The nursing associate at a glance

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 The Code 2 Legal and ethical 3 Duty of candour 4 Non - discriminatory behaviour 5 The demands of professional practice 6 Health and wellbeing: self care 7 The principles of research and evidence-based practice 8 Emotional intelligence 9 Effective communication 10 Maintaining appropriate relationships 11 Advocacy and person centred sensitive care 12 Reporting adverse incidents 13 Numeracy, literacy, digital and technological skills 14 Record keeping 15 Reflective practice 16 Promoting public confidence in the profession Platform 2.
Promoting health and preventing ill health 17 Principles of health promotion 18 Health behaviours 19 Epidemiology, demography and genomics 20 Health inequalities 21 Life choices 22 Health literacy 23 Health screening 24 Immunisation and vaccination 25 Infection, prevention and control Platform 3.
Provide and monitor care 26 Human development 27 Anatomy and physiology 28 Commonly encountered conditions when delivering care 29 Information giving pre- procedure 30 Shared decision making 31 Escalating concerns 32 Dignity and comfort 33 Nutrition and hydration 34 Mobility 35 The deteriorating patient 36 Anxiety and confusion 37 Discomfort and pain 38 End of life care 39 End of life decisions and orders 40 Medicines management I 41 Medicines management II 42 Medicines management III 43 Working in partnership with people, families and carers 44 Co morbidities and holistic care provision 45 Capacity, understanding information and making decisions 46 Self harm and suicide 47 Sharing information Platform 4.
Working in teams 48 Roles and responsibilities 49 Interacting with members of the care team 50 Human factors and team working 51 Data management 52 Prioritising care and co-morbidities 53 Giving and receiving constructive feedback 54 Role modelling Platform 5. Improving safety and quality of care 55 Health and safety legislation 56 Clinical audit 57 Risk assessment tools 58 National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) 59 Hazards and incidents 60 Staffing and safe care 61 Revalidation Platform 6. Contributing to integrated care 62 Being resilient 63 The roles of health and social care teams 64 Long term conditions 65 Promoting independence 66 Accessing care 67 Discharge planning Appendix (i) Annexes A and B References Index

"The creation of the Nursing Associate (NA) is a landmark innovation for the nursing and care professions. The introduction of this new role has been welcomed by a broad spectrum of health and social care stakeholders, all of whom want a defined highly trained support role to help Registered Nurse deliver effective, safe and responsive care. The NA is a new member of the nursing team providing care and support for patients and service users. The role addresses a skills gap between the health care assistant (HCA) and the registered nurses (RN) The NA is trained to work with people of all ages and in several settings in health and social care, enabling the RN to focus on more complex clinical duties"-- Provided by publisher.