Nurse Grade Senior Nurse Structure Grade 3B Grade 4A Grade 4B Decision making Governed by established Governed by: Governed by standard health by broad practice departmental policies and theoretical frameworks that apply to policies and procedures and policy guidelines. Accountability and procedures. health promotion, nursing, adolescent covering maternal and child Makes decisions in frameworks Resolves complex nursing development; health issues. situations where there is issues in the school environment established departmental policies and Uses initiative and judgement some, but not definitive, by discriminating between procedures; to select and established precedent on an issue. ranges of standard courses of established school policies; procedures and practices to Advice and analysis action. secondary school nursing program and unusual or complex situations. influences nursing policy Uses initiative and judgement to professional standards; and Proffers advice on resolving development. select and apply established secondary school nursing program maternal and child health Interprets and applies procedures and practices to guidelines. issues where recourse to a nursing policies and unusual or complex situations. Uses initiative and judgement to select and physical examination of the clinical management Resolves administrative, apply established procedures and practices to mother and child is practices and provides management or organisational unusual or complex situations. unavailable. high-level advice to others problems in the school Works actively to reduce negative health Works actively to reduce on emerging issues. environment by application of outcomes and risk taking behaviours such as negative health outcomes for Accountable for work accepted practices and drug and alcohol misuse, tobacco smoking, families with children up to six organisation, the standards. eating disorders, obesity, depression, suicide years of age. allocation of resources Guidance available from peers and injuries. Requires considerable within and the outputs or nurse manager or is not Requires considerable interpretation and interpretation and required of the work area. required by the nature of the understanding of health policies and community understanding of maternal and nursing issues generally arising. services to address contemporary health and health policies, Uses the School Nursing social issues facing young people and their contemporary issues and Information System (SNIS) as families. community services to which an effective tool for client record Uses the School Nursing Information System families may be referred. management and activity (SNIS) as an effective tool for client record recording, undertakes management and activity recording, undertakes assessment and care planning assessment and care planning and documents and documents the process in the process in SNIS. SNIS. Undertakes processes within the ‘lan-docking’ Undertakes recommended timeframe. ‘lan-docking’ processes within the recommended timeframe.
Nurse Structure Nurse Grade Senior Grade 3B Grade 4A Grade 4B Decision making Accountability and frameworks Governed by established departmental policies and procedures. Resolves complex nursing issues in the school environment by discriminating between ranges of standard courses of action. Uses initiative and judgement to select and apply established procedures and practices to unusual or complex situations. Resolves administrative, management or organisational problems in the school environment by application of accepted practices and standards. Guidance available from peers or nurse manager or is not required by the nature of the nursing issues generally arising. Uses the School Nursing Information System (SNIS) as an effective tool for client record management and activity recording, undertakes assessment and care planning and documents the process in SNIS. Undertakes ‘lan-docking’ processes within the recommended timeframe. Governed by: theoretical frameworks that apply to health promotion, nursing, adolescent development; established departmental policies and procedures; established school policies; secondary school nursing program and professional standards; and secondary school nursing program guidelines. Uses initiative and judgement to select and apply established procedures and practices to unusual or complex situations. Works actively to reduce negative health outcomes and risk taking behaviours such as drug and alcohol misuse, tobacco smoking, eating disorders, obesity, depression, suicide and injuries. Requires considerable interpretation and understanding of health policies and community services to address contemporary health and social issues facing young people and their families. Uses the School Nursing Information System (SNIS) as an effective tool for client record management and activity recording, undertakes assessment and care planning and documents the process in SNIS. Undertakes ‘lan-docking’ processes within the recommended timeframe. Governed by standard health policies and procedures covering maternal and child health issues. Uses initiative and judgement to select and established procedures and practices to unusual or complex situations. Proffers advice on resolving maternal and child health issues where recourse to a physical examination of the mother and child is unavailable. Works actively to reduce negative health outcomes for families with children up to six years of age. Requires considerable interpretation and understanding of maternal and health policies, contemporary issues and community services to which families may be referred. by broad practice and policy guidelines. Makes decisions in situations where there is some, but not definitive, precedent on an issue. Advice and analysis influences nursing policy development. Interprets and applies nursing policies and clinical management practices and provides high-level advice to others on emerging issues. Accountable for work organisation, the allocation of resources within and the outputs required of the work area.
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