Professional Accountability In Nursing
RGP Task 1: Professional Accountability
Student Name
Western Governors University
Date
Professional Accountability
A. Identify a nursing theory that has influenced your values and goals.
A nursing theory that has influenced the candidate’s values and goals is identified.
1. Explain how nurses apply the identified theory from part A to implement excellent nursing practices.
The explanation of how nurses apply the selected theory in part A to plan excellent nursing practices is logical.
2. Discuss how the identified theory from part A fits your professional practice.
The discussion of how the theory from part A fits the candidate’s professional practice is relevant, and it accurately addresses the identified theory.
B. Identify the contributions of two historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century.
The contributions of 2 historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century is identified.
1. Compare the differences in contributions of the two historical figures identified in part B.
The comparison accurately addresses the differences in the contributions of the 2 historical figures identified in part B and is logical and well supported.
2. Describe how the contributions of the two historical figures influence your professional nursing practice.
The description of how the contributions of the 2 historical nursing figures have influenced the candidate’s nursing practice is accurate.
C. Explain the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Association (ANA).
The explanation of the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the ANA is accurate and well supported.
Professional Accountability In Nursing
1. Define the roles of these two organizations.
The definition of the roles of the State Board of Nursing and the ANA is provided and supported.
2. Explain how these two organizations influence your nursing practice.
The explanation of how the State Board of Nursing and the ANA influence the candidate’s nursing practice is accurate and relevant.
3. Explain the requirements for professional license renewal in your state (NEW JERSEY)
The explanation of the requirements for professional license renewal in the candidate’s state is accurate and well supported.
a. Discuss the consequences of failure to maintain license requirements in your state.
The discussion of the consequences of failure to maintain license in the candidate’s state is accurate.
4. Compare the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state.
The comparison accurately addresses the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state and is well supported.
D. Discuss the functional differences between the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (see the web links below).
The discussion of the functional differences between the given agencies is accurate and well supported.
1. Discuss how the two regulatory agencies influence your professional nursing practice.
The discussion of how the regulatory agencies influence the candidate’s professional nursing practice is relevant.
a. Describe your role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when a patient has requested to use an alternative therapy.
The discussion of the candidate’s role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when the patient has selected an alternative treatment is relevant.
E. Discuss the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act in your state and its impact on your professional practice.
The discussion of the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act and its influence on the candidate’s professional practice is accurate and well supported.
1. Discuss the scope of practice for a RN in your state.
The discussion of the scope of practice for an RN in the candidate’s state is logical and well supported.
