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The product of extensive thought work by many registered nurses, this new edition provides:
A revised and contemporary definition of nursing
An extensive discussion of respect, equity, inclusion, and social justice
The new ANA Professional Nursing Model and the revised Model Representing Regulation of Professional Nursing Practice
An expanded discussion of the application of ethics in nursing
A complete picture of the dynamic and complex practice of nursing and its membership and evolving boundaries.
18 national standards of practice and professional performance and their accompanying competencies
This premier professional resource informs and guides nurses in their vital work providing safe, quality, and competent care. It is a must-have for every registered nurse.
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Nursing - American Nurses Association
Nursing
Scope and Standards of Practice
4th Edition
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national professional association. This publication reflects the position of ANA regarding the scope and standards of nursing practice and should be reviewed in conjunction with state board of nursing regulations. State law, rules, and regulations govern the practice of nursing, while Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition guides registered nurses in the application of their professional skills and responsibilities.
About the American Nurses Association
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the only full-service professional organization representing the interests of the nation’s 4.2 million registered nurses through its constituent/state nurses associations and its organizational affiliates. The ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the rights of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on healthcare issues affecting nurses and the public.
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Contents
Contributors
Nursing Scope and Standards Workgroup, 2019–2020
Others
ANA Committee on Nursing Practice Standards—Reviewers
ANA Staff
About the American Nurses Association
About the American Nurses Association Publishing Program
Scope of Nursing Practice
Definition of Nursing
Other Definitions
Description of the Scope of Nursing Practice
Development and Function of the Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
The Art and Science of Nursing
The Art of Nursing
Care and Caring in Nursing Practice
Professional Nursing Model
Nursing Process
Ethics for Nurses
Code of Ethics Provisions
Ethical Decision-Making Models
Case Study: Using the Nursing Process in Ethical Situations
Respect, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
The Science of Nursing
Nursing Knowledge and Scholarly Inquiry
The How of Nursing
Ways
Processes
Means
Methods
Manner
Advocacy
High-Performing Interprofessional Teams
Regulation of Nursing Practice
Context and Environment: When Nursing Occurs
Professional Registered Nurses Today: The Who of Nursing
Licensure and Education of Registered Nurses
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP)
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Professional Competence, Self-Determination, and Professional Identity in Nursing
Professional Competence
Self-Determination
Professional Identity
The Professional Responsibility of Mentoring in Nursing: Paying It Forward
A Potpourri of Opportunities for the Future
Environment
Disaster Planning and Management
Reimbursement and Cost-Effective Care Economic Structures
Structural Competency
Protection of Healthcare Workers
Health
Quality of Life
Aging in Place
Palliative Care Conversations
Reimagining Nursing Initiative
Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
Significance of Standards
The Function of Competencies in Standards
Standards of Practice
Standard 1. Assessment
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 2. Diagnosis
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 3. Outcomes Identification
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 4. Planning
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 5. Implementation
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 5A. Coordination of Care
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 6. Evaluation
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standards of Professional Performance
Standard 7. Ethics
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 8. Advocacy
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 9. Respectful and Equitable Practice
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 10. Communication
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 11. Collaboration
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 12. Leadership
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 13. Education
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 14. Scholarly Inquiry
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 15. Quality of Practice
Competencies 101
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 16. Professional Practice Evaluation
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse
Additional Competencies for the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 17. Resource Stewardship
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Practice Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Standard 18. Environmental Health
Competencies
Additional Competencies for the Graduate-Level Prepared Registered Nurse, Including the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Glossary
References
Appendix A. Ethics, Morals, and Ethical Theories and Approaches
Ethics and Morals
Ethical Theories and Approaches
Consequentialism and Deontology
Ethical Principlism
Ethics of Care and Virtue Ethics
Appendix B. Selected Nurse Theorists
Appendix C. The Development of Essential Nursing Documents
A Timeline of Development
Appendix D. Position Statement: Professional Role Competence
Definitions and Concepts in Competence
Competence and Competency in Nursing Practice
Evaluating Competence
Recommendations/Next Steps
References
Index
Contributors
Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Fourth Edition, is the product of extensive thought work by many registered nurses examining the American Nurses Association’s Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, Third Edition (2015b) followed by a three-step review process. This document originated from the multitude of decisions garnered during a significant number of video telephone conference calls and email communications of the diverse workgroup members in 2019–2020. The workgroup was always guided by Abe Lincoln’s quote, The best way to predict your future is to create it.
The first review involved a 30-day public comment period. All workgroup members reviewed every submitted comment, resulting in further workgroup refinements of the draft document. The two following official American Nurses Association (ANA) review processes included evaluation by the Committee on Nursing Practice Standards in December 2020 and final review and approval by the ANA Board of Directors in January 2021.
