malpractice money; however a nurse makes a mistake and get criminally convicted after self reporting. This has set a tone for nurses to leave the profession, not be accountable for their actions, and not self report errors. There is no better time to support a group that supports us as a profession.

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Topic 5 DQ 2

Points

Status

Published

Assessment Description

Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertains to patient care. What is the nurse’s role in patient advocacy? Describe a situation in which you were involved with patient advocacy. Explain what the advocacy accomplished for the patient, and what the repercussions would have been if the patient would not have had an advocate. NRS 430V Topic 5 DQs and Assignment

Lucinda

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Mar 30, 2022, 12:54 PM

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Patient advocacy is very important in nursing as we are the ones that talk to that patient and get to know their concerns and needs. Patients are more likely to confide in their nurse before they will their physician. When they have surgery, we are the ones who cheer them on through therapy, ensure that they get their pain medications as needed prior to therapy and teach them about their newly diagnosed diseases/conditions so that they can better understand what to expect. This is just of the few ways we advocate for our patients. In my area of work, I advocate for my patients by ensuring they have the proper referrals in place for their specialty appointments, orders are in place to have their labs drawn prior to the appointments, etc.

When I worked in long term care, we had a lady that was in her early 40’s that became a resident. She had brain cancer, had tried all the treatments possible and was at the point there was nothing more that could be done. The doctors had told us that eventually the cancer would cause memory issues, vision issues, the patient would start losing balance and eventually show signs of anger issues. She was the sweetest and I had the privilege of visiting her often, getting to know her situation better and making her days easier as the time got closer. She started showing signs of getting worse and would start wandering the halls, then got to where she could not see her coffee cup or get it up to her mouth to drink. She was on all kinds of pain meds that made her tired and unable to stay awake at times, but she was in so much pain she needed them. She had a boyfriend that she had been with for a long time that did not want her to take her medication all the time (because it made her sleepy) so he could talk to her or for her to get hospice services because he did not understand hospice completely. He was in total disagreement with moving her closer to the nurse’s station to keep her safe so that she could yell out if she needed assistance immediately. This resident got to where she would not bring it up to the boyfriend and did not want to make any decisions because she was afraid that he would get angry with her. This was all during Covid so we were not allowing visitors in and the only communication available was video chat or telephone, so the boyfriend was not able to see the drastic changes we were seeing. So together with the patient’s permission and with the patient at my side, we called the boyfriend and discussed all the things that we were seeing, what the result would be (even though it was hard), and what the patient’s options were for pain control. I was also able to explain what hospice was and how they cared for the patient to where he was able to understand. The Resident would not make any decisions unless he was on board. We were able to provide dignity for the patient by assisting her with eating and drinking in a way that she was comfortable and assisting her while she was still able to ambulate and to get the hospice care she needed to make her comfortable in her last days. This was a case that hit me hard and when you work in LTC, you get close to your Resident’s and love them like they are family.

Professional Associations Membership

SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Points

210

Rubric

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Status

Upcoming

Assessment Traits

Requires Lopeswrite

Assessment Description

Examine the importance of professional associations in nursing. Choose a professional nursing organization that relates to your specialty area, or a specialty area in which you are interested. In a 750‐1,000 word paper, provide a detailed overview the organization and its advantages for members. Include the following:

Describe the organization and its significance to nurses in the specialty area. Include its purpose, mission, and vision. Describe the overall benefits, or “perks,” of being a member.
Explain why it is important for a nurse in this specialty field to network. Discuss how this organization creates networking opportunities for nurses.
Discuss how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area.
Discuss opportunities for continuing education and professional development.

You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Professional Associations Membership – Rubric

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Professional Association Membership

42 points

Criteria Description

Professional Association Membership (Significance to nurses in specialty area; purpose, mission, vision; membership benefits, and perks)

Excellent

42 points

Professional organization associated with a specialty area is clearly described. The purpose, mission, vision, and overall benefits of being a member are described in detail. The overall description demonstrates a clear understanding of the importance of professional associations.

Good

37.38 points

Professional organization associated with a specialty area is described. The purpose, mission, vision, and overall benefits of being a member are presented. Overall, the organization and its member benefits are accurately represented.

