Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation: Roles and Standards

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1. a.) Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia(NMBA)
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia(NMBA) is a body that registers nurses and
midwifes in Australia who meets the NMBA’s professional standards before they can start
practising. Fisher, M. (2017) indicates that roles include; registering nurses and mid-wives’
practitioners including students who are training, coming up with professional standards,
codes and guidelines for nurses and midwives, dealing with complaints, investigations,
disciplinary hearings and any concern notifications. It also assesses practitioners who have
been trained overseas and wish to practice in Australia. NMBA also approves standards for
accreditation and course for study ( MacLellan, L., Higgins, I., & Levett‐Jones, T,2015).
b.) Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is a union that is owned and run by
nurses, midwives and other assistants in nursing to advocate for the political, industrial and
professional status of its members (Birks, M., Davis, J., Smithson, J., & Cant, R,2016). It
achieves this by ensuring that they demand dignity for residents and workers in aged care
workforce in Australia and also demand for employment of graduate midwives and nurses
who deserves a working future. Birks et al. (2016) moreover indicates that ANMF works to
ensure that the government caters for fairer pay for parental leave and funds public hospital
and Medicare adequately which ensures all Australians access affordable health care. It
campaigns also for the penalty rates for midwives and nurses( Nagle, C., Heartfield, M.,
McDonald...2017).
2. Registration standards
a.) Continuous Professional Development

This involves how a nurse and midwife add-up on their scope of knowledge,
competence and expertise, and improve their individual and professional qualities
necessary throughout their professional lives (Turner, C., Keyzer, D., & Rudge,
T. ,2007).. This is essential, since as a future enrolled nurse I have to be up-to date
with the skills, and knowledge in the dynamic health care environment in order to be
very compete and also improves the quality of care given to patients and their safety(
Nagle, C., Heartfield, M., McDonald...2017)
b.) Criminal History
Hannon, G. (2017) elucidated that before granting registration to midwife or a nurse
in Australia, NMBA must go through the applicant criminal history in all countries to
ensure that there is no likelihood of future threat to the patients since only those who
have a clear record of criminal history are licensed. All licensed nurses and midwives
who wish to renew their license must also inform NMBA of any change in their
criminal history status (Turner et al,2007). This will help me as an enrolled in future
to ensure that I provide safe and quality care to patients without being a threat to
them.
c.) English language
In Australia, a nurse or midwive must be able to demonstrate English language skills
before he can be registered under NMBA (Homer, C. S., Passant, L., Brodie...,2009)
This is necessary because even as a future enrolled nurse I must possess such a skill
in order to effective practice nursing, for example, to communicate with patients and
even other health care workers and even documentations.
d.) Professional indemnity