D
Discrimination
Unjust treatment of one or more person/s based on factors such as race, religion, sex, disability or other grounds specified in anti-discrimination legislation.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2018) Code of conduct for nurses
Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Pro...
Duty of care/standard of care
Responsibility or relationship recognised in law. For example, it may exist between health professionals and their clients. Associated with this duty is an expectation that the health professional will behave or act in a particular way. This is called the standard of care, which requires that a person act toward others and the public with watchfulness, attention, caution and the prudence that would be made by a reasonable person in those circumstances. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care, whereby they fall below the acceptable standards, any damages resulting may be pursued in a lawsuit for negligence.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2016) Enrolled Nurse standards for practice
Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Pro...
E
Education provider
Organisational entity responsible for the design and delivery of a program of study from which graduates are eligible to apply for nursing or midwifery registration or endorsement.
Emotional intelligence
Ability to understand, identify in oneself and others, and manage emotions. Includes the domains of self-monitoring, self-regulation, self-motivation, empathy and social skills.
Enrolled nurse (EN)
Person who provides nursing care under the direct or indirect supervision of a RN. They have completed the prescribed education preparation and demonstrate competence to practise under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law as an enrolled nurse in Australia. Enrolled nurses are accountable for their own practice and remain responsible to a RN for the delegated care.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2016) Registered nurse standards for practice
Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Pro...
Enrolled nurse standards for practice
Standards for practice developed by the NMBA by which performance and professional conduct is assessed to obtain and retain registration as an enrolled nurse.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, (2016) Enrolled nurse standards for practice.
Retrieved from:https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Professional-standards.aspx
Entry to practice program
NMBA approved program of education for eligibility to register as an Enrolled Nurse, Registered Nurse or Midwife. (see approved program).
Episode of care
a single provision of care of one type (e.g. antenatal/postnatal).
Equivalent professional experience
In the absence of a formal qualification, the person has sufficient professional experience in the discipline being taught, to demonstrate competence in applying the discipline's principles and theory (see explanatory note).
Evidence-based practice
Assessing and making judgements to translate the best available evidence, which includes the most current, valid, and available research findings and the individuality of situations and personal preferences as the basis for practice decisions.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2016) Registered nurse standards for practice
Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Pro...
