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Throughout many of the lessons throughout other sections, you will see informed consent as one of the priority nursing interventions for treatments, interventions, and procedures. In this lesson, we will review informed consent and why it is such an important component of client care...
What are the rights of clients in a healthcare facility? Do nurse’s have rights or are they required to act as instructed regardless of safety concerns? In this lesson, we will address both clients and nurses rights and review how nurses are responsible for...
In this lesson, we will discuss some of the primary legal responsibilities that help guide nursing practice. We will also look at different types of healthcare law and identify situations that could pose a legal issue for a nurse or healthcare facility. Learning...
What exactly are ethics? In this lesson, we will address this question and review the primary ethics that guide nursing practice. Additionally, potential ethical issues that could arise in the healthcare setting will be identified along with nursing interventions to ensure ethical practices are...
In this lesson, we will define evidence based practices and do a review of the history and importance of research practices in nursing. We will outline the five steps of the evidence based process and then detail nursing responsibilities in providing best practices and...
Before you review this section on Standards of Nursing Practice, it is highly recommended you view the Main Course Description on Fundamentals Nursing. For all of the lessons, please review all of the learning resources available. It is very important to understand Nurse Practice...
In this lesson, care delivery models will be reviewed. We will assess the function of each type of delivery model and determine advantages and disadvantages of each that can affect the safety of client care. Learning Objectives: Upon the completion of this lesson,...
In this lesson, we are going to review the roles and responsibilities of three groups of the healthcare team: RNs, LPNs, and UAPs. Scopes of practice for each will be reviewed along with rules and regulations for delegation that nurses must be familiar with....
In this lesson, we are going to look at types of healthcare delivery systems where clients can receive a variety of services and care. We are also going to review levels of care that are important concepts for nurses to be aware of in...
In this lesson, we are going to give a general overview of the history or nursing and how it has progressed in both practice and education over hundreds of years. We will also introduce some agencies that regulate nursing practice that you will need...