8.30am - Registration and Refreshments
9.00am - What All Nurses Need to Know
This introductory session sets the scene for this interesting program and could save you a lot of time in the future. It will inform you of the new requirements for the registration of nurses about which you need to be aware.
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A review of the new requirements for nurse registration.
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What is the new structure of The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia?
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Who is AHPRA and what do they do?
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What are the new Standards and how are they relevant to nursing registration and practice?
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Lets look at the following Standards in more detail
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Standard for continuing professional development (CPD)
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Standard for Recency of Practice
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Standard for Criminal History Check etc.
10.30am - Morning Tea & Coffee
11.00am - Role Confusion - Understanding YOUR Scope of Nursing Practice
As the scope of practice continues to expand for all types of nurses, then confusion can exist between where, for instance, an Enrolled Nurse stops and a Registered Nurse starts. In this session we will examine the notion of role confusion. You will gain clarity regarding your professional boundary and scope of practice.
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Where is the dividing line between the scope of practice for an EN and an RN?
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Why will nurses be expected to practice to the full extent of their education and what -will be the consequences of this?
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What strategies can nurses use to enhance the autonomy of their role whilst ensuring they are well protected and not exposed to greater risk?
12.00pm - Do the Public Know the Difference Between Different Roles?
Vagueness surrounding the profession of nursing is problematic for a range of reasons. Most members of the pubic are unaware that the term ‘nurse’ is a protected title. So what makes us different to the unregistered care worker and other health professions in the eyes of the public? In this interesting session you will consider:
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What are the common characteristics of a professional person and how does this really differ from an unqualified person?
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How do nurses exhibit these characteristics?
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Having a voice - How do nurses better educate the public about the contribution made by nursing?
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Viability - How do nurses promote their role effectively in the health reform agenda?
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Why ‘broadcasting what we do’ should be routine practice.
1.00pm - Lunch Break and Networking
2.00pm - How to Correctly Document and Evaluate CPD Activities
If you are confused about CPD you are not alone. Many nurses are unsure of exactly what comprises CPD and how it should be recorded. There are many tools that can assist you with this compulsory task (Ausmed’s CPD Organiser is a free tool that is widely used).
In this session, you will learn exactly what is expected of you and how you should document evidence of your ongoing learning.
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What comprises CPD?
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Can you do a year’s worth of CPD all at one time?
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What is the correct way to document CPD?
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What happens if you fail to document your CPD?
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What happens when an audit of your CPD occurs?
3.00pm - Afternoon Tea & Coffee
3.30pm - What is Meant by ‘Competence’?
Competence is a key concept used in the nursing profession. This final session of day one will review the notion of competence as a criterial for measuring a nurses ability to practice.
In so doing, it will re-familiarise you with the ANMC Competencies and what their relevance is to your practice and to assist you to determine your CPD goals. It will include:
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What are the ANMC Competencies?
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How to I assess my competence against them?
4.15pm - Close of Day One of Program
9:00am - The Morning Sessions will Focus on Accountability and Professional Conduct
9.00am - What is Meant by “Unprofessional Conduct and Impairment”?
Occasionally, nurses may act in a manner that is unprofessional and / or considered high risk to clients and colleagues. Such behaviour needs to be swiftly dealt with by management particularly if risk is to be averted and patient safety maintained.
This first session of day two will address the following topics:
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What is the new National Law Act and how does it define unprofessional conduct and impairment?
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What is the new Standard for Mandatory Notification and what are the responsibilities to report health practitioners?
10.30am - Morning Tea & Coffee
11.00am - Examples of When a Nurses Conduct Would be Considered Unprofessional
To assist you to define unprofessional conduct, you will have an opportunity to review specific examples. This session will also include information on the following:
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Who is responsible for making a ‘Report’.
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How to make a ‘Report’?
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Ensuring a compassionate and supportive framework is used to rehabilitate rather than castigate a nurse.
12.00pm - Complaints, Investigations and Tribunal Hearings
When a formal complaint is made, a process is triggered that can have serious implications. What happens during this process and:
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What are the powers of investigators under the National Law Act?
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What are the support mechanisms available to nurses who are in breach of professional conduct?
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What is the role of agencies such as Health Care Complaints Commission?
1.00pm - Lunch Break and Browse the Book Display
2.00pm - What All Nurses Need to Talk About
Nurses are a key to the provision of good healthcare worldwide. Evidence shows that nurses increase effective health outcomes for the public and reduce morbidity and mortality. Indeed, nurse’s have a profound impact on the health of our community - for example (to name but a few), nurses provide:
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Immunisation programs
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Diabetes education
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Domicilary and palliative care services
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Mental health prevention and interventions
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Management of operating theatres and assistance with surgical interventions
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Remote area nursing care etc.
We need to stop the nonsense of horizontal violence between ourselves and focus squarely on our core role – promoting healthy communities and supporting and advocating for those with most need and least voice.
In this interesting session you will be encouraged to debate the role of the modern nurse and explore where our strengths lie and where our future is heading.
3.00pm - Afternoon Tea & Coffee
3.15pm - Stand Back – Here Come the Nurses
This final session reviews what we have learned over the past two days and, following on from the previous session will encourage vigorous debate and reflection on the following considerations:
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What can we do – what must we do?
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Why we should focus on significance – not success?
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How can we nurture our new nurses to shine and love our profession?
4.00pm - Close of Study Days and Evaluations
Allison WillisAllison is a senior nursing and midwifery policy advisor with some 25 years experience. Until most recently Allison was the Principal Advisor, Professional Practice and Strategic Initiatives with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of South Australia, a position she held for nearly nine years. Prior to that she worked as a Senior Health Care Consultant in the community/ disability sector. Allison has held a ministerial appointment as a member on the Pharmacy Board of South Australia and a Board member and Chairperson on the Shine SA Board. Allison has an extensive background in regulation, governance and professional practice.
In her time at the nmbSA Allison was directly responsible for developing the Standards for Nurse Practitioner Authorisation; Standards for Documentation for Nurses and Midwives; Standards for the Delegation of Care to Unregulated HealthCare Workers and the Scope of Practice Decision Making Framework in South Australia.
Allison is a vibrant and powerful presenter who is consistently highly evaluated by those who attend her educational programs.
