Professional Practice and Philosophy Paper Guidelines and Rubric FIRST: Please introduce your Personal Philosophy of Nursing. This should be at least one to three paragraphs. THEN: Select one of the following topics:1. Do you believe that nurses have an obligation to be politically active? Why or why not? Provide examples from the nursing literature regarding how nurses have demonstrated their political influence on health care related issues. How does your personal philosophy of nursing support or refute political action? 2. Discuss the recent criminal case against the Tenessee nurse (Vaught) convicted of homicide for a medication error that resulted in a patient’s death. Discuss your opinion about the case, ANA’s statement criticizing the charges, cite literature, and identify steps that could or should have been in place that may have prevented or reduced the risk of errors. Should nurses be prosecuted for medical errors? 3. Nurses are ethically obligated to mainatain a nonjudgmental attitude, demonstrate honesty, and protect the client’s right to privacy and confidentiality. Identify a specific ethical issue where a client’s needs and expectations may be in conflict with a nurses’ professional values ( e.x. end of life care, organ donation, elective abortion). Discuss strategies to enhance ethical decision making and describe nurse’s obligations in ethical decison making 4. How do your values, beliefs, and life experiences influence your ability to participate as a member of an interprofessional team? Investigate the impact of interprofessional teams on health care, as presented in the nursing literature. Consider how other health care professionals have assisted you in providing better outcomes for your patients. How has your personal philosophy of nursing been shaped through these experiences? Academic Paper Guidelines:Paper length: 4 – 5 pages, not including Title and Reference pages, which must also be included. No abstract is required. APA format 7th edition.Times New Roman, font size 12, double spaced.Using nursing and related databases, locate and organize information from a variety of sources to support your discussion of the selected topic. Carefully consider the accuracy and credibility of the sources as you answer each of the questions, supported by citations and references. Include a minimum of 3 scholarly journal articles and your textbook in the discussion of your selected topic. These must be cited in the body of your paper and on the Reference page. Textbook- Blais, K. K., Hayes, J. S. (2016). Professional nursing practice: Concepts and perspectives (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN-13: 9780133801316 ( please make sure you use this book as your reference) Journal articles should be current (2017- 2022, except for seminal publications) and appropriate.
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