Neuroscience Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is a comprehensive, up-to-date delineation of the competent level of nursing practice and professional performance common to and expected from neuroscience registered nurses whatever their practice levels or setting. It reflects the most current thinking in the specialty and offers a blueprint for neuroscience nursing philosophy, principles, and practices.
The publication’s scope of practice addresses what is expected of all neuroscience registered nurses, specifying the who, what, where, when, why, and how of neuroscience nursing practice. The detailed discussion of that scope of practice provides the context needed to understand and use the standards. The 17 standards are those by which all RNs in neuroscience nursing are held accountable for their practice. Each standard is measurable by a set of specific competencies that serve as evidence of minimal compliance with that standard.
This foundational volume reflects the diverse activities of neuroscience nursing and serves neuroscience nurses in their personal lives, clinical practice, education, research, and community service. Although primarily for neuroscience nursing practitioners, educators, students, and others directly involved in nursing care, research, advocacy, and certification, this book can also inform other healthcare providers, researchers and scholars as well as employers, insurers, lawyers, regulators, policy makers, and stakeholders.
Table of Contents:
Setting the Stage
- Foundational Documents
- Audience
Definitions and Distinguishing Characteristics of Neuroscience Nursing Practice
- Definitions
- Distinguishing Characteristics of Neuroscience Nursing Historical Perspective on Neuroscience Nursing Standards and Evolution of Practice
Neuroscience Nursing's Scope and Standards of Practice
- Description of the Scope of Neuroscience Nursing Practice
- The Science of Neuroscience Nursing
- The A.it of Neuroscience Nursing
- Development and Function of Nursing Standards
- The Nursing Process
- Tenets of Neuroscience Nursing Practice
- Healthy Work Environments for Neuroscience Nursing
- Ethics in Neuroscience Nursing
- Model of Professional Practice Regulation
- Overview of the Standards of Neuroscience Nursing Practice
- Standards of Practice for Neuroscience Nursing
- Standards of Professional Performance for Neuroscience Nursing
- Professional Competence in Neuroscience Nursing Practice
- Definitions and Concepts Related to Neuroscience Nursing Competence
- Competence and Competency in Neuroscience Nursing Practice
- Evaluating Competence
- Professional Neuroscience Nurses Today
- Statistical Snapshot
- Licensure and Education of Neuroscience Registered Nurses
- Neuroscience Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Roles and Responsibilities of Neuroscience Registered Nurses
- Roles and Responsibilities of Neuroscience Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Neuroscience Nurse Practice Settings
- Neuroscience Nursing's Societal and Ethical Dimensions
- Continued Commitment to the Profession
- Professional Trends and Issues
- Summary of the Scope of Neuroscience Nursing Practice
Standards of Professional Neuroscience Nursing Practice
Standards of Practice for Neuroscience Nursing
- Standard l. Assessment
- Standard 2. Diagnosis
- Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
- Standard 4. Planning
- Standard 5. Implementation
- Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
- Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
- Standard 6. Evaluation
Standards of Professional Performance for Neuroscience Nursing
- Standard 7. Ethics
- Standard 8. Culturally Congruent Practice
- Standard 9. Communication
- Standard 10. Collaboration
- Standard 11. Leadership
- Standard 12. Education
- Standard 13. Evidence-Based Practice and Research
- Standard 14. Quality of Practice
- Standard 15. Professional Practice Evaluation
- Standard 16. Resource Utilization
- Standard 17- Environmental Health
Glossary
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