Competences: for nursing children and young people (PDF 726.8 KB)
Publication code: 004 202
Publication date: 2 April 2012
ISBN: 978-1-906633-96-7
Abstract:
The RCN publication Services for children and young people: preparing nurses for future roles (2004) identified core children and young people (CYP) nursing role descriptors and competences. These were used as a starting point and mapped against Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) dimensions to identify potential competences for inclusion in these new nursing competences. This publication presents a detailed explanation of six areas of competence that are specific to the nursing care of children and young people. These provide a useful resource for undertaking a review of educational curricula and for anyone seeking to develop, review or influence career and competence framework development in this area of practice. It also provides the basis for competence frameworks for specialist areas of children’s and young people’s nursing.
The role of school nurses in providing emergency contraception services in educational settings (PDF 103.3 KB)
Publication code: 002 772
Publication date: 3 April 2012
ISBN:
Abstract:
The role of school nurses has extended to provide emergency contraception and advice on sexual health to school-age students in education settings, following OFSTED’s report on sex and relationship education in schools (2006). This updated RCN position statement aims to clarify the responsibilities of school nurses when they are providing emergency contraception to students in education settings. It also highlights the importance of appropriate training, experience and working together with education providers and looks at the laws around providing emergency contraception to under 16s and the duty of confidentiality.
