For the purpose of this assignment a discussion of how the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015a) can guide the provision of person centred nursing care will be explored. Relevant literature will be used to establish the importance of person centeredness in clinical practice and how this can be articulated by the nurse using the guidelines of the code. A conclusion will be included to summarize the findings. It is proposed that the NMC Code epitomises person centred values and by adhering to the
This assignment will discuss the role of the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC) in protecting the public of the United Kingdom. It will also discuss the NMC’s standard of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives. The author will then identify and discuss the professionalism nurses and midwives display within their and job and ‘the code’ they’re required to follow. The author will then go into detail about how nurses and midwives are tasked with maintaining a patient’s holistic health
This assignment will discuss how the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code (NMC) of Conduct can guide provision of a person centered care in every day nursing practice. The writer will define person centered care, describe in detail the four standards that are expected to be set in place from NMC code 2015 which include, prioritise people, practice effectively, preserve safety and promote professionalism and trust. It will also discuss the relationship between the standards set and how these influence
Within this assignment a discussion based on how the nursing midwifery council (NMC) code of conduct relates to person centred care will be carried out. Firstly this assignment will describe person centred care and nursing care and comment on their importance within nursing practice. This will then lead into a discussion on NMC code of conduct and the purpose it serves for nurses, midwifes and an individual receiving care from wither of these professions. Furthermore this assignment will aim to examine
The report focuses on a fictitious character, no reference to place names, services or related publications that are not available in the public domain will be made. This is in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code (2015) on confidentiality and anonymity. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO, 1946). Therefore “health promotion is the process of
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008) states that nursing care must be evidence or best practise based. In order to excellently provide such care Boswell and Cannon (2009, p. 2 & 7) states that nurses must base their delivery of care on the most current, up-to-date health information available and rigorous nursing knowledge. According to Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt (2005) defines Evidence-based practise (EBP) as a problem solving approach to clinical practise that integrates: A systematic
The purpose of this assignment is to reflect upon a clinical experience in which dignity was maintained. What is Dignity? One of the fundamental of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code (2008) is ‘Make the care of people your first concern, treating them as individual and respecting their dignity’. The aim of the essay is to analyse how dignity can be promoted in a busy hospital ward. Dignity is a difficult question to answer and is a topic on the news especially after the Mid Staffordshire
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) published the expected standards for pre-registration midwifery education. They stated that Student Midwives are required to assist in the care and support of several women throughout their antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period. This is achieved via the caseload holding scheme (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2009). Midwifery led continuity of care models are described as care given during the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period from a known and
compliance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct (2008) it is increasingly important to receive full consent to use a patient for this case study. As non-verbal consent was used I will reflect later how this was obtained. Therefore I will go ahead in using this patient however, I will ensure that the patient and place of practice remains anonymous due to confidentiality. Maintaining confidentiality is a significant part to a nurse’s role as stated in the NMC Code of Conduct (2008):
assignment, I am going to discuss the roles of two main overarching organisations in relation to the provision of health care services. Therefore, the two organisations I will be talking about are the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Department of Health (DH) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC): The NMC is an overarching organisation which is part of the health care services and it main focus is based on nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom (UK). However, this overarching organisation is