Nursing Practices In Australia

Nurses worldwide are renown for their immense passion to care, and it is certainly not a profession embarked upon without serious consideration and commitment. Nursing in Australia is a highly regulated and regarded profession, offering enriching work environments with the latest technology at hand. In comparison, nursing in a developing country, such as Malawi, is extremely challenging. Malawi’s population of just over fifteen million people is amongst the poorest in the world and has the lowest number of nurses in the South African Developed Community (Maluwa, Andre, Ndebele & Chilemba, 2012). There are many factors compounding the severe nursing shortage in Milawi. The profession suffers from poor remuneration, and has been critically

In a profession where others' health and well-being are priority, there leaves room for neglect of those who are delegated to care for these people. As a professional nurse, there are many obstacles that arise and affect the care provided to a patient, as well as the livelihood of the nurse. The current deteriorating and unsafe staffing conditions in hospitals and other institutions prompts workplace advocacy as the universally appropriate concept for maintaining professional nursing practice.  Common

In 1788, several medical staff arrived in Sydney on 'The First Fleet' boat from England. Soon after arriving, The Colonial Medical Service was established to provide basic medical care to the convicts and others in the area. A temporary hospital, The Sydney Infirmary was created in Sydney Cove. The general nursing duties were undertaken by untrained convicts to assist the medical staff. The male assistants looked after the male patients and the female assistants looked after the female patients. Many of the patients were being housed in tents on the hospital grounds. These extremely harsh conditions generated a high death toll, this began the construction of a more permanent convict hospitals at Windsor, Bathurst,

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.

structure, process and outcomes of nursing care. The structure of nursing care is indicated by the supply of nursing

The Indigenous Australian people have practiced traditional “healthcare” for thousands of years, only since 1811, when the first hospital was built by convicts in Sydney, has there been any sort of “structured” healthcare, albeit basic. Nurses, both male and female convicts, that cared for the sick and infirm, were untrained and said to be of questionable character.

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

When establishing a care plan for Suzan, there were many aspects that had to be considered when planning the actions to be taken towards improving her health. As Suzan identified many goals in which she wanted the nurse to help her achieve, it was evident that numerous actions would have to be developed in order for them to be satisfied. This is because each of her goals are complex and would require an in-depth analysis as to the best course of action to be taken. With this in mind, Suzan’s care plan was developed in order to meet her established goals. Moreover, when working to meet these goals, it was decided that actions from both a Rwandan and Canadian perspective should be developed and employed.

Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) are, and will continue to be an important part of the nursing workforce in Canada and throughout the world. They bring a variety of knowledge, skills, and experience to their new practice areas. Although the benefits can be enhanced by successfully integrating them in the healthcare system of their new country, this remains a challenging process. (Adrian. R & et al 2007)

Sub-Saharan Africa is an area of the world with immense potential to advance human sustainable development. Many inhabitants of this region endeavor to assist their communities in improving the quality of life of their fellow citizens and usher in an improved status for the future. However, this growth has been stagnated by the ever-growing burden of disease that afflicts many sub-Saharan Africans, as well as a severe lack of well-educated nursing professionals to care for them. Without a properly trained nursing workforce to combat the high level of disease within these African countries, progress and development will continue to be

The percentage of foreign educated nurses working in countries like Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United States represent 5% to 10% of these countries’s total nurse workforce. In Newzealand and Switzerland internationally educated nurses represent 27% and 30% respectively. It concludes that foreign educated nurses are contributing significantly in healthcare delivery system in many developed countries and fulfilling the shortage of nurses in

World Health Organisation [WHO] (2009) indicates the profession of nurse is a key component and major contributor to the global healthcare workforce. However, nursing worldwide has significant disparities, notably apparent between developed and developing countries. Although there are signs of improvement, much needs to be done to globalise the standards of nursing. There is a substantial difference in the profession of nurse in Australia compared to India and the issues encountered (Charles et al., 2014). In modern society the social stigmata and issue of equality in regard to the profession of nurse in India remains visibly evident (Nair, 2012). Exposure to poor workplace conditions impact job satisfaction and fuel the problem of skilled nurse shortages and nurse migration (Timmons, 2014). The importance of high quality education is challenging when faced with below average resources and unqualified teaching faculty (Evans, Razia, & Cook, 2013). With The growth of nursing in India is significantly hindered due to factors of social status, equality and education.

Many individuals do not have the necessary funds to travel to the hospital and even if they are able to find a hospital it is overcrowded and understaffed. I want to help make a change, I want to help shape Guinea’s healthcare system into a more sufficient and successful one. Having such a strong passion for Guinea’s healthcare system and working with patients drew me into wanting to pursue a career in nursing. The ability to place myself in patient’s shoes and understand their situation and deliver the best care for them is my strong suit. I always think what if that was me, or my parents, or a loved one, how would I want the other person on the other end to treat them? I would want them to treat them the way I would treat my patients, with kindness, love, care, and respect.

The countries that I have chosen to research are Ireland and China. I chose Ireland because while I was in high school there was an opportunity to study abroad in the country; I was unable to participate in the program but was curious about what receiving an education there would be like. My opinion of nursing education in Ireland is that it’s at a basic level and not as advanced as the nursing education you would receive in the United States. The other country that I have chosen to research is China and this is because I think that they are advanced in technology and because of their advancement the nursing education should be more progressive than in the United States. Ireland and China are two different countries that have gone through tremendous strides to bring about a successful nursing education system.

Unfortunately, the Saudi education system has only focused on high paid, prosperous, and prestigious jobs like doctors, engineers, and lawyers and left basic yet complementary job as nursing way behind. This lack of attention to necessary and complementary jobs, has led the Saudi education system in creating less than 20 percent of the nursing staff working in Saudi today, which in return led into today’s significant shortage in qualified and competent Saudi nurses and to high rate of imported nurses (Sadeeq, 2003).