8 July 2009

NURSING

The nature, scope and value of ophthalmic nursing (2nd July 2009)
This third edition from the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum represents the strategic vision of ophthalmic nursing. It has been revised to reflect the current climate of clinical ophthalmic nursing care delivery. The document discusses the fundamental nature of ophthalmic nursing, asks how ophthalmic nurses can contribute to health care and looks at the value of the role. It also includes standards which are based on current empirical evidence, an audit tool and useful reading lists.
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Competences: an education and training framework for paediatric dermatological nursing (6th July 2009)
Skin disorders are common in children and young people and many of them will be cared for entirely in primary care, including through out of hours services, walk-in clinics and GP surgeries. Health care professionals in these settings must be able to demonstrate relevant knowledge, competence, skills and experience in nursing children with skin disease. Recognising this need, children’s dermatology nurses from across the UK have developed this RCN competence framework. The framework aims to establish explicit, nationally-agreed role profiles for children’s dermatology specialist nursing roles.
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