Nursing Assignment: Clinical Practice, Professional Development Report

This nursing assignment report addresses two modules focusing on clinical practice and professional development. Module 4 explores the realities of practice, including factors contributing to burnout in a new nurse and strategies for mitigation. It also examines personal ideologies within a team setting and the scope of nursing practice, including registration processes and the role of the NMBA. Module 5 delves into professional development, highlighting the benefits of a professional portfolio and providing evidence of competency based on RN standards. It also covers approved CPD activities and lifelong learning strategies. The report concludes with a reflection on a recent case, linking it to NMBA standards, and includes a comprehensive reference list.

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Table of Contents
Module 4: Making the reality of practice...................................................................................3
Transition................................................................................................................................3
Answer to question 1..........................................................................................................3
Answer to question 2..........................................................................................................3
Personal ideologies.................................................................................................................3
Answer to question 1..........................................................................................................3
Answer to question 2..........................................................................................................3
Answer to question 3..........................................................................................................4
Answer to question 4..........................................................................................................4
Scope of practice....................................................................................................................4
Reflection...............................................................................................................................5
Module 5: Professional development.........................................................................................6
Developing and maintaining a professional portfolio............................................................6
1 Benefits of portfolio.........................................................................................................6
2. Providing evidence of beginning competency................................................................6
3. Approved CPD activities................................................................................................7
4. Life-long learning and strategies to facilitate this process..............................................7
Reflection...............................................................................................................................8
Reference list..............................................................................................................................9

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Module 4: Making the reality of practice
Transition
Answer to question 1
Factors that contributed to the burnout in Finn are mentioned below,
● Long working hours
● Extreme workload
● Pressure of night shift
Answer to question 2
This burnout can be reduced by following measures:
● Taking short breaks and spending that time by talking with family members
● Determining the factors that Finn enjoy while practicing nursing
● Practicing deep breathing techniques can help to reduce mental stress
● Taking longer breaks and spending vacation with family members
Personal ideologies
Answer to question 1
Main concerns regarding fitting into a new team include building relationships with
other members and finding a good mentor. Moreover, getting involved with the team is also a
major concern that can help me to endear colleagues. Besides, another concern is to learn the
rules and policies of the team that can help me to get fit in properly.
Answer to question 2
If the system is not matching with professional ideals, one must consult with
immediate hierarchical members for getting their assistance. According to Lea and
Cruickshank (2015), one must rely on their professional ideals to serve flawlessly. Discussion
with the management can help to solve this kind of issues and nurses may get opportunity to
provide optimal care to their patients.

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Answer to question 3
While starting work in a new team it is essential to make preparation by reviewing
policies of operation and team rules. This can help to get accustomed to a team at a faster
rate. Reviewing group rules and policies and tallying them with personal ideologies can help
to find any difference. Another important task is to engage with peers and build a healthy
relationship with them.
Answer to question 4
Good points of working with nursing team are,
● Getting opportunity to evaluate different perspective while handling critical patients
● Getting help and advice from team members
● Equal division of labor
● More accurate outcome can be gained from a collaborative approach (Leung, Trevena
& Waters, 2016).
Bad points of working with a nursing team are mentioned below,
● Arguments can be created due to different point of views of members
● Lack of trust and bonding may lead to a poor outcome.
Scope of practice
● Defining scope of practice of a nurse or midwife
The range of roles, responsibilities, functions, which a registered nurse is competent and
has the authority to perform the activities (Nmbi.ie, 2019).
● Nursing registration process in Queensland
The process of registration is mentioned in the following points,
- Eligibility needs to be checked based on mandatory registration standards including
criminal history, Skills of speaking English, recency of practice, continuous
professional development and others (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2019).

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- Submitting an application for nursing registration with the Australian Health
Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Get registered
● Legislation that enables regulation of nurses and other health professionals in
Australia
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 is the national legislation of
Australia that enables regulation of healthcare professionals including nurses/midwives
(Ahpra.gov.au, 2019).
● Primary purpose of the NMBA
NMBA monitors and regulates the practice of nursing and midwifery according to the
national law and its main role is to protect the public. NMBA has provided a range of
information on policies and supported nurses by giving professional advice.
Reflection
I think it is essential to manage burnout, which can impact on my practice and quality
of care. Moreover, discussion with peers and leaders can help me to get accustomed to a
team. The clash between operational procedure and personal ideology can be solved through
discussion and proper guidance from mentor. As a registered nurse, I need to follow NMBA
guidelines that can help me to provide professional service and good quality of care.