Satisfactory

33.18 points

Professional organization associated with a specialty area is described. The purpose, mission, vision, and overall benefits of being a member are summarized. There are some minor inaccuracies. More information is needed to accurately represent the organization, or the benefits to the members.

Less than Satisfactory

31.5 points

Professional organization associated with a specialty area is partially described. Description of purpose, mission, vision, and overall benefits of being a member is incomplete. There are significant inaccuracies.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Professional organization is not associated with a specialty area. The purpose, mission, and vision are not presented. The overall benefits of being a member are not discussed.

Networking Opportunities in Professional Association

42 points

Criteria Description

Networking Opportunities in Professional Association

Excellent

42 points

Importance of nurses networking in a specialty field, and how the professional association creates networking opportunities for nurses to network, are thoroughly described. Narrative demonstrates insight into the overall importance of networking as a nurse. NRS 430V Topic 5 DQs and Assignment

Good

37.38 points

Importance of nurses networking in a specialty field, and how the professional association creates networking opportunities for nurses to network, are described. Some detail is needed for clarity.

Satisfactory

33.18 points

Importance of nurses networking in a specialty field, and how the professional association creates networking opportunities for nurses to network, are summarized. Some information is needed. The importance of networking as a nurse, or the role of the professional organization in helping nurses network, is unclear.

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Less than Satisfactory

31.5 points

Importance of nurses networking in a specialty field, and how the professional association creates networking opportunities for nurses to network, are partially presented. There are significant inaccuracies.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Importance of nurses networking in a specialty field is omitted. Discussion on how the professional association creates networking opportunities for nurses is not presented.

Professional Association Communication Regarding Health Care Changes and Changes to Practice

42 points

Criteria Description

Professional Association Communication Regarding Health Care Changes and Changes to Practice

Excellent

42 points

A thorough description of how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area is presented.

Good

37.38 points

A description of how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area is presented. Some detail is needed for clarity.

Satisfactory

33.18 points

A summary of how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area is presented. There are minor inaccuracies. Some information is needed.

Less than Satisfactory

31.5 points

An incomplete discussion of how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area is presented. There are major inaccuracies.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Discussion of how the organization keeps its members informed of health care changes and changes to practice that affect the specialty area is omitted.

Professional Association and Opportunities for Continuing Education and Professional Development

42 points

Criteria Description

Professional Association and Opportunities for Continuing Education and Professional Development

Excellent

42 points

An accurate and detailed discussion of the opportunities for continuing education and professional development is presented.

Good

37.38 points

A discussion of the opportunities for continuing education and professional development is presented. Some detail is needed for clarity.

Satisfactory

33.18 points

A summary of opportunities for continuing education and professional development is presented. Some aspects are unclear; or, some information is needed.

Less than Satisfactory

31.5 points

An incomplete discussion of opportunities for continuing education and professional development is presented. There are major inaccuracies.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

A discussion of opportunities for continuing education and professional development is not presented.

Thesis Development and Purpose

10.5 points

Criteria Description

Thesis Development and Purpose

Excellent

10.5 points

Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

Good

9.35 points

Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose.

Satisfactory

8.3 points

Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose.

Less than Satisfactory

7.88 points

Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim.

Argument Logic and Construction

10.5 points

Criteria Description

Argument Logic and Construction

Excellent

10.5 points

Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.

Good

9.35 points

Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative.

Satisfactory

8.3 points

Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis.

Less than Satisfactory

7.88 points

Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. NRS 430V Topic 5 DQs and Assignment

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources.

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

10.5 points

Criteria Description

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Excellent

10.5 points

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

Good

9.35 points

Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. A variety of sentence structures and effective figures of speech are used.

Satisfactory

8.3 points

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are used.

Less than Satisfactory

7.88 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register), sentence structure, or word choice are present.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used.

Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

4.2 points

Criteria Description

Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment)

Excellent

4.2 points

All format elements are correct.

Good

3.74 points

Template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style.

Satisfactory

3.32 points

Template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present.

Less than Satisfactory

3.15 points

Template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly.

Documentation of Sources

6.3 points

Criteria Description

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

Excellent

6.3 points

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

Good

5.61 points

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.

Satisfactory

4.98 points

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.

Less than Satisfactory

4.73 points

Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

Unsatisfactory

0 points

Sources are not documented.

Total 210 points