Nursing in Australia

Term Paper # 99194

History
Medical and Health > Nursing

This paper explores the nursing process as it relates to Australian nursing.

1,597 words () | 10 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper presents a brief review of the history of nursing in Australia. The paper discusses the nursing process in general, how the process impacts the need for cultural awareness and the uniqueness of nursing in Australia. The paper focuses on evidence-based thinking and the advent of the Australian National Competency Committee (ANCI) competencies for nursing.

Outline:
Abstract
The Nursing Process
Evidence-Based Nursing
ANCI Competencies

From the Paper:

"Nursing in Australia enjoys a long history, with its most recent change occurring from the 1970s to 1990s when Stein-Parbury (2000) tells us that Registered Nursing gradually moved from the teaching auspices of the clinical environment to the collegiate and higher-educational realm. Throughout the country and world, the objectives of nursing are the same. The American Nurses Association as cited by Bruderly stated the role of the nurse was "the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to the real or potential health problems". Consistent with the nursing process is the concept of evidence-based thinking."

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