The Government response to the consultation on nursing associates.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a recently published report from the Government on the response to proposals concerning the regulation of nursing associates in England.

Regulating the nursing associate profession.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, University of Southampton, discusses the Government's consultation on changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 and the legislation to regulate nursing associates.

Opinion piece: Regulation of nursing assistants: A critical international issue?

Abstract Health care or nursing assistants are valuable members of health care teams who undertake a wide range of tasks, contribute to meeting the increasingly complex healthcare needs of patients and have various levels of training. However, they are not subject to regulation in many countries. If training and regulation are pre-requisites for ensuring the standards of care delivered by registered nurses, then this must also apply to nursing assistants. Regulation ensures the need for on-going education and development which is critical to maintaining and refreshing the values underpinning compassionate care for both nursing assistants and registered nurses.

Intersecting Policy Contexts of Employment-Related Geographical Mobility of Healthcare Workers: The Case of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Mobility and movement is an increasingly important part of work for many, however, Employment-Related Geographical Mobility (ERGM), defined as the extended movement of workers between places of permanent residence and employment, is relatively understudied among healthcare workers. It is critical to understand the policies that affect ERGM, and how they impact mobile healthcare workers. We outline four key intersecting policy contexts related to the ERGM of healthcare workers, focusing on the mobility of Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Continuing Care Assistants (CCAs) in Nova Scotia: international labour mobility and migration; interprovincial labour mobility; provincial credential recognition; and, workplace and occupational health and safety.

Restructuring liability: Part 2.

It is generally held that nursing activities that require specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills cannot be delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel. Focusing on the bottom line should be balanced with evaluation of quality.

Legal update-1996, Part 1.

In the midst of managed care and hospital restructuring, delegating tasks previously performed by the nurse remains a constant issue. This month's column begins a summary of legal updates and discusses recent case examples and emerging trends.

Liability, UAPs and you.

Supervising unlicensed employees increases your malpractice risks. To protect yourself, learn what courts and juries have had to say when patients sue.

[From health technical aid to nursing graduate]. / De ATS a diplomado en enfermería.

The author analyzes twenty official publications related to Nursing which, as Orders, Decrees, Royal Decree and Law, have been dictated over the time period stretching from 1953 to 2002 and which have been published in the "BOE", Official Register of State Documents. There are many changes which the Nursing Profession has undergone during these 49 years, of which the following deserve to be highlighted: the progressive increase in the educational demands for nurses, the start of specialties, the disappearance of differences associated to students' sex, the inclusion of Nursing studies at University level, and the focus, increasing all the time, of courses oriented directly towards knowledge specifically related to the Nursing Profession itself.