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Module 5: Professional development
Developing and maintaining a professional portfolio
1 Benefits of portfolio
● Maintaining a portfolio helps in better decision making
● Portfolios increase the capacity of critical thinking (Curtis, Fry, Shaban & Considine,
2017)
● Provides flexibility in measuring professional goals.
● Designing a portfolio can help nurses to identify own strengths and weaknesses.
● Professional portfolio helps in creating a learning plan.
2. Providing evidence of beginning competency
● RN standard 1 is about thinking critically and analyzing nursing practice
Analyzing nursing practices can help to identify the best practice to provide optimal care
to the patients (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au, 2019). Documents of previous experience
need to be submitted as evidence of competency.
● RN standard 2 is about involving in therapeutic and professional relationships
Spiritual needs of patients need to be recognized and nurses need to interact with patients
to develop relationships based on mutual trust and respect. Documents of previous experience
need to be submitted as evidence of competency.
● RN standard 3 is concerned about maintaining capability for practices
Nurses must have required skills, values and knowledge regarding their roles and
responsibilities. Qualification certificate, training, and working experience must be shared
● RN standard 4 is about conducting assessments comprehensively
Holistic assessment needs to be done and reports must be given to concerned exerts
immediately. Documents of experience of holistic assessment must be submitted.
● RN standard 5 is concerned about developing a plan for nursing practice

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Proof of using the data gathered from assessment, planning of nursing practice must be
submitted.
● RN standard 6 is about providing appropriate, safe and responsive nursing
practices
Based on the requirements of cases, patients must be given with care. Certificates of
providing safe, appropriate and responsive care must be submitted as evidence of
competency.
● RN standard 7 is about evaluating outcomes for informing nursing practices
Outcome must be evaluated and nursing practice plan needs to be changed. Previous
experience of complying with this practice in critical cases can be submitted as evidence of
competency.
3. Approved CPD activities
There are different kinds of CPD activities that include
● Reflection on feedback by keeping a practice journal
● Participation in quality improvement programs
● Participation in clinical meetings, sessions of case reviews and critical incident
monitoring procedure.
● Writing and reviewing relevant articles and journals. This can help in increasing in-
depth knowledge about nursing practice.
● Taking participation in supervised practice, which can help in the development of
professional skills.
● Working under a mentor
● Attending workplace training sessions that can help to improve quality of care.
4. Life-long learning and strategies to facilitate this process

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Lifelong learning is a process of conducting critical appraisal, evidence-based
practice, literature search and self-reflection, which enables nursing professionals to keep
pace with the improved system of care (Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, 2017).
Strategies of lifelong learning:
Collaborative learning: Group work can help to share modern approach and
techniques of providing care. Sharing information can be done in this type of learning.
Researcher thinking: this strategy includes exploration of essential skills,
observational learning, searching skills, and lessons and continuous brain activity
(Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, 2017).
Reflection
A recent case of a patient with dementia has helped me to learn about providing
optimal care based on the NMBA standards. In that case, I had assessed the health issues by
using my diagnostic capabilities as mentioned in the NMBA standard 1. After that, as per the
NMBA standard 2, I had made a plan of care giving and had involved other members of the
healthcare team. After that therapeutic interventions had been determined for that patient as
per the NMBA standard 3. Finally, the condition of the patient had been evaluated and we
had improved practices based on the outcome by following the NMBA standard 4.

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Reference list
Ahpra.gov.au. (2019). Legislation. Retrieved on 18th September 2019, from:
https://www.ahpra.gov.au/About-AHPRA/What-We-Do/Legislation.aspx
Curtis, K., Fry, M., Shaban, R.Z. & Considine, J., (2017). Translating research findings to
clinical nursing practice. Journal of clinical nursing, 26(5-6), 862-872. Retrieved
from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jocn.13586
Lea, J., & Cruickshank, M. (2015). The support needs of new graduate nurses making the
transition to rural nursing practice in Australia. Journal of clinical nursing, 24(7-8),
948-960. Retrieved from: https://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/35898
Leung, K., Trevena, L., & Waters, D. (2016). Development of a competency framework for
evidence-based practice in nursing. Nurse education today, 39, 189-196. Retrieved
from:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chad_Keller3/post/May_I_have_an_application
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Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. (2017). Lifelong learning strategies in nursing: A systematic review.
Retrieved on 18th September 2019, from:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5718860/
Nmbi.ie. (2019). Scope of Nursing and Midwifery Practice Framework. Retrieved on 18th
September 2019, from: https://www.nmbi.ie/Standards-Guidance/Scope-of-Practice

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Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au. (2019). Registered nurse standards for practice. Retrieved
on 18th September 2019, from: https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-
Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards/registered-nurse-standards-for-
practice.aspx
Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au. (2019). Registration & endorsement. Retrieved on 18th
September 2019, from: https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Registration-and-
Endorsement.aspx