Approaches to Professional Nursing Practice Questions with Verified Solutions

Approaches to Professional Nursing Practice Questions with Verified Solutions ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses 4 Ethical Standards: • Nurses and people • Nurses and practice • Nurses and the profession • Nurses and co-workers Registered Nurses Standards for Practice 7 Standards for Practice: 1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice 2. Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships 3. Maintains capability for practice 4. Comprehensively conducts assessments 5. Develops a plan for nursing practice 6. Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice 7. Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses 10 Conduct Statements: 1. Nurses practice in a safe and competent manner 2. Nurses practice in accordance with the standards of the profession and broader health system 3. Nurses practice and conduct themselves in accordance with laws relevant to the profession and practice of nursing 4. Nurses respect the dignity, cutlture, ethnicity, values and beliefs of people receiving care and treatment and their colleagues 5. Nurses treat personal information obtained in a professional capacity as well as private and confidential 6. Nurses provide impartial, honest and accurate information in relation to nursing care and health care products 7. Nurse support the health, wellbeing and informed decision making of people requiring and receving care 8. Nurses promote and preserve the trust and privilege inherent in the relationship between nurses and the person receiving care 9. Nurses maintain and build on the community's trust and confidence in the nursing profession 10. Nurses practice nursing reflectively and ethically Nurses Guide to Professional Boundaries 3 Zones: 1. Disinterested Neglectful: Under involvement 2. Therapeutic Relationship: Zone of helpfulness 3. Boundary Violations: Overinvolvement ACSQHC National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards 8 Standards: 1. Clinical Governance 2. Partnering with Consumers 3. Preventing and Controlling HAI 4. Medication Safety 5. Comprehensive Care 6. Communicating for Safety 7. Blood Management 8. Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Role of AHPRA Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority Role of NMBA - Registering nursing and midwifery practitioners and students - Developing standards, codes and guidelines for the nursing and midwifery profession - Handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings - Assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia - Approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study NATIONAL REGISTRATION FOR NURSES AND MIWIVES INTRODUCED 2010 Role of Nursing Tribunal 1. Protect health and safety of general public by minimising recurrance of risk and deterring instances of simialr conduct by other practictioners 2. Educative to practitioners about