to relevant legislations and guidance stated by the nursing and midwifery council. In my chosen scenario‚ this issues of consent and mental capacity and a potential safeguarding concern are raised. I have decided to use the issue of consent and mental capacity as the focus of my essay. Values and rights….. Duty of care….. The ethical principles are the criteria for right conduct‚ as identified in The Code (Nursing and Midwifery Council‚ 2016) the idea of prioritising people is one
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always striving to promote normal birth (midwifery 20 20). The royal college of midwives (RCM‚ 2010a) describes normal childbirth as one where a woman begins‚ continues and completes labour physiologically at term without intervention. However it must be recognised that normality is a hazy subject in health care and there are many different theories making it difficult to define. This essay will discuss the role of the midwife in the provision of normal midwifery care during the intrapartum period‚
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Introduction National competency standards for registered nurses were first adopted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) in the early 1990s. The ANMC was a peak national and midwifery organisation established in 1992 to develop a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC worked in conjunction with the state and territory nursing and midwifery authorities (NMRAs) to produce national standards – an integral component of the regulatory framework – to help
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Caesarean section. The patients history‚ journey and outcome will be discussed with reference to maternal request for non – medically indicated surgery‚ risks‚ management and the impact anxiety has on maternal decision making and perioperative midwifery care. The role of the midwife in surgical pre- assessment as well as psychological support of patients will also be discussed. Midwives do not work solely within the theatre environment‚ but have a role in all aspects of the patient’s obstetric
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P7: Describe the roles‚ responsibilities and career pathways of three health or social care sectors Within this assignment I will be discussing three different health or social care professionals and describing their roles are and also their responsibilities. Social worker A social worker’s role is to help people with their issues and also their families‚ in order to help to adjust to the problems that are occurring throughout their lives. They most frequently work with those problems such as‚
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The Australian & Midwifery Council defines professional boundaries as limits which separate the therapeutic behaviour that could reduce the benefit of nursing care to patients‚ families and communities. The nurse need to be aware of the boundaries when providing therapeutic cares which is consumer centred to clients. When a therapeutic relationship is moved to establish into a friendship or social relationship then the professional boundaries are transgression. The relationship can turn into
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440-442). Sydney‚ Australia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Hillege‚ S & Groome‚ M. (2009). Communication. In J. Dempsey‚ J. French‚ S. Hillege & V. Wilson (Eds.)‚ Fundamentals of nursing and midwifery: A person-centred approach to care (p. 119-120). Sydney‚ Australia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Lewis‚ P.‚ & Foley‚ D. (Eds)‚ (2011). Collecting subjective data. In P. Lewis & D. Foley‚ Weber & Kelly’s: health assessment in nursing (1st Australian
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and the action taken .I will discuss the importance of nutritional screening of all patients in hospital. Confidentiality of the trust‚ my patients and my colleagues will be maintained throughout this assignment in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct. Nutritional care is a fundamental aspect of health care yet there are still concerns about the effectiveness of care provided especially for elderly patients who are most vulnerable (Age UK 2010) .Having enough to eat
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Scope and Standards of Practice ^ m d In the document‚ Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice‚ scope of practice is defined by the “who‚” “what‚” “where‚” “when‚” “why‚” and “how” of nursing practice‚ including advanced practice nursing. In addition‚ there are other documents relevant to specialties. For example‚ Pediatric Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice is a collaborative effort of the ANA‚ the Society for Pediatric Nurses (SPN)‚ and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse
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APPLY LEGAL AND ETHICAL PARAMETERS TO NURSING PRACTICEA 1. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (The National Law 2009) has great importance on the governance of the conduct of registered and enrolled nurses. The National Law allows national boards to manage the development of health profession standards. The National Law has requirement for national boards to enterprise wide range consultation on registration standards‚ codes and guidelines. The National Law organise a
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