Nursing NUR101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse, Therapeutic Relationship
28 Sep 2016
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Rns graduate with a four-year baccalaureate degree in nursing, whereas rpns graduate with a two-year practical nursing diploma. Rns stay in great depth and breadth over a long period of time. However, all nurses are responsible or taking action to ensure client safety. This may include intervening with client care and/or informing the employer of concerns related to the conduct or actions of another health care professional. Practice standards: authoritative statements that set out the professional basis of nursing practice. Nurses are held accountable to the standards of nursing. Guidelines: documents developed to assist nurses in understanding their responsibility and in making safe and effective decisions. There are five key components of this type of relationship between nurses and clients. It is difficult to re-establish a trust once it has been breached: therapeutic relationships: nurses use a wide range of effective communication strategies and.
