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National Review of Nursing Education 2002

Our Duty of Care

Chair, Patricia Heath

© Commonwealth of Australia 2002

ISBN 0642 77313 0

ISBN 0642 77314 9 (Internet copy)

DEST No. 6880 HERC02A

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The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Education, Science and Training or the Department of Health and Ageing who funded the Review.

National Review of Nursing Education 2002
National Review of Nursing Education
Chair: Mrs Patricia Heath AM BEM FRCNA(HON)
 

Nursing Education Review Secretariat
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Contents

Introduction
Purpose of the Review
Terms of reference
Review Panel
Reference Group
The Review process
Structure of the report
Rationale for the report
Nursing education in Australia
Summary
National partnerships
Recommendation framework
Linking strategies and recommendations
Overview of strategies and recommendations
Recommendations
1. Australian Health Care Concept
1.1 Australian Healthcare system
1.2 Health Policy issues
1.3 Changing social and work environments
1.4 Strategic direction
2. Nursing education and practice today
2.1 What is a nurse?
2.2 Who does nursing work?
2.3 International nursing
2.4 The Australian nursing workforce and related occupations
2.5 Nursing shortages
2.6 Changing nursing worker profile
2.7 The nursing workforce and education
2.8 Meeting the needs of the student
2.9 Registered nurses
2.10 Specialist nurses
2.11 Nurse practitioner
2.12 Vocational education and training (VET) system
2.13 Enrolled nurses
2.14 Trained care assistants
2.15 Working relationships
2.16 Legal and regulatory environment
3. Australian Nursing - the future
3.1 Vision and values - education and health policy
3.2 Expectation of change
3.3 New ways of thinking - seeking synergy
3.4 Nurses - the 'wide-ranging' healthcare practitioners
3.5 Framework for developments
3.6 Conclusion
4. Emerging models of care
4.1 Developments and trends
4.2 Changing role of hospitals - increasing specialisation
4.3 Community health focus
4.4 Integrated hospital and community care - combining specialisations
4.5 Coordinated care - multi-professional care planning and service coordination
4.6 Aged care
4.7 Mental health
4.8 Rural and remote
4.9 Midwifery
4.10 Indigenous communities
4.11 Harnessing information technology - e-health
4.12 Future directions for nursing education and practice
5. An integrated national strategic direction
5.1 Removing barriers to improvement
5.2 Developing a collaborative partnership approach
5.3 Regulation and legislation
5.4 Investment in nursing
5.5 Research Training Scheme
5.6 Strategies to develop capacity
6. Nursing careers
6.1 The image of nursing
6.2 Attracting different groups into nursing
6.3 Career pathways
6.4 Transition
6.5 Ongoing learning
7. Education and training
7.1 Quality issues
7.2 Multiple entry points
7.3 Initial education and training - enrolled nurses
7.4 Initial education - registered nurses
7.5 Clinical education
7.6 Specialisation
7.7 Advanced practice
7.8 Education for multi-professional teams
8. Organising and planning nursing work
8.1 Moving forward
8.2 Work organisation
8.3 National approach and leadership
8.4 Planning the nursing workforce
8.5 Support processes
9. Conclusion
9.1 The Review's approach
Attachments
Attachment A - Synthesis of submissions and comments to the Discussion Paper
Attachment B - Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee - Inquiry into Nursing
Attachment 1.1 - Expenditure on health services
Attachment 2.1 - Relevant international inquiries and responses to nursing
Attachment 2.2 - Job growth and turnover in nursing and related occupations
Attachment 2.3 - Backgrounds of students commencing undergraduate nursing programs and graduate destinations
Attachment 2.4 - Nurse practitioners
Attachment 5.1 - Proposed model: Care workers - minimum education qualification
Attachment 5.2 - Research bodies
Attachment 5.3 - Research funding
Attachment 6.1 - State and Territory Government nursing initiatives
Attachment 6.2 - Department of Health and Ageing nursing scholarships and assistance packages
Abbreviations
References
Appendix A - Terms of Reference and Reference Group
Appendix B - Meetings with government departments, organisations and groups
Appendix C - List of submissions
Appendix D - Research forum
Appendix E - Commissioned research
Appendix F - Review secretariat and other support

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