Question

D. a) Discuss the functional differences between the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (see the web links below).

b) Discuss how the two regulatory agencies influence your professional nursing practice.

c)Describe your role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when a patient has requested to use an alternative therapy.

d) Discuss the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act in your state and its impact on your professional practice.

e) Discuss the scope of practice for an RN in your state.

f) Discuss how your state defines delegation for the RN.

Answer 1

D. a) The functional difference between the Food and Drug Administration and Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services:

The FDA is a government agency responsible for foods, drugs, dietary supplements, medical devices, biological and blood products. It is responsible for protecting the public health and ensures safety and security. It is also responsible for public health, safe use of medical products, and to improve the health.It responses to the public health threat.

The CMS is under the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. It has major healthcare programs such as Medicaid, and Medicare. It analyzes the data and eliminates the fraud and abuse within the healthcare system. It manages the quality care and clinical outcomes. It maintains the accuracy, privacy, and security of electronic health records.

b) state Board of Nursing provides safe practice of nursing. It regulates the law of nursing. It enforces activities and delegation of work. It protects the public health by providing competent care through the licensed nurse.

ANA provides tools and resources for the nurses to provide high-quality affordable care. It promotes the growth and welfare of nurses and the workplace environment. It addresses the nursing issues and offers benefits.

C)

• Assess the client traditional method of alternative therapies.
• Acquire current knowledge of alternative therapies and its safe practice.
• Plan nursing care based on the patient values, beliefs, attitudes, and focuses on health promotion.
• Provide guidance to the patient in the taking of alternative therapies under the evidence.
• Follow the professional code of ethics in the healing process of the patient.

d) Nursing Practice Acts:

• Nurse practice act regulates the licensure and practice of nursing.
• It province the scope of nursing practice.
• It provides self-growing autonomy.
• It expanded my role in nursing practice.

e) Scope of Practice:

• The scope of practice provides authority to perform a clinical task.
• It provides the guidelines and education to the level of competence in the clinical practice.
• It helps to improve patient care and quality of standards in the clinical practice.
• It gives job satisfaction.
• It gives the changing needs of professional education in the clinical practice.
• It helps to identify the development of professional needs.

f) Delegation for the RN:

• It helps to work more effectively in the client care.
• It empowers to make the judgment in critical situations of client care.
• It makes effective communication.
• It helps to delegate the tasks and responsibilities within the competence.
• It provides clear guidelines and protocols to make the clinical judgment.
• Everyone should be supported and supervised.