Larry Wilcox (preferred pronouns he, him) is a registered nurse and clinical manager working in an Emergency Department. He has recently noticed that the time from arrival to being seen by a healthcare provider (wait time) in the department is consistently above 60 minutes. Larry researches best practices in an attempt to lower the wait time and implements a new time tracking policy. Additionally, Larry serves on a volunteer committee through the American Nurses Association. Today, Larry is helping his staff by performing assessments on clients in the triage area to reduce wait times. While working in the triage area, a client enters the waiting room with chest pain. Larry quickly assesses the client and moves them to a bed in the Emergency Department. Question 5 / 5 Note: You will not have another attempt on this question if you navigate away. Please take your time answering this question before moving forward. Evaluating Outcomes: Scope of Practice Larry is explaining the nursing scope of practice to a group of newly licensed nurses. Match each description to the component of the scope of practice. Who What Why When Where How As society changes, nurses must adapt to maintain our obligation to positive client outcomes. Nurses provide care anytime there is a need for knowledge, caring, or leadership. Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. Nurses are expected to perform in a specific manner displaying professional behaviors. A registered nurse must be formally educated and maintain an active license to practice nursing. Nursing occurs in many settings and environments.
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