Professional Issues

Question 1

What does the CQC say about multidisciplinary working?

Answer 1

The people within a service must work together to ensure the place is safe and secure, and that it provides high quality care

Question 2

Who are nurses, midwives and nursing associates accountable to?

Answer 2

The patient
The employer
The public
The profession

Question 3

What are the 3 types of consent?

Answer 3

Explicit consent (direct)
Implicitly consent (indirect)
Opt-out consent (not declining to give consent)

Question 4

What influences value? (3)

Answer 4

Family
Friends
Media

Question 5

What 5 ways does a nurse show professionalism?

Answer 5

• Integrity
• Honesty
• Transparency
• A sense of duty
• Decency

Question 6

What is the NMC’s mission?

Answer 6

To protect the public

Question 7

What is compassion ‘fatigue’?

Answer 7

Having cared so much that you slowly start to stop caring over time

Question 8

What does the NMC mean by accountability?

Answer 8

Nurses and midwives are responsible for their actions in practice

Question 9

What is the 6 senses frame work?

Answer 9

• Security ( to feel safe)
• Belonging (to be part of something)
• Continuity (to experience connections)
• Purpose (to have goals)
• Achievement (to make progress to these goals)
• Significance (to feel that you matter)

Question 10

What are the 6 C’s?

Answer 10

Care
Compassion
Communication
Compliance
Courage
Commitment

Question 11

What is professional duty of candour?

Answer 11

All health care professional have to be honest with the patient if something goes wrong

Question 12

What does the NMC code say?

Answer 12

The professional standards that registered nurses and nursing associates must uphold when in practice

Question 13

What does a nurse need to re-register?

Answer 13

• To have practiced for the past 3 years (minimum of 450 hours)
• To have evidence of CPD (minimum 40 hours)

Question 14

What is the NMC register?

Answer 14

• A list of all the nurses, midwives and nursing associates

- Must re-register every 3 years

Question 15

What is the purpose of the NMC?

Answer 15

• Maintain registers
• Set a standard for conduct, pro for acne and ethics for the staff
• Provide advice for the staff

Question 16

Who runs the NMC?

Answer 16

Elected nurses and midwives - self regulated

Question 17

What does the NMC ensure for nurses, midwives and nursing associates?

Answer 17

That they provide a high standard for practice and that they always care for the patient