Roles And Values
The purpose of this task is to develop a working knowledge of nursing theory, nursing ethics, and professional accountability and apply these concepts to your professional clinical practice. You will be required to think about real-life scenarios and how they relate to nursing codes in your professional practice.
REQUIREMENTS
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Identify a nursing theory that has influenced your values and goals.
1. Explain how nurses apply the identified theory from part A to implement excellent nursing practices.
2. Discuss how the identified theory from part A fits your professional practice.
B. Identify the contributions of  two historical nursing figures in the nineteenth or twentieth century.
1. Compare the differences in contributions of the  two historical figures identified in part B.
2. Describe how the contributions of the  two historical figures influence your professional nursing practice.
C. Explain the functional differences between the State Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Association (ANA).
1. Define the roles of these  two organizations.
2. Explain how these  two organizations influence your nursing practice.
3. Explain the requirements for professional license renewal in your state. 
a. Discuss the consequences of failure to maintain license requirements in your state.
4. Compare the differences between registered nursing license requirements in a compact state versus a non-compact state.
D. Discuss the functional differences between the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (see the web links below).
1. Discuss how the  two regulatory agencies influence your professional nursing practice.
a. Describe your role as a patient advocate in promoting safety when a patient has requested to use an alternative therapy.
E. Discuss the purposes of the Nurse Practice Act in your state and its impact on your professional practice.
1. Discuss the scope of practice for a RN in your state.
2. Discuss how your state defines delegation for the RN.
F. Apply  each of the following roles to your professional practice:
• a scientist
• a detective
• a manager of the healing environment
G. Identify  two provisions from the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics (see web link below).
1. Analyze how the  two provisions identified in part G influence your professional nursing practice.
2. Describe a nursing error that may occur in a clinical practice (e.g., clinical setting, skills lab, or simulation).
a.  Explain how the ANA provisions identified in part G can be applied to the error discussed in part G2.
H. Identify  four leadership qualities or traits that represent excellence in nursing.
1. Discuss the significance of the  four leadership qualities identified in part H in the nurse’s role as  each of the following:
• a leader at the bedside
• within a nursing team or interdisciplinary team
2. Identify how your work environment impacts the following:
• nursing leadership
• decision making
• professional development
I. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
J. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

MLA, APA, HARVARD AND CHICAGO

MLA (Modern Language Association) is a citation style used in the arts and humanities. It provides guidelines for formatting papers, including the use of in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
APA (American Psychological Association) is a citation style used in the social sciences. It provides guidelines for formatting papers, including the use of in-text citations and a Reference page, as well as specific rules for headings and margins.
Harvard is a citation style used in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. It is widely used in the UK and other countries and is similar to the MLA format. It provides guidelines for formatting papers, including the use of in-text citations and a References page.
Chicago is a citation style used in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. It is also known as “Turabian” after its manual of style. It provides guidelines for formatting papers, including the use of in-text citations, footnotes, and a Bibliography page. It also provides guidelines for formatting different types of sources, such as books, journal articles, and online sources.

Each citation style has its own set of rules and guidelines, and it is important for students to use the correct citation style for their field of study. Failure to follow the correct citation style can result in a loss of points on an assignment or a lower grade overall.