apec standards of nursing dec 2006 (australia)

7/27/2019 APEC Standards of Nursing Dec 2006 (Australia)

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Asia Pacific Region

Standards for Nursing skills and

competencies

Perspectives from a Registered Nurse, Queensland,

Australia


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Core purpose of Nursing

NONMALEFICENCE

doing no harm

Patient Safety


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Nursing in Australia

Mutual Recognition schemes inclusive of

New ealand ! consultation guidelines

Confidence in each others technicalstandards and conformance infrastructure

to assist in the management of health

C"A# ! national registration and courseaccreditation


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Si$ State and two %erritor& RegisteringAuthorities

%hreelevels'categories of nursingpersonnel ( onl& two regulated

Migrating nurse categori)ed and emplo&edaccording to licence issued through theregulator& authorit&


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NURSING IN AUSTRALIA

Projected new graduate requirements:

2006* +RNs-.-/0 1 -002. +3Ns 42/5

2010* +RNs-02-. 1 -656/ +3Ns 70.-

Current estimate of completion rate appro$ 2/8

3stimate national commencement figures indicate

appro$imatel& /,45. 9 new places : ;6/0?AC Report 0..5@0

August 0..5


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Australian Nursing and Midwifer& Council

+ANMC is peak nursing od&

South 3ast Asian and ?esternPacific

nations meet ever& two &ears to discusssimilar issues


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FRAMEWORK FOR DISCUSSION

Codes of Conduct

Begislation and Regulation

Scopes of Practice Curriculum +content and conte$t

Banguage'Culture

Competenc& Standards of Care


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C!"s # Cn!u$t

Dnternational, national and state Codes of

conduct of the profession

3thical decision making in conte$t of

practice setting


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LEGISLATION AND REGULATION

Setting standards for education, skilltraining and testing across the region for

levels of nursing

Assurance of good standing for licensures

! protecting the pulic and professional

EConditionalF Bicences to practice inspecific settings with direct and'or in1direct

supervision


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SCO%ES OF %RACTICE

Recognising levels of nursing, midwifer& and

otherscopes of practice within conte$ts

Appropriate education preparation for decisionmaking process within scope of practice

Responsive to improving population andcommunit& health outcomes


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Curri$ulu&

Responsive to health and welleing of thecommunit& including respectful of cultureand communit& wa&s

=est evidence used for content, conte$tand skill ( acGuisitions which aretransferale across orders

Post1grad specialisationH advancedpractice competenc& and collaorativepractice guidelines


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Languag" an! Cultur"

3nglish versus Australian 1 colloquialisms

Common Nursing terminolog& and

definitions

Culturall& safe and competent nurses


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Cultural C&'"t"n$()

values diversit&

capacit& for cultural self1assessment

conscious of the d&namics when culturesinteract

having institutionali)ed culturalknowledge

adaptations of service deliver& practicesreflect an understanding of and respectfor cultural diversit&


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Competenc&

Iaried definitions and varied theories

aout appropriate training of students of

nursing

Cultural Competenc& a critical element

Standards of Care


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C&&n C&'"t"n$i"s an!

Cr" Nursing S*ills

Cross1disciplinar& skills +non1nursing

Nursing skills and standards

Care Pathwa&s


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C&'"t"n$( + a !"#initin

EJa written statement that refers to a

comination of knowledge, skills and

attitudes of a person who performs at a

predefined level and considers the wider

implications of their practice and its affect

on the patientF +Mollo&, R 0..6


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C&'"t"n$( + !"#ining #urt,"r

E J the competence of a person is their

ailit& to perform consistentl& in different

situations using her'his knowledge, skill

and attitude to achieve optimum

outcomesJF +Mollo&, R 0..6


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G"n"ri$ C&'"t"n$i"s

Communication Skills

ReGuiredClinical Skills

3ducation and continuing development Management

Research and Audit

Mollo& R 0..6


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SUMMAR-

Iarious factors influence progressing

towards estalishing regional standards of

nursing care and related competencies

%here are common nurse competencies

and skills reGuired in all health conte$ts

and locations


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Su&&ar( .$ntinu"!/

Dt can e argued that a framework to

progress estalishing regional standards

of nursing practice needs to e*

inclusive of clinical and cultural

competence

and e responsive to the conte$t in which

the nurse is practicing


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Fra&"r*

And the competencies and skills need to*

Address io1ps&cho1social spiritual

wellness'health across the Ewhole of lifeFcontinuum

Recogni)e the novice to e$pert evolution

of the individual nurse in a new setting Responsive to population and var&ing

models of care and service deliver&


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Actions do speak louder then

words

%rans Asia1Pacific Mutual RecognitionArrangements and Mutual RecognitionAgreements

Koint review of curricula and capacit&uilding across and within Lurisdictions

states ! pre and post graduate studies

Recognising shared skills and ailities tomeet Eareas of health needsF across

region


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ACTIONS .$ntinu"!/

>arness the s&nerg& associated with thedevelopment of Nurse Practitioner ande$plore cross order practice competenc&

evelop further regional partnerships withcolleges and universities in the deliver&

recognition of vocational and tertiar&

Gualifications across orders Seek the government commitment and the

fiscal support to provide the infrastructureto rapidl& Egrow our ownF


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