Nursing And Midwifery Tribunal

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 person centered care in the nursing profession. The writer will look at how these standards guide and inform nurses in everyday health care and how important they are. The information used for this assignment will be gathered from books, various journals and healthcare related websites to support relevant literature addressed.

Nursing practice is controlled by the individual, state’s Board of Nursing, which oversees and defines the nurses’ scope of practice; hence, ensures that nursing practice is guided by the nurse practice act of that state. Legislation also influences nursing practice, with technology facilitating new break-through in scientific research; the need for changes and or advances in healthcare are detrimental to new and improved regulations within the individual states or at a national level. Additionally, private and or public corporations also affect the practice of nursing in different ways; the policies and funding within these entities may limit the resources

The web site I found that discusses this critical issue is by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (AACN). This is an outstanding website that discusses the current and projected issues regarding the nursing shortage. The article identifies sobering figures of projected shortages up to the year 2020. By 2010, the nursing shortage is projected to be 12%, by 2015 to be 20% and by 2020 a frightening 29%. (AACN). If society and our political leaders do not recognize this as a topic of huge impact, then we, collectively, do not have a chance to change the trend. The driving forces for the trend are not extraordinary; they reflect our

NMC (2008) The Code: Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives. London: Nursing and Midwifery Council

The NMC has a code of professional conduct, standard for conduct, performance and ethics, the code clearly states the need for nurses, midwives as well as special community public health nurses to maintain their professional knowledge and competence in order to deliver care based on current evidence, best practice and where applicable (NMC 2004, p.10). Hence, nursing profession is regulated by the NMC which has

Nurses have been successful advocates for improvement of the individuals, communities and indeed Nations. However much more work needs to be done to reduce health disparities, improvement of quality and safety in the health system. As well as improve access to care and formulate policies in organization that focus on the need of patients. In my opinion, nurses sometimes believe in a common mistake that nurses lack the power to be effective in the legislative arena. However, I just want to emphasize that nurses are the largest group of health care providers, and we can generate enough power to successfully reform the health care system based on numbers

In the beginning of the meeting on September 18th the board addressed the investigative reports of CNA, RN, AP license holders due to specific acts these nurses did during practice that disregarded the regulation of the Nurse Practice Act. For example, David Dane Ryer was a RN and AP license holder. He was under investigation because he was prescribing himself different forms of medicine and was practicing outside of his scope of practice. He had a previous hearing with the board to discuss this issue and ended up walking out before the hearing was concluded. This action then confirmed for the board that he lack self-control and ultimately caused the board to revoke

In relation, to the AHPRA’S Scheme, which came into effect of 1st of July, 2010, the operations are governed by the health and practitioner regulation national law Act, 2009 (QLD) and each state and territory. In addition with the national scheme, responsibility was taken over for the regulation of nurses and midwifes in Australia, and taken ownership of the national competency standard for registered nurses. The minimum care standards for a nurse in Australia are

Nurses have a responsibility to provide safe, quality and competent nursing care and are therefore expected to conduct themselves personally and professionally in accordance with the code of conducts established by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. The Code of professional Conduct as well as the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia together provide a quality framework of professional practice for Nurses, outlining a set of minimum standards Registered Nurses are expected to maintain (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2010). Unprofessional conduct is defined as “conduct that is contrary to the accepted and agreed practice standards of the profession” (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2010). In the video “Crossing

Between June 1980 to March 1981 four babies died at Toronto Children's Hospital. In the cardiac ward 4A and 4B was where is was happening. They were suspicious at first but declared there wasn’t a problem. In January 1981 the first victim that stood out was four-month old Janice Estrella, her autopsy showed high Digoxin level. Digoxin is a controlled drug that increase circulation and slows heart rate. Next victim happened in March of 1981 his name was Kevin Pacsai only twenty-three days old even though his condition wasn’t even life threatening, however the nurse failed to convince the doctors to attend to Kevin Pacsi even though he was struggling the morning of his death. Kevin’s autopsy came back and showed high dosage of Digoxin. After Kevin Pacsai and Janice Estrella died the connor called the police he suspected that there is a killer. Allana Miller also died of Digoxin poison. After Allan miller died they locked up the Digoxin and be administered on emergency situations

The National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act (2015) purpose is to amend the public health service act to establish direct care registered nurse to-patient staffing ration requirements in hospitals and for other purposes. It was

In the field of health care, nursing and other medical practitioners play a very important role not only in the physical health, but also in the general well-being of the public. For this reason, various pieces of legislation and policy have been implemented to ensure consistent ethics and quality within the health care professions. When service users find themselves in conflict with the providers of medical and health services, they have the right to complain formally. Conversely, nurses and doctors also have the right to defend themselves against such complaints. The legislative process, including several entities in the legal and medical field, ensures that both patients and health care professionals receive a fair consideration of their statements and complaints. In Washington State, this process has been implemented to ensure that the medical profession remains focused upon its main purpose; to care for the physical health and well-being of its users.

Every health professional has a legal obligation to patients. Nurses as part of the health care team share an important role in the quality and safe delivery of patient care. They have the major responsibility for the development, implementation and continuous practice of policies and procedures of an organisation. It is therefore essential that every organization offer unwavering encouragement and resources to support their staff to perform their duty of care in every patient. On the other hand, high incidences of risk in the health care settings have created great concerns for healthcare organizations. Not only they have effects on patients, but also they project threat to the socioeconomic status. For this reason, it is expected that all health care professionals will engage with all elements of risk management to ensure quality and safe patient delivery. This paper will critically discuss three (3) episodes of care from the case study Health Care Complaints Commission [HCCC] v Jarrett [2013] Nursing and Midwifery Professional Standards Committee of New South Wales [NSWNMPSC] 3 in relation to Registered Nurse’s [RN] role as a leader in the health care team, application of clinical risk management [CRM] in health care domains, accountability in relation to clinical governance [CG], quality improvement and change management practices and the importance of continuing professional development in preparation for transition to the role of RN.

As an enrolled and Registered Nurse the Standard for Continuous professional development will apply to me.

Ludwick, R., Zalon, M. L., Patton, R. M., & American Nurses, A. (2014). Nurses Making Policy