Assessment 2: New Graduate Application

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ASSESSMENT 2: NEW GRADUATE APPLICATION
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Assessment 2: New Graduate Application 2
Part A
Ethical, Legal and Professional Requirements
In Australia, a nurse must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of
Australia and meet the required standards of professionalism including minimum training in
both theory and practice from a recognized institution in order to practice within the
country’s borders(Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), 2017b). In class, I
learned and understood various professional standards that define the behavior and practice of
every nursing officer which include ethics, code of conduct and standard for practice.
Registered nurses are supposed to comply with International Codes of Ethics for Nurses
which include nurse’s primary responsibility is to provide nursing care to people, nurses must
demonstrate high levels of accountability, responsibility, standards of personal health,
personal conduct, and promote culture and ethical behaviors (Nursing and Midwifery Board
of Australia (NMBA), 2017b). Other than that I will be committed to maintaining
professionalism by implementing the required standards in clinical practice, education,
management, and research.
Ability to work as a Team
As a professional registered nurse, working as a team requires a variety of knowledge
and skills including professional standards in order to promote patient safety and quality care
(Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2017a). During my academic learning at the
university, I learned that the ability to work as a team requires me to establish professional
collaborations with other nurses and healthcare providers for a common goal. This include
collaborating with healthcare team in decision making about care of patient, maintaining
respect, dignity and transparency during communication with team members, understanding
the roles of the interdisciplinary teams and health service providers, demonstrating skills in

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verbal, written and electronic communication, documenting as soon as possible any form of
group responses including communication and nursing interventions, regular consult
guidelines and policy from senior staff and demonstrates awareness in policy change during
team care(Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2017a). In addition, am also aware that
I am supposed to contribute both theoretical and clinical practice including nursing
interventions based on best practice available in-patient care while working with a team.
The function of a professional nurse in maintaining quality and safety care and
continuous improvement
In order for a nurse to continuously improve my practice and professionalism, I am
ready to use the best available evidence, nursing expertise and respect values of patients
during the provision of care(Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). For instance,
I learned in my academic and clinical practice the use of current research findings and
relevant literature to improve learning, participation in procedures, guidelines and policy
reviews basing on relevant evidence-based research, identify new information and relevant
changes in the nursing profession(Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2016). More
than that being familiar with the understanding that nursing practice expertise varies with
experience, education and the context of practice. Other than that, I well understood, in order
for me to ensure safety and quality care for the patient, I will be practicing my clinical
practice in relevant to current safety and quality standards as provided by the Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare 2018. This include involving in proper patient’s management
and healthcare governance, preventing and controlling hospital-related health infection
through implementing infection control and prevention methods, applying medication safety,
proper documentation and handovers, and effective management.
NSW’s Health Core Values