Standards of Nursing Practice and Performance

Standards of Nursing Practice

• Six key standards guide nursing practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcomes Identification, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
• Assessment involves collecting detailed health-related data.
• Diagnosis entails analyzing the collected data for patient needs.
• Outcomes Identification identifies goals for patient care planning.
• Planning includes the development of actionable care plans.
• Implementation refers to executing the established care plans.
• Evaluation assesses the progress towards the expected patient outcomes.

Standards of Professional Performance

• Nine standards outline the professional responsibilities of nurses: Quality of Practice, Education, Professional Practice Evaluation, Collegiality, Collaboration, Ethics, Research, Resource Utilization, Leadership.
• Quality of Practice emphasizes improving nursing care standards.
• Education focuses on gaining necessary knowledge and skills.
• Professional Practice Evaluation requires self-assessment of nursing performance.
• Collegiality promotes effective relationships with peers.
• Collaboration involves working with patients and families for optimal care.
• Ethics mandates adherence to the ANA Code of Ethics.
• Research supports applying evidence-based practices to patient care.
• Resource Utilization considers safety, effectiveness, and cost in care delivery.
• Leadership encourages nurses to take initiative in their professional roles.

Standard of Care

• Defines the basic expected level of care that should be provided to patients.
• Emphasizes that care must be ordinary and reasonable to prevent unnecessary patient harm.

Negligence

• Describes a failure to meet the standard of care expected in nursing.
• Involves not acting or acting incorrectly as a reasonably prudent person would in similar situations.

Ordinary Care

• Refers to the standard of care expected from an average person under comparable circumstances.

Professionalism

• Encompasses the behaviors, goals, and qualities that represent a nurse’s professional conduct.

Profession

• Involves careers requiring specialized knowledge and extensive education and training.

Plagiarism

• Involves using someone else's intellectual work without proper attribution, breaching ethical academic principles.