Question

Are there areas in which advanced nursing practice is making more of an impact than others? Do these correspond with the primary purposes of advanced nursing practice?

OR

What are the most common potential legal liabilities for nurse administration and nurse managers in health care settings? How can these areas of potential liability be minimized or avoided?

Answer 1

The ANP has brought an impact on many areas in patient care and healthcare sector .Some of them are

• The service is now delivered in acute care settings
• It has greatly increased the length of consultation time
• The rate of admission of elder populations has considerably decreased after the services of APN
• It has improved the quality of care
• The decision making skills of them as been in equals to a GP becaus of their wide exposure, experience and education

They corresponds to the primary purposes of ANP are helping others to deliver a quality care,coordinate the different level of care needed for the patients,and utmost patient satisfaction

The potential or legal liabilities for nurse administration and nurse managers in health care setting are

• To assist patient of any disease conditions may be physical or psychological problems
• Can act as a patient advocate and communicate the patiwnt needs yo the concerned healthcare professionals
• Supervision on administration of medication by the nurses
• Guiding others
• To actively take part in policy making innregards to patient care
• They have a legal liabilities to explain about the plan of treatment,consent etc., to patient and family members
• They are responsible in case of a medical negligence

The potential liabilities cannbe avoided by

• Proper training and guidance
• Providing rights to make political decision about healthcare sector
• The APN shoukd be given rights to precribe all sorts of medication as per the experience, certification, knowledge and skills.