The Enrolled Nurse (EN) role in aged care can be challenging in both the community and nursing home settings. The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety put a spotlight on the longstanding and unique working conditions and issues of the aged care sector, however there is much that still needs to change for the better.

Issues that ENs must deal with on a daily basis include a lack of registered and enrolled staff to meet the needs of older Australians, coordinating a large unregulated care worker workforce, lack of support from Allied Health and Medical Practitioners, more indirect than direct supervision from Registered Nurses (RN), unrealistic expectations of employers, particularly around the distinct roles of RNs and ENs, and the high workloads and ever-present staffing and skill shortages in the aged care workforce. 

The purpose of this webinar is to discuss EN scope of practice in the context of aged care to help ENs understand their professional obligations and practice standards. Topics discussed will include:

• Defining scope of practice using the Authorised, Competent, Educated (ACE) framework
• What are the workplace factors impacting on EN scope of practice in the aged care sector
• What are the regulatory factors impacting on EN scope of practice including supervision and delegation
• What is the difference between RN and EN scope of practice and why is this important
• Working with unregulated care workers, e.g., assistants-in-nursing (AIN) and personal care workers (PCW)
• Strategies to reduce the risk of working outside your scope of practice.

This webinar will also provide the opportunity for ENs working in the aged care sector to ask questions about scope of practice at the end of the presentation.

For more information about this session please contact the Events team on [email protected]