Nursing Practice & Standards

Question 1

7 RN standards

Answer 1

1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice
2. Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships
3. Maintains the capability for practice
4. Comprehensively conducts assessments
5. Develops a plan for nursing practice
6. Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
7. Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice

Question 2

Standard 1

Answer 2

1. Evidence-based practice
2. Reflective practice
3. Respect for all cultures (incl. ATSI)
4. Complies with laws, policies, guidelines & standards/codes
5. Ethical frameworks
6. Documentation - accurate, timely, comprehensive.
7. QI and research

Question 3

Standard 2

Answer 3

1. Professional vs personal boundaries
2. Effective & respectful communication
3. People as life-experts
4. Resources for health-related decisions
5. Patient advocate
6. Professional relationships - delegation/supervision, consultation, referrals.
7. Culture of safety and learning
8. Collaborative practice
9. Mandatory reporting (notifiable conduct)

Question 4

Standard 3

Answer 4

1. Wellbeing & capability for practice (self/others)
2. Patient education
3. Professional development & life-long learning
4. Accountability
5. Practice review/feedback
6. Active engagement in profession
7. Promotes role of nursing

Question 5

Standard 4

Answer 5

1. Holistic & culturally appropriate assessments
2. Range of assessment techniques
3. Partners with others to identify health factors
4. Assesses resources

Question 6

Standard 5

Answer 6

1. Plan based on assessment data & EBP
2. Collaborative planning process
3. Documents, evaluates & modifies plan
4. Plans evaluation criteria
5. Resource coordination

Question 7

Standard 6

Answer 7

1. Comprehensive, safe, quality practice
2. Scope of practice
3. Delegation
4. Direction & supervision - effective & timely
5. Follows laws, policies, guidelines, standards & codes
6. Report risks (systems/practice)

Question 8

Standard 7

Answer 8

1. Monitors progress
2. Revises plan
3. Plans further priorities

Question 9

AHPRA nurse (definition)

Answer 9

Nurses are regulated health professionals who undertake approved training pathways to become registered to practice with the NMBA. Registration entitles them to use one of the protected titles: EN, RN or NP. The profession is regulated by both NMBA and AHPRA.

Question 10

Professional identity (definition)

Answer 10

Professional identity involves a sense of professional belonging and commitment to core values of the nursing profession. This includes embracing nursing ethics, EBP and research, life-long learning and professional development, person-centred care and inter-professional collaboration.
Professional image is an outward reflection of the deep, personal, internalised process of a nurse’s professional identity

Question 11

Professional identity (strategies)

Answer 11

1. Personal philosophy of nursing
2. Active involvement in nursing organisations
3. Further education
4. Leadership opportunities
5. Professional image

Question 12

Importance of reflection

Answer 12

1. Evaluating the quality and success of interventions to build evidence-base
2. Processing thoughts, emotions and values/beliefs
3. Improving knowledge, performance and skills
4. Applying theory to real world practice to increase understanding
5. Recognising areas requiring improvement
6. Developing recommendations for future practise