NURSING SCOPE AND STANDARDS WORKGROUP, 2019–2020
Patricia J. Bartzak, DNP, RN, CMSRN, TCRN (Co-Chair)
Kahlil A. Demonbreun, DNP, RNC-OB, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN (Co-Chair)
Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC, FABC
Carol Peyton Bryant, DNP, RN, ACNP, CCRN
Colleen Casper, DNP, MS, RN
Tracy K. Davidson, DNP, MPH, RN
Jessica L. Dzubak, MSN, RN
Carla A. Lee, PhD, EdS, MN, RN, APRN-BC, A/FNP, CNS, CHES, FIBA, FAAN
Kristy Nielson, DNP, RN, CCRN-K, CNE
Jennifer Pettis, MS, RN, CNE, WCC
Colleen L. Quesnell, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNM
Catherine Robichaux, PhD, RN, Alumna CCRN
Deborah Shields, PhD, RN, CCRN, QTTT, AHN-BC
Suzanne H. Sikes-Thurman, BSN, RN
Felicia D. Stewart, DNP, RN-BC, FNP-C
Deirdre Thornlow, PhD, RN, CPHQ
Linda L. Wagner, MA, RN, NE-BC
OTHERS
Lisa Herrington, MSN, BSN, RN-BC
Monica E. Kolbuk, MSN, RN, CEN
Joyce N. Morris, MSN, RN-BC
Jamie L. Sirman, MSN, RN-BC, CDE
ANA COMMITTEE ON NURSING PRACTICE STANDARDS—REVIEWERS
Mona Pearl Treyball, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN-K, FAAN (Co-chair)
Stacy McNall, MSN, RN, IBCLC, PMPNP-BC (Co-chair)
Patricia Bowe, DNP, MS, RN
Nena M. Bonuel, PhD, RN, APRN-BC, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K
Danette Culver, MSN, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN-K
Elizabeth O. Dietz, EdD, RN, CS-NP, CSN
Kirk Koyama, MSN, RN, CNS, PHN
Tonette McAndrew, MPA, RN
Amy McCarthy, MSN, RN, RNC-MNN, NE-BC
Linda Inez Perkins, MSN, RN-BC
Verna Sitzer, PhD, RN, CNS
ANA STAFF
Carol J. Bickford, PhD, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FAMIA, FHIMSS, FAAN (content editor)
Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN, NEA-BC (contributor)
Alison May, BS (graphics designer)
Erin Walpole, BA, PMP (production editor)
James Angelo, MA (publications manager)
ABOUT THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation’s 4.2 million registered nurses. ANA advances the profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work environment, bolstering the health and wellness of nurses, and advocating on healthcare issues that affect nurses and the public. ANA is at the forefront of improving the quality of health care for all.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PUBLISHING PROGRAM
The American Nurses Association (nursingworld.org/nurses-books/) publishes books on ANA core issues and programs, including ethics, leadership, quality, specialty practice, advanced practice, and the profession’s enduring legacy. Best known for the foundational documents of the profession on nursing ethics, scope and standards of practice, and social policy, ANA is the publisher for the professional, career-oriented nurse, reaching and serving nurse educators, administrators, managers, and researchers during their professional development.
Scope of Nursing Practice
"Imagine a world without nurses. Think of a world without persons who know what nurses do;
who have the effect that nurses have on the health of individuals, families, and the nation;
who enjoy the trust that nurses enjoy from the American people.
Imagine a world like that, a world without nurses."
Margretta Gretta
Madden Styles, EdD, RN, FAAN
DEFINITION OF NURSING
Nursing integrates the art and science of caring and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and human functioning; prevention of illness and injury; facilitation of healing; and alleviation of suffering through compassionate presence. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in recognition of the connection of all humanity.
This revised definition presents reordering the content from the 2015 version (ANA, 2015b), including the art and science of caring, replacing abilities with human functioning, and incorporating references to compassionate presence and recognition of the connection of all humanity. Such refinements reflect an evolution of thinking over the past five years and present enhancements intended to lead into the future.
Formatting the definition as a bullet list provides an opportunity to further appreciate the richness and diversity of the integrated concepts:
Nursing:
Integrates the art and science of caring
Protects, promotes, and optimizes health and human functioning
Prevents illness and injury
Facilitates healing
Alleviates suffering through compassionate presence
Nursing is:
the diagnosis and treatment of human responses and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in recognition of the connection of all humanity.
OTHER DEFINITIONS
These definitions are provided to promote clarity and understanding for all readers:
Healthcare consumers are the patients, persons, clients, families, groups, communities, or populations who are the focus of nurses’ attention. Healthcare consumers receive nursing services as sanctioned by the state regulatory bodies. The more global term healthcare consumer
is intended to reflect a proactive focus on health and wellness care, rather than a reaction to disease and illness.
Registered nurses (RN) are individuals who are educationally prepared and then licensed by a state, commonwealth, territory, or government regulatory body to practice as a registered nurse. Nurse
and professional nurse
are synonyms for a registered nurse in this document. Numerous jurisdictions have identified nurse
as a protected title.
Graduate-level prepared registered nurses are registered nurses prepared at the master’s or doctoral educational level; have advanced knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgment; function in an advanced level as designated by elements of the nurse’s role; and are not required to have additional regulatory oversight.
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) are a subset of graduate-level prepared registered nurses who have completed an accredited graduate-level education program preparing the nurse for special licensure recognition and practice for one of the four recognized APRN roles: certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), certified nurse-midwife (CNM), clinical nurse specialist (CNS), or certified nurse practitioner (CNP). APRNs assume responsibility and accountability for health promotion and/or maintenance, as well as the assessment, diagnosis, and management of healthcare consumer problems, which includes the use and prescription of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions (APRN Joint Dialogue Group, 2008). Some clinicians in this classification began APRN practice prior to the current educational preparation requirement and have been grandfathered to hold this designation.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE
The Scope of Nursing Practice describes the who, what, where, when, why, and how associated with nursing practice and roles. Each question must be answered to provide a complete picture of the dynamic and complex practice of nursing and its membership and evolving boundaries. The definition of nursing provides a succinct characterization of the what
of nursing. All registered nurses, including those identified as graduate-level prepared nurses or advanced practice registered nurses, comprise the who
constituency and have been educated, titled, and maintain active licensure to practice nursing. Nursing occurs when
there is a need for nursing knowledge, wisdom, caring, leadership, practice, or education, anytime, anywhere.
Nursing occurs in any environment where
there is a healthcare consumer in need of care, information, or advocacy. The how
of nursing practice is defined as the ways, means, methods, and manners that nurses use to practice professionally. The why
is