Registered Nurse Standards for Practice: Criteria 1 and 6

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NURS1005A – Applied Science in Professional Practice (PEP)
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RNs are entitled with the duty of recognising the significance of culture and history to
wellbeing and health (White et al., 2019). This practice also makes them accountable and
answerable to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), for their actions
(Nagle et al., 2017). The organisation has framed the Registered nurse standards for practice
in order to provide an overview for the aspiration and scope of practice of RNs. The two
criteria that will be discussed in this presentation are criteria 1 and 6, respectively (NMBA,
2016).
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Criteria 1 elaborates on the fact that nurses are expected to think critically, while
analysing nursing practice. RNs utilise a variety of thoughtful approaches and the best
accessible evidence for reaching decisions that would enhance care delivery (NMBA, 2016).
In addition, the criterion also essential owing to the fact that critical thinking facilitates the
delivery of excellent quality and safe nursing practice to all patients.
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It has often been established that a RN who is open minded shows the competency of
learning valuable lessons from critical thinking abilities and are also able to ensure good of
their clients. Thus, the process of critical thinking in nursing profession must be self-
disciplined and self-guided (Carvalho et al., 2017). In nursing, the characteristic of critical
thinking at the time of clinical decision-making can be accomplished if the RNs think in a
methodical and rational manner with directness to query and reflect on
the thinking procedure.
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This criterion can be accomplished if the three components of critical thinking are
followed by the RNs. These three components are namely, (i) application of logic, (ii)
requirement of flexibility, and (iii) requirement of intuition. RNs can achieve this criterion by
applying the five-step nursing procedure that comprises of several stages such as, assessment,
analysis, planning, application, and evaluation (Zuriguel Perez et al., 2015). Showing
adherence to polices and guidelines of the health organisation and health department, while
maintain the four ethical principles of beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and justice
will also help in accomplishing this criterion.
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Attainment of this criterion can also be accredited to the fact that critical thinking has
been identified as a type of organic evolution that is a direct derivative of holistic nursing
experience. Hence, RNs must take all possible efforts to trusting their intuitions about an
incorrect treatment or procedure, following which they must rely on systematic search of
evidences for guiding the care process (Azizi-Fini, Hajibagheri & Adib-Hajbaghery, 2015).
This criterion will also be used in clinical practice by reflecting on patient situations,
participating in interdisciplinary rounds, and conducting a comprehensive review of the
documentation system of the healthcare organise to ensure that the focus of care is based on
outcome charting, and not merely on health assessments and interventions.
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Criterion 6 focuses on providing appropriate, safe, and responsive nursing practice to
all patients (NMBA, 2016). It is imperative for the RNs to collate safety data about the
patients, in addition to monitoring and evaluating any kinds of errors that occur such as, error
at the time of medication administration, or during handover. This must be followed by
implementation of strategies for reducing the error rates. Participation in multidisciplinary