Outcomes
The proficiencies identified below will equip the newly registered nurse with the underpinning knowledge and skills required for their role in contributing to risk monitoring and quality of care improvement agendas.
At the point of registration the registered nurse will be able to:
6.1 understand and apply the principles of health and safety legislation and regulations and maintain safe work and care environments
6.2 understand the relationship between safe staffing levels, appropriate skills mix, safety and quality of care, recognising risks to public protection and quality of care, escalating concerns appropriately
6.3 comply with local and national frameworks, legislation and regulations for assessing, managing and reporting risks, ensuring the appropriate action is taken
6.4 demonstrate an understanding of the principles of improvement methodologies, participate in all stages of audit activity and identify appropriate quality improvement strategies
6.5 demonstrate the ability to accurately undertake risk assessments in a range of care settings, using a range of contemporary assessment and improvement tools
6.6 identify the need to make improvements and proactively respond to potential hazards that may affect the safety of people
6.7 understand how the quality and effectiveness of nursing care can be evaluated in practice, and demonstrate how to use service delivery evaluation and audit findings to bring about continuous improvement
6.8 demonstrate an understanding of how to identify, report and criticallyreflect on near misses, critical incidents, major incidents and serious adverse events in order to learn from them and influence their
future practice
6.9 work with people, their families, carers and colleagues to develop effective improvement strategies for quality and safety, sharing
feedback and learning from positive outcomes and experiences, mistakes and adverse outcomes and experiences
6.10 apply an understanding of the differences between risk aversion and risk management and how to avoid compromising quality of care and health outcomes
6.11 acknowledge the need to accept and manage uncertainty, and demonstrate an understanding of strategies that develop resilience in self and others
6.12 understand the role of registered nurses and other health and care professionals at different levels of experience and seniority
when managing and prioritising actions and care in the event of a major incident.
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