The Professional Nursing Role Pratt Community College NUR

The Professional Nursing Role Pratt Community College NUR 202 Fall 2016

a. Discuss the development of nursing as a profession

9 Elements of a profession 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Initial Professional Education Accreditation Skills Development Certification Licensing Professional Development Professional Societies Code of Ethics Organizational Certification

Nursing in the 18 th Century

Nursing in the 19 th Century

Florence Nightingale

Empress Alexandra Feodorvna

Nursing in the 19 th Century continued The Civil War

Nursing in the 19 th Century continued Clara Barton • Lobbied 10 yrs for the American Red Cross • In 1882, the American Red Cross is endorsed by congress

Nursing in the 19 th Century continued Mother Bickerdyke • Organized ambulance services • Searched abandoned battlefields at night looking for wounded soldiers

Nursing in the 19 th Century continued Mary Mahoney • First professionally trained African American Nurse • Concerned with relationships between cultures & races • Fostered awareness of cultural diversity & respect for the individual regardless of one’s background, race, color, and/or religion

Nursing in the 19 th Century continued Isabel Hampton Robb • 1896, aided in the foundation of the Nurses’ Associated Alumnae of the United States & Canada • In 1911, became the American Nurses Association (ANA) • One of the original authors of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN)

Nursing in the 19 th Century continued Henry Street Settlement, 1893 Lilian Wald Mary Brewster

Nursing in the 20 th Century

Nursing in the 21 st Century

b. Explore professional nurse components of the Nurse Practice act

Sources of Law • Statutory Law • Created by state legislatures and US congress • Types: Civil or Criminal • Example of state statutes: Nurse Practice Acts • Regulatory (Administrative) Law • Reflect decisions made by administrative bodies such as State Boards of Nursing in regards to rules and regulations • Common Law • Resulting from Judicial decisions made in courts

Elements of the Nurse Practice Act • General Provisions • Nurse Practice Act Professional and Practical Nurses • Statutes • Rules and Regulations • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses • Statutes • Rules and Regulations • Registered Nurse Anesthetist • Statutes • Rules and Regulations • Licensed Mental Health Technician Act • Statutes • Rules and Regulations • Advanced Nursing Education You may access the Kansas Nurse Practice Act through the following link: http: //www. ksbn. org/npa. htm