Registered Nurse standards of Practice and Mandatory

Registered Nurse standards of Practice and Mandatory notifications
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Part A
1. Standard 4: Comprehensively conducts assessments
Registered nurses play crucial roles in conducting comprehensive and
systematic assessments of patients. They undertake analysis of information and
data in a manner that communicates care outcomes based on the practices. Nurses
are engaged in conducting holistic assessments, by applying various strategies and
engaging in partnership with other health care workers in promoting wellbeing and
health of the patients. In the case, assessment of vital signs of patient and correct
documentation is essential in the care practice. This care practice falls under this
category due to comprehensive assessments aspects entailing the patient's vital
signs and documentation processes involved in this care process. Nurses are
engaged in the assessment as initial steps in the caring process. Critical thinking
skills are crucial in this process through a decision making framework which is
crucial in developing and planning patient care and entrenching evidence-based
practice. According to Toney-Butler & Unison-Pace (2019), gathering information on
psychological, spiritual and psychological aspects of the patients is critical. Both
subjective and objective data are essential in this process. Key elements of this
care process entail the collection of vital data such as temperature; respiratory,
blood pressure and pain level are essential aspects taking place in this avenue.
According to Dunham & MacInnes (2019), assessments are essential in
determining the needs of the patents through the formation of the patient diagnosis
process. This allows for review of normal and abnormal values regarding the patent
state. Thus this standard us an essential element in the care process towards
aiming at achieving positive patient outcomes.
2. Standard 7: Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice
In evaluating outcomes, registered nurses act based on agreed priorities,
goals, plans and outcome of the patients. Further, revision of the practice can be
undertaken under this approach. In this scenario, notification of the nurse colleague
is an essential step in evaluating the outcomes of the patient vital state
assessment. Evaluation of the level of the patient in terms of outcomes is essential
in monitoring progress and offers an avenue for improvement of care towards goal
attainment and improving patient state. According to Jones (2016), nurses have a
social role of evaluation of the nursing practice effect on the outcomes of the
patients in avenues of health promotion, injury and preventing illness and reducing
overall suffering. The underlying evaluation of outcomes in the patient care process
entails the interpretation of results and outcomes of the applied intervention. The

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measures of assessment can entail psychosocial, physiologic or functional
improvement. In this case, it entails the functional improvement of the patent state.
Thus nurses play a fundamental role in evaluating applied nursing practice on the
outcomes of the patients; this is geared towards the improvement of the patient
state (Dubois et al., 2013). Implementing this standard allow for positive patient
outcomes and improvement of patients state. The case scenario demonstrates an
aspect of outcomes evaluation indicating the deteriorating state of the patient vital
assessment on blood pressure which necessitates action to manage the
deteriorating state of the patient.
3. Standard 2: Engages in therapeutic and professional
relationships
Registered nurses have the essential role of engaging in the therapeutic
relationship and enabling professional relationships with patients and other staffs.
These are geared towards the comprehensive and systematic assessment of the
patient's needs. Registered nurses are tasked with assuring the patient's safety,
quality practices and offering outcomes which are geared towards meeting the
needs of those they are caring for. In this case scenario, the patient is assured of a
safe and responsive quality of care offered by the nurse, thus meeting his needs at
the time of the care process. Registered nurses are tasked with communicating
effectively and respecting the patient values, beliefs and cultures thus earning
patient trust as envisaged in substandard 2.2 of this standard. Based on
substandard 2.5, nurses are essential in advocating for patients in the manner in
which they respect their autonomy and legal capacity. Fostering a culture of safety
is essential to earn trust as illustrated in the case scenario further being in line with
substandard 2.7. Therapeutic process in the nursing practice is geared at the en-
calculating mutual trust, respect and nurturing hope and ability to have self
sensitivity aspects. This is crucial in the nursing practice which ensures that the
healing process and recovery phase is enhanced in a therapeutic manner
facilitating faster and improved patient outcomes. According to Pullen & Mathias,
(2010) therapeutic relationship in nursing practice is essential in developing caring
relation when the patient and the nurse engaged together leading to a harmonious
relationship. Moreover, it facilitates an avenue of developing positive clinical patient
experience which has the role of improving and enriching the experiences of the
patients at large (Kornhaber, Walsh, Duff & Walker, 2016).
4. Standard 5: Develops a plan for nursing practice