Research Paper
Undergraduate
Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority
Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority
Though the roles of Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator and Nurse Administrator are all vital to the health care industry, they are not allowed prescriptive authority per se. However, the role of Nurse Practitioner is intimately connected with the ability to prescribe medications. The developmental history of the Nurse Practitioner shows a determined movement from a single fledgling program in the 1960's toward eventually complete autonomy and financial rewards, despite resistance from other members of the medical community and the Nursing profession itself. Facing a patchwork of varying, sometimes inconsistent and restrictive regulations on the state and federal levels, Nurse Practitioners face serious issues and challenges in several arenas, including but not limited to ethical, legal, political and educational concerns, that hamper their abilities to provide the highest standard of patient care. However, Nurse Practitioners are now using the clout endowed by sheer numbers to promote greater autonomy, more equitable financial rewards and high standards of care.
Strategic Audit on Bank of America
Bank of America, as of 2010 was the 5th largest company in the united States by total revenue and the second largest non-oil company in the United States following Wal-Mart. Bank of America was listed by Forbes as the third largest company in the world. In 2008, Bank of American acquired Merrill Lynch making Bank of America the world's largest wealth manager as well as being a major player in the investment banking industry. Reports state that Bank of America "received US $20 billion in the federal bailout from the US government through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) on 16 January 2009 and also got guarantee of US $118 billion in potential losses at the company. This was in addition to the $25 billion given to them in the Fall of 2008 through TARP." (Business Insider, 2012) The banking principles and practices have been at issue and Bank of America after an initial push from regulators and lawmakers has embarked on a transformation in banking practices.