Modules

Order Description Please provide 5 or more references for each of the modules. Roles and Responsibiity The roles and the responsibility (scope of practice) of the registered nurse are defin" rel="nofollow">ined by the Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing & Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) in" rel="nofollow">in consultation with in" rel="nofollow">industry and other governin" rel="nofollow">ing nursin" rel="nofollow">ing bodies. The NNMBA also have defin" rel="nofollow">initions pertain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing to nurse practitioners and advanced practice nurses. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing will help you establish a basis for your reflection and enable you to complete the activity file:///C:/Users/maame/Desktop/Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing-and-Midwifery-Board---Fact-Sheet---Advanced-practice-nursin" rel="nofollow">ing.PDF Shields (2013) discusses the role of the nurse in" rel="nofollow">in a reflective personal essay that makes for in" rel="nofollow">interestin" rel="nofollow">ing readin" rel="nofollow">ing on how nursin" rel="nofollow">ing is viewed and where Australian nursin" rel="nofollow">ing fits in" rel="nofollow">in the global scene. It makes for a good in" rel="nofollow">introduction to the elective and to the module. Please read this article: Shields, L. (2013). A personal essay on the role of the nurse. Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Profession, 43(2), 213-218 Havin" rel="nofollow">ing read the above articles it is time to explore what you know and understand about the role of the specialty nurse within" rel="nofollow">in your clin" rel="nofollow">inical practice area. consider what you already know is relation to the NMBA standards of practice for registered nurses. If all registered nurses need to meet these standards then what more is expected of someone with specialty experience? To explore the role of the specialist nurse in" rel="nofollow">in the area of your elected specialty: • Fin" rel="nofollow">ind the job description for a clin" rel="nofollow">inical nurse in" rel="nofollow">in your specialty area and read it. • Identify the characteristics of the role that is beyond the generic description of the role of a registered nurse, that is, identify what makes the person a specialist in" rel="nofollow">in the area. • Speak to one of the clin" rel="nofollow">inical nurses and ask him/her how they acquired the knowledge and skills that makes a specialist in" rel="nofollow">in the area. You might ask them about what facilitators and barriers they dealt with in" rel="nofollow">in the course of developin" rel="nofollow">ing their specialty knowledge. • Write down some key messages you learned from these conversations. Physical and emotional safety Stayin" rel="nofollow">ing safe physically is important and discussed frequently. Nurses are very aware of issues such as manual handlin" rel="nofollow">ing competencies and workplace health and safety issues, but perhaps not as aware of emotional safety issues. We will explore both in" rel="nofollow">in this section, but place it in" rel="nofollow">in the local context, by examin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the environment you are workin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in. To get you thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing, here is a lin" rel="nofollow">ink to a book chapter on Personal Safety for Nurses (Trin" rel="nofollow">inkoff et al., 2008), in" rel="nofollow">in Hughes(2008) Patient Safety and Quality: an Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses, AHPRO publication from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on safety. Admittedly it is from an American perspective, but useful nonetheless,: The next readin" rel="nofollow">ing is an systematic review lookin" rel="nofollow">ing at stress in" rel="nofollow">in the Australian nursin" rel="nofollow">ing workforce. Lim, J., Bogossian, F., & Ahern, K. (2010). Stress and copin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in Australian nurses: a systematic review. International Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Review, 57(1), 22-31. doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00765.x As a way of explorin" rel="nofollow">ing safety issues in" rel="nofollow">in your specialty area: • Take some time to talk to the staff in" rel="nofollow">in your chosen specialty and ask them what safety issue, whether physical or emotional, concerns them the most. • Ask them to identify some of the stressors in" rel="nofollow">in their current environment • Fin" rel="nofollow">ind one primary research article that examin" rel="nofollow">ines this issue, read it and document a brief summary of the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings. • In your summary mention one strategy identified from your readin" rel="nofollow">ing that will help you to keep yourself safe from this risk. Legal Obligations As you will be well aware by now, nursin" rel="nofollow">ing is subject to a number of legal and ethical imperatives. We operate under a nursin" rel="nofollow">ing code of conduct and a specific act of parliament. These codes and laws are designed to protect patients and clients, but also nurses. The profession of the nurse is protected by law, and the title of nurse cannot be used without proper qualification and registration by an accredited authority. But nurses also operate under other legal requirements: mandatory reportin" rel="nofollow">ing of suspected child or elder abuse. https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/publications/mandatory-reportin" rel="nofollow">ing-child-abuse-and-neglect And here is another lin" rel="nofollow">ink to an article explorin" rel="nofollow">ing issues of fin" rel="nofollow">inancial abuse of older adults in" rel="nofollow">in residential aged care. Tilse, C., & Wilson, J. (2013). Recognisin" rel="nofollow">ing and respondin" rel="nofollow">ing to fin" rel="nofollow">inancial abuse in" rel="nofollow">in residential aged care. The Journal of Adult Protection, 15(3), 141-152. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JAP-11-2012-0025 http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/docview/1413254911?accountid=8194 Tilse, C., & Wilson, J. (2013). Recognisin" rel="nofollow">ing and respondin" rel="nofollow">ing to fin" rel="nofollow">inancial abuse in" rel="nofollow">in residential aged care. The Journal of Adult Protection, 15(3), 141-152. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy1.acu.edu.au/10.1108/JAP-11-2012-0025 There may be specific legal obligations associated with your specialty elective. • Talk to the senior staff (unit manager or clin" rel="nofollow">inical nurses) about legal obligations specifically related to your chosen specialty. It may not necessarily be mandatory reportin" rel="nofollow">ing issues, but be related to other issues. Areas to explore may be confidentiality issues when a person is cognitively impaired or underage, has a positive HIV status and is sexually active, and so on. For this section you can thin" rel="nofollow">ink outside the square about legalities of what nurses can and cannot do. • Identify one aspect of your legal obligations related to your specialty (peri-op) and write a short paragraph on how you would ensure you honour your legal obligations while workin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in this area. Module one looked at the specific rights and responsibilities of the registered nurse in" rel="nofollow">in a specialty clin" rel="nofollow">inical area (peri-op), in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing from the perspective of keepin" rel="nofollow">ing the nurse and her/his patients/clients physically and emotionally safe. It also raised the issue of legal responsibilities and identified issues specific to the specialty area (peri-op) • For your assessment: write a 350 word paragraph on an issue of safety or of legal responsibility that you explored in" rel="nofollow">in some depth, ensurin" rel="nofollow">ing it is specifically related to the specialty area (peri op). MARKING GUIDE/RUBRIC Discussions Cohesive and logical discussions. Comprehensive and in" rel="nofollow">insightful analyses which presents a diverse range of perspectives. Evidence to support the analysis Relevant, high quality literature utilised with sophisticated in" rel="nofollow">interpretation and analysis. Organisation, Presentation and Referencin" rel="nofollow">ing Flawless presentation. 37.