Lindsay Johnson

NURS 440
Self-Assessment of Standards
March 3, 2016

NURS 440
Self-Assessment of Nursing Standards
ANA Standard (Look)

Standard 7: Ethics

Standard 8: Education

Brief Description (Elaborate)

This standard expects the
registered nurse to practice
ethically by meeting the
following competencies:
assists healthcare consumers
in self determination and
informed decision-making,
advocates for equitable
healthcare consumer care,
speaks up when appropriate to
question healthcare practice
when necessary for safety and
quality improvement (ANA,
2010, p 47).
The registered nurse should
participate in ongoing
educational activities related to
appropriate knowledge bases
and professional issues, seeks
experiences that reflect current
practice to maintain
knowledge, and contributes to a
work environment conducive to
the education of healthcare

Activities that Helped you

Meet the Standard (Analyze)
I have met this standard
specifically when I spoke up at
clinical recently as I had a
patient and her daughter say
that they did not feel they were
ready to leave the hospital yet
and no one was listening to
them. After speaking with my
instructor I told them that they
have the right to tell them they
did not feel safe being
discharged. The patient was
still at the hospital the next
morning, which made her feel
better.
I meet this standard as I
complete continuing education
credits to further my
knowledge and stay up to date
on my skills. Still being in
school, we spend time learning
the most recent evidence based
practice so when we enter the
field we have that knowledge
and can share with our

Plan to Meet Standard(Revise)

In the future I can meet this
standard by watching my peers
and telling them if they are
doing something unsafely,
hopefully they would do the
same for me. I will also always
give my patients the
information so they can make
informed decisions so they do
not make decisions based on
advice from other care workers.

In planning to meet this

standard in practice in the
future, I will work with my
nurse educator to follow up on
the most recent evidence based
practice, continue completing
continuing education hours,
and should I work on a
specialty unit I will educate
myself to the skills specific to

Lindsay Johnson
NURS 440
Self-Assessment of Standards
March 3, 2016

Standard 9: EBP and Research

Standard 10: Quality of

Practice

Standard 11: Communication

professionals (ANA, 2010, p

coworkers.
that floor to ensure adequate
49).
care for my patients.
The registered nurse integrates
Similar to the last standard,
In the future, if I should decide
evidence and research findings since Ill be recently graduated
to share with my colleagues a
into practice (ANA, 2010, p
Ill be rather up to date on
newer method of practice I will
51). This can be met by the
current EBP practice and Ive
do so via a presentation with
registered nurse utilizing
been equipped with the
sufficient background
current evidence based
knowledge to determine the
information and trustworthy
knowledge for nursing,
most recent practice if I am
references and resources to
incorporating evidence when
unsure when I get into my
teach my colleagues the
initiating changes in practice,
personal practice.
importance of doing it this way.
and promotes a climate of
research and clinical inquiry
(ANA, 2010).
The registered nurse
I contribute to quality of
In my future nursing practice, I
contributes to quality nursing nursing practice now by being a will work to establish methods
practice (ANA, 2010, p 52).
student nurse. I work with
to minimize costs. I feel like as
The registered nurse will do
nurses and sometimes I ask
a student I do not totally
this by using creativity and
questions that make nurses
understand what that entails
innovation to enhance nursing
think about things that maybe
because we do not see that part
care, formulating
they have lost throughout their
of the job. But it is an
recommendations to improve
practice. This could be as
important part of the job and I
outcomes, participating in
simple as some nurses not
will do my best to not do things
efforts to minimize costs, and
using gloves during parts of
that will charge patients when
analyzing organizational
patient care that they should.
they rightfully should not be
systems for barriers to
charged for items.
consumer outcomes (ANA,
2010).
The registered nurse
In my past I have met this
In my future practice I will
communicates effectively in a
communication standard by
continue to use SBAR when

Lindsay Johnson
NURS 440
Self-Assessment of Standards
March 3, 2016

Standard 12: Leadership

Standard 13: Collaboration

variety of formats in all areas

communicating with physicians communicating with physicians
of practice (ANA, 2010, p 54).
with my nurse Im working
and other nurses. This is
This is accomplished by the
with by following the
especially important when
registered nurse assessing
suggested SBAR pattern to
giving report to the oncoming
communication format
include the situation,
nurse, which has been made
preferences of healthcare
background of the situation,
easy in many facilities as there
consumers and families and
assessment, and a
are generalized report sheets
colleagues, assess his or her
recommendation for the given
that the nurses use. I will also
own communication skills,
scenario.
make it a point to talk with my
maintains communication with
patient to determine what
other providers to minimize
communication style works
risks associated with transfers
best for them.
and transition in care delivery
(ANA, 2010).
The registered nurse
I feel I meet this leadership
In the future I would love to
demonstrates leadership in the
standard because I am a leader
become a part of Michigans
professional practice setting
in our school of nursing as I sit
Nursing Association. I think
and the professions (ANA,
on the board of our chapter of
just being a member helps me
2010, p 55). This is completed the Student Nurses Association.
to be a leader because as a
by the RN overseeing the
As a part of this, we become
member I would be able to
nursing care given by others
mentors for other students as
have more of an opinion for our
while retaining accountability they come to us for advice/help
profession and colleagues
for the quality of care given to
if they need it.
would be able to come to me so
the healthcare consumer,
I could be their voice to the
demonstrates a commitment to
association.
lifelong learning and education
for self, and participating in
professional organizations
(ANA, 2010).
The registered nurse
I think for collaboration I could In the future, I will do my best

