Australian registered and enrolled nurses: Is there a difference?
- Authors: Jacob, Elisabeth , Sellick, Kenneth , McKenna, Lisa
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Nursing Practice Vol. 18, no. 3 (2012), p. 303-307
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- Description: Australian registered and enrolled nurses: Is there a difference? There are two categories of nurse registered to practise in Australia, the degreeâ€educated registered nurse and the certificate/diploma trained enrolled nurse (EN). While it is argued that the roles of the two categories of nurse in Australia are different, recent changes to the educational preparation and supervision requirements of ENs have narrowed these differences. This paper examines the existing literature to determine the perceived differences and similarities between registered and ENs in Australia. Differences identified included registration requirements, educational preparation, supervisory requirements and role expectation. Further research needs to be undertaken to examine the educational preparation of registered and ENs in order to obtain a greater understanding of role expectations on graduation. Supervision processes also require reviewing to demonstrate differences between indirect supervision and independent practice for ENs.
Scope of practice for Australian enrolled nurses: evolution and practice issues
- Authors: Jacob, Elisabeth , Barnett, Anthony , Sellick, Kenneth , McKenna, Lisa
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Contemporary Nurse Vol. 45, no. 2 (2013), p. 155-163
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- Description: Significant changes to the scope of practice for enrolled nurses have occurred in Australia over the past decade. These changes, which are largely a consequence of staff shortages and economic pressure, have resulted in increased role confusion and overlap between enrolled and registered nurses in Australia. This paper presents a brief history of the enrolled nurse in Australia followed by an overview of the current situation and emerging trends in the education and employment of these nurses. Definitions and approaches to scope of practice are described and emerging issues within Australia raised and discussed. A review of the literature found the number of enrolled nurses and the roles they perform have changed significantly in Australia following the introduction of the enhanced scope of practice. Further research is required to better define and delineate between the different nursing roles and to explore broader frameworks to analyze, describe and define these roles. Read More: http://pubs.e-contentmanagement.com/doi/abs/10.5172/conu.2013.45.2.155