module one Flashcards
summary timeline of NZ history of nursing
17th century
1617- ladies of charity. many convents were closing so women were recruited into nursing instead of going to jail
19th century
1836- first small nursing training school attached to a hospital in germany
1851-1869- florence nightingale. founded modern nursing during the Crimean war. promoted sanitation, cleanliness, nourishment, ventilation, nutrition and routines
1864- first trained nurse in australia. Lucy osbum was hospital trained in England. founded the florence nightingale school of nursing in australia in 1868
1884- first training school in NZ
20th century
1901- nursing registration act. NZ was the first country to regulate nurses internationally
1925- nurses and midwives board founded
1860s-1930s- germ theory. louis pasteur linked microorganisms to disease. alexander Fleming discovered penicillin
1934- what is now NZNO was formed
1938- social security act resulted in free hospital care
1970s- move from hospital based training to education providers
1971- nursing council of new Zealand established
1992- college of nurses aotearoa founded
what are influential moments in nursing history
- florence nightingale 1854
- first nightingale trained nurse arrived to australia 1864
- hospital based training late 19th century
- germ theory early 20th century
- regulated workforce 1930s
- education structure changed late 20th century
NZ nursing history
- evolved from influences of florence nightingale and england
- first hospitals were Auckland 1845, Wellington 1846, Dunedin 1852 and Christchurch 1862. no nursing services, untrained male attendants or untrained, uneducated women.
- 1924 first nurse tutors introduced in wellington hospital
- late 1890s grace neill (london trained nurse)
- employed as assistant inspector of hospitals
- recognised need to introduce, maintain standards
- 1899- foundation member of ICN
- representations resulted in nurses registration act of 1901 - nurses registration act of 1901
- provided for 3 years training course and state exam followed by registration
- NZ first country to regulate nurses nationally
- ellen Dougherty first RN in NZ
who is florence nightingale 1851 onwards
first great nursing pioneer, she believed that well educated women could dramatically improve the care of sick patients. saved many lives in the war by making sure men had fresh sheets, fresh air and healthy and clean food and water.
what is germ theory
realisation that many illnesses were caused by bacteria
what is the international council of nurses
a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations representing more than 20 million nurses worldwide. they represent all nurses around the world.
elizabeth grace neill 1846-1926s (london trained nurse)
- NZs first woman in government
- she expressed concerns that young nurses were not committed to high standards in the nursing service
- drafted the NZ nurses registration act in 1901
nurse registration act of 1901 (Grace neill)
- provided for 3 year training course and state exam followed by registration
- NZ first country to regulate nurses nationally
- ellen dougherty first RN in NZ
definition of nursing
nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people.
hester mclean 1859-1932
- conservative viewpoint
- fought hard for nursing to be regulated by NURSES
- established first nursing journal in 1923
- redrafted the NZ nurses registration act in 1925
- first NZ nurse to move nursing education away from being taught by doctors to being taught by nurses
health practitioner competency assurance act 2003
- administered by the ministry of health as the governing authority
- to protect the health and safety of all members of the public by providing mechanisms to ensure life long competence of all health practitioners
- ensure competence of all registered health practitioners
how is the NZ health system structured
ministry of health (governing authority)- health practitioner competency assurance act 2003- nursing council of NZ (regulatory authority)- nurse
what does the nursing council of NZ do
- regulatory authority for nurses in NZ
- responsible for the registration of nurses
- protect the health and safety of members of the public by ensuring that nurses are competent and fit to practice
- receive and acts on complaints about a nurse
- they regulate 3 scopes of practice
- provide guidelines and standards for practice
what are competencies
pre determined statements that registered nurses held accountable to.
what are the NCNZ 3 scopes of practice
- enrolled nurses
- registered nurses
- nurse practitioner
registered nurse scope of practice
- utilising knowledge
- comprehensive judgement of others
- responsible for our own actions
- work within the community
what are domains of competence
what nurses need to demonstrate as evidence of safety to practice as a registered nurse
what are the 4 domains of competency
- professional responsibility- showing professional, legal and ethical responsibilities and cultural safety
- management of nursing care- assessing and managing health consumer care, which is responsive to the consumers needs and is supported by nursing knowledge and evidence based research
- interpersonal relationships- interpersonal and therapeutic communication with health consumers, other nursing staff and interprofessional communication and documentation
- interprofessional health care and quality improvement- the nurse evaluates the effectiveness of care and promotes a nursing perspective within the interprofessional activities of the team
what is the purpose of the privacy act (2020)
- promote and protect individual privacy
- regulate the ways individuals personal information is handled
- controls and guides how agencies collect, use, disclose and store personal information
what is the purpose of the health information privacy code (2020)
agencies must know why they are collecting health information and collect only the information they need.
what is the purpose of the health and disability commissioner act (1994)
promoting and protecting the rights of health and disability services consumers