Professional news
See below for the QNU’s professional news:
Scope, recency of practice and competency: Untangling the terminology
Some Registered Nurses, Midwives and Enrolled Nurses and many health or aged care service managers appear to be a little confused about the distinction between nursing’s scope of practice, recency of practice and competency.
Nurses employed as AINs
In these cost-cutting times, nurses are often being asked to undertake additional duties. While there is no barrier for ENs and RNs working as AINs, there are professional and ethical dilemmas you should carefully consider before doing paid work as an AIN.
Advanced nursing and midwifery practice
National and international research supports the QNU’s position that there needs to be a career pathway in all streams, particularly Registered Nurse (Grade 5 to Grade 7).
New Framework Award secures conditions of employment
Queensland Health employees can now have peace of mind that their conditions of employment will not be lost during and after the transition to Local Health and Hospital Networks (LHHNs).
Nurses, midwives and the BPF priority list
The QNU has developed a Workload Management Low Priority Activities Notice to help nurses and midwives manage their workloads.
National health reform heads into home stretch
The transition to Local Health and Hospitals Networks (LHHNs) has entered its final six months.
Informed decision-making in healthcare – new policy and guidelines
Late in 2011, the Queensland Health Centre for Healthcare Improvement and the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Service released the Guide to Informed Decision-making in Healthcare.
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