Does anyone have or know of any competency standards for nurses (RN & EN) working in outpatient departments/clinics? We are currently designing a professional development plan for nurses working in our OPDs.
Thanks
Gill O'Connor
Nurse Education Consultant
Alice Springs
I have a copy approved until December 2006 from the RCN (England)
"Competiencies: an intergrated career and competency framework for outpatient nurses"
The only reference i can find is www.rcn.org.uk/direct and www.rcn.org.uk
Happy to scan and upload if no luck with the website
KAren
Karen ,
I would be happy to receive - need to be able to log in a at the website to down load the document
Attached what I am trying to do at Gympie Health Service.
Regards, Kathryn
Kathryn Geisler
Nurse Educator I Practice Development Team Gympie Health Service Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
12 Henry Street (LMB 15), Gympie. Qld. 4570.
P: 07 [54 898 420]
DECT: 07 [54 89 8 429]
F: 07 54 898 445
Hi Gill,
My name is Brenton Hughes, a Nurse Educator at Westmead Hospital in Sydney. A colleague of mine who is an ANTS member forwarded on you message, as I now have some responsibility for OPD here at Westmead.
At this time I do not have any specific information for you but would like to be in contact with you as a networking opportunity, and to see what it is you find, if you don't mind sharing.
My contact details are brenton.hughes@health.nsw.gov.au Contact numbers (02)98459451 or 0402228973.
Kind regards
Brenton
HAs there have been multiple requests for this document I have uploaded as an atatchment and will also email to the direct requests
NB It is in (3) parts due to the size limit
KAren
