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Question by student on legal issues
A student posed a very reasonable question after the Legal Module. "If I am working only very part time and see a health care consumer with complex health issues am I expected to do a full nursing assessment even though I'm there for spiritual care and have very limited time in my role? What if I miss something physically because I didn't take time to do a full assessment? How do I protect myself from nursing assessment failures when that seems so broad?" (In the Legal Issues module it identifies "assessment failure" as a specific issue pertinent to FCNs.
Is having a good job description that clearly states the expectations on the role for that particular FCN position the best way to protect FCNs from failure to assess or failure of duty? What about FCNs who have not practiced clinically for a long time and may lack assessment skills? Curious how other educators approach these questions. Thank you SO much!
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Deb Fell-Carlson
I took this question to the Oregon State Board of Nursing. In Oregon, the "depth" of the assessment is directly related to the context of care. That...
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5 months ago
Beverly Bateman
That's an excellent question. Thank you for sharing it so we can plan ahead!
5 months ago
Sondra Weinzierl
Deb, Thanks for your response. It makes sense that the "depth" of assessment is related to the context of care. I will encourage students to check with...
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5 months ago