Lindsay Johnson
NURS 440
Self-Assessment of Standards
March 3, 2016

Standard 14: Professional

Practice Evaluation

collaborates with healthcare

have met this standard better in
consumer, family, and others in
practice by going back to the
the conduct of nursing
situation with the patient who
practice (ANA, 2010, p 57).
did not feel safe going home. I
The registered nurse partners
could have spoken more with
with others to effect change and the patients nurse and told her
produce positive outcomes,
the opinions the patient and her
promotes conflict management,
family were voicing, because
and engages in teamwork and
maybe she did not understand
team building processes (ANA,
how strongly the patient was
2010).
feeling.
The registered nurse evaluates I have met this standard as each
her or his own nursing practice week at clinical we are required
in relation to professional
to fill out self evaluation forms
practice standards and
on performance for the week as
guidelines, relevant statues,
well as creating a goal to meet
rules, and regulations (ANA,
for the following week. Giving
2010, p 59). This is done by the
goals allows me to work on
RN by participating in peer
what I did poorly on that week
review as appropriate, taking
and to do better next week.
action to achieve goals during
This week I was struggling
the evaluation process,
with charting my assessments
interacting with peers and
in a timely manner. I will work
colleagues to enhance her or his on that at my next clinical. Our
own professional nursing
instructor reads our evaluations
practice or role performance,
and gives her opinions on our
and obtaining formal feedback
performance.
on own practice from peers,
consumers, and colleagues
(ANA, 2010).

to collaborate with physicians,

patients, occupational therapy,
speech therapy, physical
therapy, care management, etc.
to ensure the patient is
receiving the care they deserve.
I will also work to resolve
conflicts I have before needing
to work up the ladder to have
them resolved.
In the beginning of my future
practice, I will work my
preceptor and coworkers to
evaluate my self and my
performance to ensure I meet
this standard. I will use their
criticisms to critique myself as
well as create more goals to
better myself in the workplace
to ensure better practice for my
patients.

Lindsay Johnson
NURS 440
Self-Assessment of Standards
March 3, 2016

Standard 15: Resource

Utilization

Standard 16: Environmental

Health

The registered nurse utilizes

As a student nurse in clinical I
In the future I will meet this
appropriate resources to plan
have met this outcome in a
standard in a different way. I
and provide nursing services
variety of ways. Each week at
will be more involved in
that are safe, effective and
clinical we use the Patient
helping making decisions for
financially stable (ANA, 2010,
Education tool to complete
my patient. I can be the person
p 60). The registered nurses
education with our patient
who helps a patient get in home
competencies for this standard
based on their diagnosis and
care if they need, therapy, etc.
include identifies healthcare
discharge summary. I also
in the future to meet this
consumer needs and potentials
frequently use the reference
standard I will also help my
for harm, identifies the
tool for patient medications.
patients to understand the costs
evidence when evaluating
This way I can ensure I know
they are responsible for and
resources, assists the healthcare
everything I need to know
how to know what the
consumer and family in
about the medications Im
insurance is responsible for.
factoring in costs for treatment,
passing that day.
and advocates for resources
(ANA, 2010).
The registered nurse practices
I have met this environmental
In the future to meet this
in an environmentally safe and health standard as every time I standard I will continue to work
healthy manner (ANA, 2010, go into a patients room I try to on assessing my patients living
p 61). The RN attains
make sure the room is cleaned
arrangements and make sure
knowledge of environmental
to a decent extent and that there
that they are in a safe place
health concepts, assesses the
are no dirty linens, food, etc.
without dangers. I will also
environment for factors such as
lying around in the room. At
work on my own environment
sound/odor/noise/light that
clinical I also have experience for myself and my coworkers to
threaten health, participates in
of educating my patients of
be sure that we maintain a safe
strategies to promote healthy
their environmental risks in
environment for ourselves.
communities, and advocates for
their community.
the judicious and appropriate
use of products in health care
(ANA, 2010).

Lindsay Johnson
NURS 440
Self-Assessment of Standards
March 3, 2016

American Nurses Association (2010). Nursing: Scope and standards of practice, (2nd ed., pp. 47-62). Silver Springs, MD.