Engagement in Professional Nursing Assignment

RUNNING HEAD: Engagement in Professional Nursing
Engagement in Professional
Nursing

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Contents
Clinical Governance........................................................................................................................2
Answer 1......................................................................................................................................2
Answer 2......................................................................................................................................2
Quality and Safety...........................................................................................................................3
Answer 1......................................................................................................................................3
Answer 2......................................................................................................................................3
Leadership and Management...........................................................................................................4
Answer 1......................................................................................................................................4
Answer 2......................................................................................................................................5
Organizational Culture.....................................................................................................................5
Answer 1......................................................................................................................................5
Answer 2......................................................................................................................................6
Professional Practice........................................................................................................................6
Answer 1......................................................................................................................................6
Answer 2......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Clinical Governance
Answer 1. The ways in which consumers can actively participate in shaping heath service
delivery are as follows.
Participation of the consumers in decision making – The active participation of the consumers in
the decision making regarding care and treatment, health policy and planning and wellbeing of
themselves can significantly help in shaping health service delivery (Austin Health, 2018). The
decision of the consumers to participate in the processes relating to healthcare is often influenced
due to lack of confidence and medical knowledge. For the active involvement of patients, they
need to be provided with individualized self-management tools and quality information.
Consumer feedback on clinical care- feedback of the consumers can be obtained in the form of
surveys, suggestions, recordings, etc. consumers can use their experience in order to identify
issues of concerns in quality performances and organizational safety with the help of meaningful
information. Such feedback will provide active participation of the consumers on the service
delivery and their own health care. The suitability of the outcome can then be evaluated by the
customers along with the expected level of quality care. Such feedback is a lesson for an
organization.
Answer 2. As a registered nurse, I would contribute towards increasing consumer participation
by providing an opportunity to the patients such that they can increase the appropriateness of
their care by participating effectively in the planning and delivery of their care. For achieving
this, the requirement arises of implementation of policies and protocols for embedding in the
routine of wards and departments. The input of the consumers will be included in these policies.
Moreover, I will inform the patient regarding all the care and services provided by me along with
requirements of medication which may arise in future. I will also inform the patients in cases
when inappropriate care is being provided to them. I will also involve the consumers in the
information development for the purpose of review of care and services which are disease-
specific. Consumer participation in their own care will be effective only when they become a

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part of the clinical setting routine. This requires training and support of senior management along
with role development.
I would also collaborate with the consumers in three levels: in direct communication, in
development of patient information, and between the community and health service for the
purpose of planning, developing and improvement of care. The health service planning,
monitoring and the care being delivered by me will significantly enhance as a result of consumer
participation as they can provide real-time feedback including complaints regarding the care and
services. This will significantly help in the evaluation of the care being provided by me.
Quality and Safety
Answer 1. Medication Safety is identified as one of the standards from the National Safety and
Quality Health Service Standards.
The risks associated with the Medication Safety Standard involve high incidence of errors in
medication which lead a patient towards adverse events than other interventions in healthcare. If
the best practices are not adhered to then it might result in adverse impacts on the health of the
patients who might have to spend more time and money to obtain further treatments from the
healthcare organizations.
Medication errors have resulted in adverse events for over 1.5 million Australians every year.
This leads to approximately 1,90,000 admissions in hospitals (2-3% of the total admissions)
along with 4,00,000 visits to the general practitioners. Around 30% of the unplanned admissions
of elderly people are a result of adverse medicine event, 50% of which is considered to be
potentially avoidable. These adverse events results in heavy financial burdens for the individual
patients. (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2011). This standard
affects the patient outcome with the help of establishing a medication management process for
proper administration, manufacturing and monitoring of the medicines and establishing proper
governance and systems for medication safety.