Q In the discussion board, all of the students are randomly assigned into groups. You will be assigned a question that will be beside your name in the list- only answer that question. Please respond to the question you have been assigned. Post your response as a "reply" to this thread. Be sure to include the question # in your response. Follow the general discussion guidelines that are posted in the class and rubric for creating you discussion posts. The 3 discussion questions are below. You will do a full response to the question you are assigned and then post a reply to 2 students from your group who responded to a different question than yours. Note, for today's discussion board, need for citations may be less than what will be required in subsequent discussion boards in this and other courses, as your answers are more about your anaysis of the information and your thoughts and beliefs about yourself and about nursing. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Maria #1 Hannah #2 Abby #3 Angela #1 Sara W. #1 Savannah #2 Ahmyya #3 Amy #1 Jane #2 Erika #1 Kayla #2 Emma #3 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Kadiatou #1 India #2 Kameron #3 Lori #1 Sarah M. #2 Laura #3 Gaby #1 Caroline #2 Sara N. #3 Arnelle #1 Valerie #2 Trina #3 Question 1.The American Nurses Association, founded in the late 1980’s, is the most well known and argueably most influential professional nursing organization in the US. Go the the ANA website at the following URL: https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/nursing-excellence/official-position-statements/ (Links to an external site.) and review materials on this website, many of which, unfortunately are not fully accessible unless you are a member of the ANA. Using the website as a guide, answer the following questions: • What information on the website presented nursing in a way that was not as you expected? Elaborate on your answer. • Although the ANA represents the voice of nursing at the national level (for example, lobbying in Congress), it is noted that a small percentage of nurses are members of the ANA. For example, membership in Georgia is about 3%. As an individual new to the nursing profession, what might be some ways the ANA could increase its membership among practicing nurses. Question 2. A patient was scheduled to go for cardiac procedure at 9 am. Because of a low hematocrit, the physician ordered the patient to get 2 units of blood prior to the procedure. The nurse confirmed the order and administered the first unit of blood through the patient’s intravenous line per hospital protocol. The first unit was administered with no problem, but about 30 minutes after second unit, the nurse noticed the patient’s oxygen monitor showed 92% down from 95% and continued to drop to 90%. The nurse began 2 liters of oxygen via nasal cannula. The nurse reviewed the patient’s medical history and noted he had a condition called heart failure which makes him vulnerable to fluid overload. By that time the patient was becoming anxious and the nurse reassured the patient that he was working to address his shortness of breath. The nurse listened to the patient’s lungs and noted crackles which had not been there before and also noticed the amount of fluids that had been taken in were much less than the patient’s urine output. The nurse called the physician and reported his assessment and initial interventions. The physician ordered intravenous Lasix, a diuretic, and the patient began urinating in large amounts and his breathing started to return to normal. Using Box 1-4 ANA Standards of Nursing Practice and Professional Performance (See Taylor book, page 18) as a guide, answer the following questions: • Which of the standards of nursing practice and professional performance was the nurse meeting within this clinical scenario? Support your answer. • Based on your own conceptualization of nursing at the present time, which of the standards of practice or standards of professional performance resonate most to you as an individual. Elaborate on your answer. Question 3 The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSB) is the national organization where the state boards of nursing work with each other to help promote public health, safety, and welfare. They are also the body that develops the National Certification body that develops and maintains procedures around the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). Go to the NCSBN website, at www.ncsbn (Links to an external site.)and answer the following questions: • What are the major topics/issues that are the focus of the NCSB. Which of these topics do you think is most important for nursing? Elaborate on your answer. • The NCSBN website has a page at this link where you can look up the nurse practice act in your state: https://www.ncsbn.org/npa-toolkit.htm (Links to an external site.). What does your state’s nursing practice act emphasize in nursing practice? Does your nurse practice act reflect the ANA standards of nursing practice and professional performance in Box 1-4 in your Taylor text (page 18)? Why or why not? Elaborate on your answer.