Information for nursing students – outlining the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (20th December 2007)
If you are a final year nursing and midwifery student and intend to work in the NHS after graduation, this publication who help prepare you for your first year in post. It explains some of the jargon you will encounter and gives you an insight into what is expected of you. The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) is explained in detail and highlights how it will be a critical tool for you and your manager in supporting your early career and development needs. The personal development review process, producing a portfolio of evidence and pay points under Agenda for Change are all also explained.
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Three years on – Caring in partnership: older people and nursing staff working towards the future. An RCN nursing older people strategy progress and evaluation report (19th December 2007)
This publication emphasises the importance the RCN places on promoting nurses' contribution to meeting the needs of older people and ensuring their health and wellbeing, and reviews the progress of work surrounding the RCN's Nursing Older People Strategy, which was launched in 2004. The strategy has ensured that the RCN works to achieve an integrated, consistent and inclusive way of working that focuses on maximising the potential of nursing staff and older people.
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Benchmarks for children's orthopaedic nursing care (18th December 2007)
This publication offers a portfolio of evidence-based benchmarks which define best practice in key elements of paediatric orthopaedic nursing care. It is hoped the benchmarks will help stimulate discussion, measure individual practice and guide staff to review the various issues surrounding each benchmark. The publication is very user-friendly and can be used to inform and update practice.
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Standards for assessing, measuring and monitoring vital signs in infants, children and young people (December 2007)
The assessment, measurement and monitoring of vital signs are important skills for all practitioners working with infants, children and young people. The vital signs covered in this publication include temperature, heart/pulse rate, respiratory rate and effort, and blood pressure. Important information gained by assessing and measuring vital signs can be indicators of health and ill health. These standards provide criteria for practitioners in achieving high quality nursing care. They will be of help in guiding local policies and procedures in relation to vital sign monitoring, performance improvement programmes and education programmes for registered nurses, nurses in training and health care assistants.
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If you are a final year nursing and midwifery student and intend to work in the NHS after graduation, this publication who help prepare you for your first year in post. It explains some of the jargon you will encounter and gives you an insight into what is expected of you. The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) is explained in detail and highlights how it will be a critical tool for you and your manager in supporting your early career and development needs. The personal development review process, producing a portfolio of evidence and pay points under Agenda for Change are all also explained.
Click here for this Publication
Three years on – Caring in partnership: older people and nursing staff working towards the future. An RCN nursing older people strategy progress and evaluation report (19th December 2007)
This publication emphasises the importance the RCN places on promoting nurses' contribution to meeting the needs of older people and ensuring their health and wellbeing, and reviews the progress of work surrounding the RCN's Nursing Older People Strategy, which was launched in 2004. The strategy has ensured that the RCN works to achieve an integrated, consistent and inclusive way of working that focuses on maximising the potential of nursing staff and older people.
Click here for this Report
Benchmarks for children's orthopaedic nursing care (18th December 2007)
This publication offers a portfolio of evidence-based benchmarks which define best practice in key elements of paediatric orthopaedic nursing care. It is hoped the benchmarks will help stimulate discussion, measure individual practice and guide staff to review the various issues surrounding each benchmark. The publication is very user-friendly and can be used to inform and update practice.
Click here for the Benchmarks
Standards for assessing, measuring and monitoring vital signs in infants, children and young people (December 2007)
The assessment, measurement and monitoring of vital signs are important skills for all practitioners working with infants, children and young people. The vital signs covered in this publication include temperature, heart/pulse rate, respiratory rate and effort, and blood pressure. Important information gained by assessing and measuring vital signs can be indicators of health and ill health. These standards provide criteria for practitioners in achieving high quality nursing care. They will be of help in guiding local policies and procedures in relation to vital sign monitoring, performance improvement programmes and education programmes for registered nurses, nurses in training and health care assistants.
Click here for the Standards
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