IV Professional Practice Questions With Complete Solutions
Standards of Care
The recipient of care, the patient, is the focus of standards of
care. The joint commission indicates that standards of care must
be developed within organizations to measure quality based on
expectations.
Describe the results or outcomes of care and focus on the
patient,
1) federal statues and regulations
2) state statues (Harder guidelines)
3) professional standards
4) institutional standards ( 2nd hardest guidelines)
* Reflects the mission, values and philosophy of the profession.
* This include nursing process, professional accountability,
economic responsibilities.
* performance standards: minimum acceptable behavior to meet
department standards.
Standard of Practice
Focus on the provider of care and represent acceptable levels of
practice in patient care delivery. Like the standard of care,
practice standard address the clinical aspects of patient care
service and imply patient outcome.
1) internal: developed within the profession of nurses for the
, purpose of establishing the minimum level of nursing care.
2) external: guidelines for nursing developed by non~nurses
expectations of agencies or groups.
Legal Perils related to Infusion Therapy Practice
due to the scope of practice and the required competencies,
potential litigation situations exist for nurses involving IV
infusion...
1) failure monitor and assess
2) failure prevent infection
3) failure to use of equipment
4) failure to protect the patient from avoidable harm.
* pt ID
* staff communication
* medication safety
* preveent infection
* check pt medication
* prevent fals
* help pt be involved in there care
* Id pt safety risks
* watch pt's for changes and respond quickly
* prevent errors in surgery
Ethical Issues Related to Infusion Therapy
Code of Ethics: acknowledges that acceptance by a profession of
the responsibilities and trust that society has conferred and
recognized the duties and obligations inherent in that trust.
Standards of Care
The recipient of care, the patient, is the focus of standards of
care. The joint commission indicates that standards of care must
be developed within organizations to measure quality based on
expectations.
Describe the results or outcomes of care and focus on the
patient,
1) federal statues and regulations
2) state statues (Harder guidelines)
3) professional standards
4) institutional standards ( 2nd hardest guidelines)
* Reflects the mission, values and philosophy of the profession.
* This include nursing process, professional accountability,
economic responsibilities.
* performance standards: minimum acceptable behavior to meet
department standards.
Standard of Practice
Focus on the provider of care and represent acceptable levels of
practice in patient care delivery. Like the standard of care,
practice standard address the clinical aspects of patient care
service and imply patient outcome.
1) internal: developed within the profession of nurses for the
, purpose of establishing the minimum level of nursing care.
2) external: guidelines for nursing developed by non~nurses
expectations of agencies or groups.
Legal Perils related to Infusion Therapy Practice
due to the scope of practice and the required competencies,
potential litigation situations exist for nurses involving IV
infusion...
1) failure monitor and assess
2) failure prevent infection
3) failure to use of equipment
4) failure to protect the patient from avoidable harm.
* pt ID
* staff communication
* medication safety
* preveent infection
* check pt medication
* prevent fals
* help pt be involved in there care
* Id pt safety risks
* watch pt's for changes and respond quickly
* prevent errors in surgery
Ethical Issues Related to Infusion Therapy
Code of Ethics: acknowledges that acceptance by a profession of
the responsibilities and trust that society has conferred and
recognized the duties and obligations inherent in that trust.
