Nursing

1. Some nurses believe that Florence Nightingale holds nursing back and represents the negative and backward elements of nursing. This view cites as evidence that Nightingale supported the subordination of nurses to physicians, opposed registration of nurses, and did not see mental health nurses as part of the profession. After reading this chapter, what do you think? Is Nightingale relevant in the 21st century to the nursing profession? Why or why not?

Nurses recognize there is more to nursing than skill performance. What nurses know – the knowledge base that underlies performance, formulates a holistic approach to health and well-being.

Read Chapter 2: Frameworks for Professional Nursing Practice. · Follow the discussion questions participation and submission guidelines.

based on last week’s reading, you now have an idea of the role of the APRN, and legal/professional issues in prescribing. As a future nurse practitioner, you have the authority, based on your state nurse practice act, to prescribe medications for the patients for whom you will provide care, and the responsibility of prescriptive authority is more than just simply writing a prescription correctly.Discuss the role of advanced practice nursing in safe prescribing and 3 prescribing barriers for APRNs:

describe what personal characteristics set you apart from others and how they will help you achieve success in your academic and professional goal.