Standards Of Practice Imcaged Care Flashcards

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Standars of care is determined by

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Laws 
Codes of practice 
Organisational policies and procedures 
Manufactures instructions for equipment 
Accrediting agency standards
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Single aged care quality framework

Eight standards

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Consumer dignity and choice
Ongoing assessment and planning with the consumers
Personal care and clinical care
Services and supports for daily living
Organisational service environment 
Feedback and complaints 
Human resources
Organisational governance
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Standard one

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Consumer dignity and choice

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Consumer dignity and choice

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Dignity of respect 
Identity, culture and diversity 
Cultural safety
Choice
Dignity of risk
Information 
Personal privacy
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5
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Standard 2

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Ongoing assessment and planning with the consumers

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Ongoing assessment and planning with the consumers

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Assessment and planning includes considerations of risks to the consumers
Address consumers needs, goals and preferences
Assessment, planning and review is in partnership with consumers and others
Outcomes effectively communicated and documented
Regular reviews of care and services

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Standard 3

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Personal care and clinical care

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Personal and clinical care

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Personal and clinical care
- best practice 
Tailored for consumer needs
Optimises health and wellbeing
Effective management of high risk 
End of life needs addressed 
Deterioration 
Timely and appropriate referrals
Minimising the risk of infection
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Standard 4

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Services for daily living

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Services for daily living

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Consumers recieve safe and effective services that support daily living
Optimise independence and health and wellbeing
Promote emotional, spiritual and psychological
Able to participate
Social and personal relationships
Do things that interest them

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Standard 5

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Organisations service environment

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Organisations service environment

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Is welcoming, optimises the consumers a sense of belonging, independence, interaction and function
Clean, maintained and comfortable
Consumers can move freely in and outdoors
Furniture, fittings and equipment are clean, safe and suitable

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13
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Standard 6

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Feedback and complaints

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Feedback and complaints

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Consumers, family and friend’s are encouraged and supported to provide positive feedback
Access to advocates
Appropriate action is taken in response to complaints
Open disclosure
Feedback and complaints are reviewed to improve quality of care and services

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Standard 7

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Human Resources

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Human Resources

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Appropriate staff levels and skill mix
Staff are kind, caring and respectful of identity, culture and diversity
Staff are competent with appropriate qualifications and knowledge
Regular assessment

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Standard 8

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Organisation governance

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Organisation governance

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Org governing body is accountable of safe and quality care and services
Information management 
Continuous improvement 
Financial governance 
Workforce governance 
Regulatory compliance 
Managing risk 
Clinical governance framework
19
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Factors impacting aged care

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government policy
Facility operations
Competitive environment

20
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Innovative ways of delivering care

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Assistive technology 
Data management systems
Communication technology 
Electronic health records
Wearable technology
21
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Nursing responsibilities in ageing and society

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Be familiar with state and national laws
Know and understand their scope of practice under registration
Be familiar with the code of ethics for nurses in Australia
Work with organisation’s policies and procedures
Ensure competency of other staff they are responsible
Report and documents

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Ethical dilemma

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Expansion of the nurses role
Improved and expansion of medical technology
Conflicts of interest
Assisted suicide

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Ethical decisions of nurses standrad of practice

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Guidelines porvide a framework however, there is no absolute answer
Critical thinking
- encourage patient to legally document their wishes
-Involve family, friends snd concerns
-understand your own values, belief and personal experience and how influence your own comfort level with specific ethical issues

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Ethical decision cont critinql thinking must be applied

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Discuss issues with multidisciplinary teaethics committee that includes medicsl and non medical representation
Consultation
Evaluate decisions and assess the outcome

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Role of a nurse

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Cargiver healer educator

Advocate innovator

26
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Holistic nursing

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Develop a therapeutic relationship
Work with a team
Excellent clinical skills and competency
Take a holistic view of the person

27
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Assessment

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Interdisciplinary approach rather than multidisciplinary
Team collectively set goal
Sharing resources and information
Sharing responsibilities
Provides important partnerships to support continuity of care
Partnership between health professionals

28
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Assessment barriers

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Acute illness
Impaired cognition 
Impaired herring 
impaired communication 
English / cultural barriers
Fear of consequences 
Denial