1.1 The Career The Public Relations Institute of Australia defines the occupation of Public Relations as "The deliberate, planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organisation (or individual) and its (or their) publics." Job Outlook explains, “Public Relation Professionals plan, develop, implement and evaluate information and communication strategies that create an understanding and a favourable view of organisations, their goods and services, and their
Intellectual property practitioners face some unique conflict of interest challenges. In Australia, whilst the professions are divided between lawyers and attorneys, the obligations are not very different. Most lawyers in Australia are subject to the new Legal Profession Uniform Law which commenced 1 July 2015, and its accompanying Uniform Rules ("Lawyers Rules"). The conflict rule is extracted in Annexure A hereto. Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys in Australia are subject to the Code of Conduct
Work in the Nursing Profession Activity 1. Research the significance of the following professional organisations and provide details on – What does the acronym stand for? What does the organisation do? • ANMAC - The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council ANMAC develops national competency standards for nursing and midwifery education to facilitate the health and safety of the community. It accredits nursing and midwifery programs, courses taught by education providers under the
Professional Optom Assignment 3 Discuss the current and possible future use e-health records and systems etc designed for electronic referrals between healthcare providers Introduction With the development of society and technology, patients increasingly have higher expectations and demands which place pressure on both the health care system and health care providers. Furthermore, as Australia’s population grows and ages, there is an increasing number of patients with complex or continuous care
is a highly discussed topic amongst all working fields within Australia. Consent is the art of agreeing this can be portrayed in three different ways; implied, verbal or written. Implied consent is often given for simple or routine procedures with common knowledge and a broad understanding of the procedure, implied consent is often conveyed by actions. Verbal consent is expressed verbally. Finally written consent is provided in writing and is the most common kind of consent and this is used as documentary
There are many demanding professional adjustments when transitioning from student nurse to graduate nurse and the use of refection during this time is said to be a very important tool in guiding the learning process. It is common in the field of nursing to utilise reflection to critically analyse certain experiences and reflect on how they made them feel and react. This involves looking deeper into a particular experience and deciding what was good, what was bad and what would be a better course
an assault or battery. The legal provisions supporting a competent patients’ right to refuse treatment in Australia can be found in both legislation throughout all the States and common law. The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights is also a helpful source of guidance as it reinforces the common law position that is based upon the principle of patient autonomy. The High Court of Australia first articulated the principle or refusal of treatment in Marion’s case, stating that a legally competent
to Paul and Ian (2009), it provides a comprehensive description of how medical practitioners should behave but sometime It confuses the roles of ethics and law in medicine, leading to inappropriate and mistaken injunctions about decision making and responsibilities. According to Sturman et al. (2014, p.8), there is a need to explore common ethical issues like confidentiality, writing medical certificates, professional boundaries and affordability of health care in contexts which are relevant to students
Even though public relations practitioners have developed a poor reputation in journalistic circles due to the perceived bias for their clients, I believe that there are many good public relations personnel who are able to maintain a symbiotic relationship with media professionals. This is evident through an interview I conducted with the Senior Producer of the TODAY Show, Victoria Owens whose job relies heavily on contact with public relations practitioners her job is deciding which information
The aim of this essay is to provide the audience with an understanding of ageism in healthcare by critically analyzing the impact of ageism on the delivery of nursing care for the older person. This essay will be based from the perspective of the impact of a registered nurse’s ageist behaviour on the older patient, the nursing care of the older patient and the impact on colleagues in the health care team. This essay will also discuss theories and relevant principles of ageism, nursing care and