Describe how the contributions of the two historical figures influence your professional nursing practice.

A. Identify a nursing theory that has influenced your values and goals. (The nursing theory will be Theory of cultural care diversity and universality.) 1. Explain how nurses apply the identified theory from part A to implement excellent nursing practices.

2. Discuss how the identified theory from part A fits your professional practice. B. Identify the contributions of two historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century.( The two nursing figures are Florence Nightingale and Madeline Leininger)

1. Compare the differences in contributions of the two historical figures identified in part B.

2. Describe how the contributions of the two historical figures influence your professional nursing practice. C. Explain the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Association (ANA). 1. Define the roles of these two organizations. 2. Explain how these two organizations influence your nursing practice. 3. Explain the requirements for professional license renewal in your state.(NEW YORK) a. Discuss the consequences of failure to maintain license requirements in your state. 4. Compare the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state. D. Discuss the functional differences between the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services . 1. Discuss how the two regulatory agencies influence your professional nursing practice. a. Describe your role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when a patient has requested to use an alternative therapy. E. Discuss the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act in your state (NEW YORK)and its impact on your professional practice. 1. Discuss the scope of practice for a RN in your state. 2. Discuss how your state defines delegation for the RN. F. Apply each of the following roles to your professional practice ( Professional practice is NURSING): • a scientist • a detective • a manager of the healing environment G. Identify two provisions from the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics (see web link below).THE TWO PROVISIONS ARE Provision 1 – The Nurse Practices with Compassion and Respect for the Inherent Dignity, Worth, and Unique Attributes of Every Person. 2.Provision 2 The nurses primary commitment is to the patient , whether an individual, family, group, community or population. 1. Analyze how the two provisions identified in part G influence your professional nursing practice. 2. Describe a nursing error that may occur in a clinical practice (e.g., clinical setting, skills lab, or simulation). a. Explain how the ANA provisions identified in part G can be applied to the error discussed in part G2. H. Identify four leadership qualities or traits that represent excellence in nursing. FOUR LEADERSHIP ROLE: COMPASSION, RESPECT, INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONLISM. 1. Discuss the significance of the four leadership qualities identified in part H in the nurse’s role as each of the following: • a leader at the bedside • within a nursing team or interdisciplinary team 2. Identify how your work environment impacts the following: • nursing leadership • decision making • professional development