NSG 5000 Week 3 Project: Professional Practice Paper
NSG 5000 Week 3 Project: Professional Practice Paper
Based on the AP role of the person that you interviewed in
W1 Project, in a 3- to 5-page paper (excluding the title page, references, and
appendices) describe the role, the type of organization, and address all the interview
questions, and include:
List the type of organization. For example: Primary care
office, ED, Specialty, cardiology GI etc.
List the type of and how many clients it serves. FP would
see all ages. Research in your area the number of visits in a local office per
year or # of visits seen local ED, specialty office etc.
the professional fit for advanced nursing role.
“Fit” refers to the Qualifications in order to be an AP provider at
that agency/organization. What license, credentialing (accrediting agency, and
other expectations NPI, CMS)?
Include a brief job description
Discuss board of nursing NPA or scope of practice of the
state. Include what the NPA in the state allows and restrictions.
Submission Details:
Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date
assigned.
The term ‘professional practice‘ refers to the conduct and work of someone from a particular profession.
Professions are occupations that require a prolonged period of education and training. They are often overseen by professional bodies who may accredit educational establishments and qualified professionals. Qualification may be recognised by the designation ‘member of…’, ‘certified‘, ‘chartered member‘, ‘fellow’, and so on. For example, a professional member of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists may use the letters MCIAT after their name (member of).
Professional bodies may set standards of ethics, performance, competence, insurance, training and so on that must be met to remain within the profession. These are typically set out in a code of conduct.
Some professional designations are protected by law. For example, the term ‘architect’ is protected by the Architects Act 1997 which established the Architects Registration Board (ARB). Only qualified individuals that are registered with the ARB can offer their services as architects. However, rather peculiarly, the public tend to recognise the designation RIBA, denoting an architect who is also a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. This is not a legal requirement.
Professions will have specific practices and standards that they value, but in construction there are some general principles common to most professionals:
- Act with integrity.
- Adopt an ethical approach.
- Provide a high standard of service.
- Only undertake work for which there is appropriate competence.
- Have appropriate insurance.
- Ensure that terms of appointment are clear.
- Act in a way that promotes trust in the profession.
- Do not bring the profession into disrepute.
- Do not discriminate against parties on any grounds.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.
- Offer a dispute resolution service.
Contracts may include terms requiring that the contracted party exercise ‘reasonable skill and care‘, and in interpreting this, the courts may take into account the professional standard that might be expected. That is, a party advertising services as a professional architect would be expected to demonstrate the level of skill and care of a competent architect.
An architect offering services in a specialist field might be expected to demonstrate a higher level of skill and care, of a competent specialist. The more skilled a person, the more the care that can be expected of them. For more information see: Reasonable skill and care.