Professional Resource

Question 0

Characteristics of a Profession

Answer 0

Educational standards and dedication to a life long learning
Dedication to raising the standards of a professions education and practice
a specialized body of knowledge
Service to the society
Autonomy
code of ethics to regulate the relationship between professional and client
professional organization

Question 1

What is the professional standards for RNs in BC

Answer 1

1. Professional responsibility and accountability
2. Knowledge-based practice
3. Client-focused provision of Service
4. Ethical Practice

Question 2

Major Theoretical Models

Answer 2

Practice based
needs based
interactionist
systems
simultaneity

Question 3

Professional Responsibility and Accountability

CLINICAL

Answer 3

1. Is accountable and takes responsibility for own nursing actions and professional conduct.
2. Functions within own level of competence, within the legally recognized scope of practice and within all relevant legislation (2).
3. Assesses own practice and undertakes activities to improve practice and meet identified learning goals on an ongoing basis (3,4).
4. Takes action (5) to promote the provision of safe, appropriate and ethical care to clients.
5. Advocates for and/or helps to develop policies and practices consistent with the standards of the profession.
6. Maintains own physical, psychological and emotional fitness to practice.
7. Maintains current registration.
8. Understands the role of the regulatory body and the relationship of the regulatory body to one’s own practice.

Question 4

Knowledge-based Practice (clinical)

Answer 4

1. Bases practice on current evidence from nursing science and other sciences and humanities.
2. Knows how and where to access information to support the provision of safe, competent and ethical client care.
3. Uses critical thinking when collecting and interpreting data, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care.
4. Collects information on client status from a variety of sources (6) using assessment skills, including observation, communication, physical assessment and a review of pertinent clinical data.
5. Identifies, analyzes and uses relevant and valid information when making decisions about client status.
6. Communicates client status, using verifiable information, in terminology used in the practice setting.
7. Develops and communicates plans of care that include assessment data, decisions about client status, planned interventions and measurement of client outcomes.
8. Sets client-centred priorities when planning and providing care.
9. Uses decision support tools appropriately to assess and make decisions about client status and plan care.
10. Implements the plan of care, evaluates client’s response and revises the plan as necessary.
11. Documents timely (7) and appropriate reports of assessments, decisions about client status, plans, interventions and client outcomes.
12. Shares nursing knowledge with clients, colleagues, students and others.
13. Communicates appropriately (8) in interactions with clients, colleagues, students and others.

Question 5

Client-focused Provision of Service (Clinical)

Answer 5

1. Communicates, collaborates and consults with clients and other members of the health care team (10) about the client’s care.
2. Coordinates client care in a way that facilitates continuity for the client.
3. Assigns (11) clients and client care activities to other members of the health care team to meet client care needs.
4. Delegates appropriately to other members of the health care team.
5. Provides appropriate regulatory supervision of student activities.
6. instructs and guides other members of the health care team to meet client care needs.
7. Participates in changes that improve client care and nursing practice.
8. Reports incompetent or impaired practice or unethical conduct to appropriate person or body.
9. Understands and communicates the role of nursing in the health of clients.
10. Assists clients to learn about the health care system and accessing appropriate health care services.

Question 6

Ethical Practical (clinical)

Answer 6

1. Makes the client the primary concern in providing nursing care.
2. Provides care in a manner that preserves and protects client dignity.
3. Demonstrates honesty and integrity.
4. Clearly and accurately represents self with respect to name, title and role.
5. Protects client privacy and confidentiality.
6. Recognizes, respects and promotes the client’s right to be informed and make informed choices.
7. Promotes and maintains respectful communication in all professional interactions (14).
8. Treats colleagues, students and other health care workers in a respectful manner.
9. Recognizes and respects the contribution of others on the health care team.
10. Makes equitable decisions about the allocation of resources (15) under one’s control based on the needs of clients.
11. Identifies the effect of own values, beliefs and experiences in carrying out clinical activities; recognizes potential conflicts and takes action to prevent or resolve.
12. Identifies ethical issues; consults with the appropriate person or body; takes action to resolve and evaluates the effectiveness of actions.
13. Initiates, maintains and terminates nurse-client relationships in an appropriate manner.