Practice Nursing Within the Australian Health Care System

0 The Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (2016) 7 4. 0 The Decision Making Framework nursing flowchart (2013) 10 1. 0 The Enrolled nurse standards for practice (2016) The Enrolled nurse standards for practice are vital standards for practice which offers a framework which is used in assessing the practices of enrolled nurses. The establishment of Enrolled nurse standards for practice replaced the National competency standards for the enrolled nurse which was developed back in 2002. They communicate with the public on which standards which the enrolled nurses need to offer to them. They should be read concurrently with various important documents which describes the way in which vital terms should be applied in the standards. There exist three domains which include; • Collaborative and health practitioner practice • Offering of care and • Analytical and demonstrative practice These indicators are conveyed through skills, knowledge, and attitudes within the clinical setting which aims in domains.

They have been shown to vary from one clinical setting to another depending with the context of healthcare delivery practice. An example of how the Enrolled Nurse Standards of Practice applies to the role of Enrolled Nurses is that it reflects EN roles in the current environment of health to remain principle-based and broad. Another example is that as the EN proceeds in offering health care services to the patients, there is need of evaluating the services which they use if they provide patient-centered care in order to give space for improvement. The importance of this decision framework is to assist by: • Recognizing those foundations which has been agreed for the decision-making tools and • Exhibiting how principles will be applied and concepts between Nurses and midwifery.

The practices of medical practitioners are usually regulated for the interest of the public, as a result of this regulation; the public is assured of their safety by ensuring that medical practitioners are authorized to make right decisions. Decisions which are made by medical professional needs knowledge, competence, and experience, in application of this framework, it will result to quality and safety care in midwifery and nursing practice in the healthcare system. In addition, the use of the two template tools will ease flexibility in care practice and reflection of how the practice has changed. There are various principles guides are agreed nationally to evaluate and develop decision-making tool in Australia. The template tool encourages a constant approach of decisions concerning midwifery and nurses practice along all the area in the healthcare system.

It is critical and most relevant for practice in clinical setting. The template tools have also been shown to assist in influencing changes in nursing and midwifery environment of practice. An example of how The Decision Making Framework nursing summary guide 2010 applies in Enrolled Nurses is their skill mix with the Registered Nurses in healthcare system is vital in the provision of care to the patients. This is by facilitating planning, negotiation, and implementation of various changes in practice for EN to ensure that they meet the health needs of the community. Report of the Scope of Nursing Practice Project Implementation 3. 0 The Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (2016) The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) takes the responsibility as set by the health professionals Regulation National Law, in each of the Australian states.

This board controls the midwifery and nurses practice in Australia. The core principle of the board is to protect the safety of the public. It accomplishes this by establishing practitioner’s code of conducts, registration standards, standards and guidance’s for nurses and midwifery practice. CPD creates many opportunities where nurses and midwives can discuss and plan with their mentors, supervisors, and mentors as they can also be able to realize those areas which they have limitations. Midwives and nurses need to reflect on CPD continuously because it clearly defines and relates to their practice. Studies have shown that this idea, in turn, will enhance their learning ability. They can also write down the CPD activities summary and how they influence their practice activities and also assess if they are reaching any goal in their practice.

The CPD cycle starts where nurses and midwives identify their status of CPD registration and CPD requirements……………>Then they develop their plans…………. Scanlon, A. Guidelines of Continuing Professional Development. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. 0 The Decision Making Framework nursing flowchart (2013) At the start, it is important for the nurse to find various activities to achieve a desired outcome of the patient. It is followed by the nurses identifying the capacity of the organization in which these activities will take place if they have policies, quality, good access of health practitioner teams and ability to manage risks. They gain sufficient knowledge and skills to perform complex activities and hence they are able to meet the needs of health consumers. In addition, they acquire leadership and supervision skills which are beneficial in guiding other nurses in the field of career.