Scope Of Nursing Case Study
Expanding o r
E panding your Scope of N rsing
Nursing
Practice – a practical g p guide
Leanne Boase
Deborah Pedron
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Scope of Nursing and p g
Midwifery Practice
What is it?
Why
Wh is it so important? Why is everyone y y talking about it?
Who manages it?
Who is responsible?
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Aims of this Presentation
1.
To define what Scope of Practice means for
Nurses and Midwives
Midwives.
2. To present different concepts around Scope of
p …show more content…
(
(DEST)
)
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
“What health care workers actually do in the course of their employment...which encompasses the full range of nursing activities.”
An individuals scope refers to
“the activities which that nurse is educated and authorised to perform.”
(NSWNA p1)
“A profession 's scope of practice is the full spectrum of roles, functions, responsibilities, activities and decision-making capacity which i di id l within th profession are it hi h individuals ithi the f i educated, competent and authorised to perform”.
“The scope of practice of an individual nurse or midwife may be more specifically defined than the scope of practice of their profession.” ti f th i f i ”
(ANMC 2007 p2&23)
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
What is Scope of Practice? p • Our definition:
Full range of activities that we (nurses and midwives) have been educated, deemed competent, and are authorised to do. It is t t d th i d t d i not just a list of activities …show more content…
Nurses and Midwives are:
• Participating more and more in evaluation, g patient care assessment and decision making in p
• Professional – educated, competent, authorised and registered
• Participating in the growth and evolution th d l ti of health care
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Expanding Scope of Practice p g p • How our nurses and midwives have d id i h maintained/expanded theirs:
– Conferences/workshops/courses
– Self-directed learning i.e. research on-line, journal g ,j reading – In-service education
• How they plan to expand in the future:
– As above
– Presenting in-services in area of expertise
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Expanding Scope of Practice p g p The key concepts for Expanding Scope of Practice found in the literature include:
1. The primary motivation of any expansion to scope of practice is to meet needs of the client or improve outcomes and access
2. The competency or task must be well defined and
E panding your Scope of N rsing
Nursing
Practice – a practical g p guide
Leanne Boase
Deborah Pedron
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Scope of Nursing and p g
Midwifery Practice
What is it?
Why
Wh is it so important? Why is everyone y y talking about it?
Who manages it?
Who is responsible?
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Aims of this Presentation
1.
To define what Scope of Practice means for
Nurses and Midwives
Midwives.
2. To present different concepts around Scope of
p …show more content…
(
(DEST)
)
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
“What health care workers actually do in the course of their employment...which encompasses the full range of nursing activities.”
An individuals scope refers to
“the activities which that nurse is educated and authorised to perform.”
(NSWNA p1)
“A profession 's scope of practice is the full spectrum of roles, functions, responsibilities, activities and decision-making capacity which i di id l within th profession are it hi h individuals ithi the f i educated, competent and authorised to perform”.
“The scope of practice of an individual nurse or midwife may be more specifically defined than the scope of practice of their profession.” ti f th i f i ”
(ANMC 2007 p2&23)
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
What is Scope of Practice? p • Our definition:
Full range of activities that we (nurses and midwives) have been educated, deemed competent, and are authorised to do. It is t t d th i d t d i not just a list of activities …show more content…
Nurses and Midwives are:
• Participating more and more in evaluation, g patient care assessment and decision making in p
• Professional – educated, competent, authorised and registered
• Participating in the growth and evolution th d l ti of health care
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Expanding Scope of Practice p g p • How our nurses and midwives have d id i h maintained/expanded theirs:
– Conferences/workshops/courses
– Self-directed learning i.e. research on-line, journal g ,j reading – In-service education
• How they plan to expand in the future:
– As above
– Presenting in-services in area of expertise
The Northern Hospital
Panch Health Service
Craigieburn Health Service
Broadmeadows Health Service
Bundoora Extended Care Centre
Expanding Scope of Practice p g p The key concepts for Expanding Scope of Practice found in the literature include:
1. The primary motivation of any expansion to scope of practice is to meet needs of the client or improve outcomes and access
2. The competency or task must be well defined and