Foundations Of Professional Development

Front 1

What are the 4 domains of the nursing council competencies

Back 1

1. Professional responsibility
2. Management of nursing care
3. interpersonal relationships
4. interprofessional health care and quality improvement

Front 2

Describe what is in domain 1 of the nursing council competencies

Back 2

.legal stuff and treaty
.professional, legal and ethical responsibility's and cultural safety
.showing knowledge and judgement and being accountable for your actions and choices
.promoting an environment to maximize safety independence and quality of life and health
.treaty stuff / cultural safety

Front 3

Describe what is in domain 2 of the nursing council competencies

Back 3

.all about the care
.providing planned care and doing assessments
. explaining things and educating clients
.reflecting on care and maintaining professional development

Front 4

Describe what is in domain 3 of the nursing council competencies

Back 4

.patient relationship
.having therapeutic interpersonal relationships with clients from start to finish
.communicating well with patients and other members of the health care team
.having a negotiated partnership with the client

Front 5

Describe what is in domain 4 of the nursing council competencies

Back 5

.team member relationships
.works with other members of the health care team to help coordinate care of client
. valuing the other members of the health care team
. doing improvement activity's to improve the standard of nursing

Front 6

What are the nursing council requirements for registration

Back 6

1. complete the BN program
2. Get your BN degree
3. Sit the nursing council state final exam
4. get entered on the nursing council register as a nz registered nurse with a scope of practice
5. Become registered and issued with a practicing certificate

Front 7

What is the definition of competence

Back 7

the combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes, values and abilitys that underpin effective performance as a nurse

Front 8

How do regestered nurses maintain competence

Back 8

. keep a portfolio with evidence of continuing competence
. evidence of a minium 60 days worked over 3 years
. evidence of minium 60 hours professional development over 3 years
. evidence of assessment of comperence

Front 9

What is the code of conduct?

Back 9

the code of conduct for nurses is a set of standards defined by the council describing the behavior or conduct nurses are expected to uphold

Front 10

What is the purpose of the code of conduct?

Back 10

to provide guidance on appropriate behavior for all nurses and can be used to evaluate the behavior of nurses

Front 11

What are the 8 Principles of the code of conduct

Back 11

1. respect the diginity and individuality of health consumers
2.respect the cultural needs and values of health consumers
3. work in partnership with health consumers to promote and protect their well being
4. maintain health consumer trust by providing safe and competent care
5. respect health consumers privacy and confidentiality
6. work respectfully with colleagues to best meet health consumers needs
7. act with integrity to justify health consumers trust
8. maintain public trust and confidence in the nursing profession

Front 12

What is the purpose of the code of Ethics

Back 12

to guide nurses practice and communicate to society the nursing professions ethical values

Front 13

What is the health practitioners competence assurance act 2003, what is its purpose? how does it do this?

Back 13

. it gives a constant framework for all health practitioners
. principle purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public by ensuring all health practitioners are fit and competent to practice
. its the nursing council regulatory body for reg nurses and responsible for making sure reg nurses are fit and competent to practice

Front 14

What are the 10 principles in the Code of health and disablity services consumers rights ( or simply the code of rights)

Back 14

1. right to be treated with respect
2. right to freedom from discrimination. coercion, harassment and exploitation
3. right to dignity and independence
4. right to service of an appropriate standard
5. right to effective communication
6. right to be fully informed
7. right to make an informed choice and give informed consent
8. right to support
9. rights in respect of teaching or research
10. right to complain