What can a registered nurse really do? The purpose of this posting is to discuss the scope of nursing practice as by the American Nurses Association and to define my own state of Pennsylvania’s own scope of practice. The American Nurses Association is a guide for us registered nurses to follow in order to give competent, sufficient and safe care. The scope of nursing practice is to understand the patient from head to toe, to be able to understand the every question of why the patient is in the condition that they are now. As defined by the American Nurses Association a registered nurse uses the six steps of the nursing process accordingly to provide personalized care to a patient and to care for them consequently while answering the six questions
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I work on a neurologically floor. Most of the time our patients come in with stroke like symptoms and many of the times have previous health conditions. It is my goal to assess the symptoms that were there and to see if they are still there and if they are worsening. I had a male patient come in with numbness and tingling on his right side. The patient was already agitated being admitted to the hospital and wanted to leave and smoke a cigarette. As I came in the patient was cursing and screaming talking about how he wanted to leave. I then went into the room and sat down with the patient and listened to him and he was quite emotional. After talking to him for about 15 minutes he settled down and apologized for his outrage. I then told him I would talk to the doctors about getting him a nicotine patch. I paired up with the doctor and a nicotine patch was ordered. I also educated the patient on quitting smoking and the importance on taking his medication for his blood pressure and diabetes. That night the patient received insulin and understood the importance of taking it and also took his medication that he refused earlier that day. Sometimes just listening to the patient is all they need although we have many more obligations to fulfill. All registered nurses show know their scope of practice to provide safe and efficient care to all patients. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable of
I work on a neurologically floor. Most of the time our patients come in with stroke like symptoms and many of the times have previous health conditions. It is my goal to assess the symptoms that were there and to see if they are still there and if they are worsening. I had a male patient come in with numbness and tingling on his right side. The patient was already agitated being admitted to the hospital and wanted to leave and smoke a cigarette. As I came in the patient was cursing and screaming talking about how he wanted to leave. I then went into the room and sat down with the patient and listened to him and he was quite emotional. After talking to him for about 15 minutes he settled down and apologized for his outrage. I then told him I would talk to the doctors about getting him a nicotine patch. I paired up with the doctor and a nicotine patch was ordered. I also educated the patient on quitting smoking and the importance on taking his medication for his blood pressure and diabetes. That night the patient received insulin and understood the importance of taking it and also took his medication that he refused earlier that day. Sometimes just listening to the patient is all they need although we have many more obligations to fulfill. All registered nurses show know their scope of practice to provide safe and efficient care to all patients. A registered nurse must be knowledgeable of