demonstrate an understanding of safeguarding in line with Standards for competence for registered nurses (NMC, 2018).

Professional issue 4 – Safeguarding

Working as an adult nurse it is likely you will come into contact with vulnerable patients. A working knowledge of safeguarding is crucial in order to recognise potential safeguarding issues and take appropriate action. This scenario provides an opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of safeguarding in line with Standards for competence for registered nurses (NMC, 2018).

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You are a newly qualified nurse working in a community district nursing team. You visit a patient at her home to dress a non-healing surgical abdominal wound. During the visit you notice she seems more quiet than usual. You notice some bruising on her right face. Her husband is present while you are doing the dressing and when you ask how she got the bruise he answers stating that she hit her face on the kitchen door, joking that she is very clumsy.

Your discussion must centre about safeguarding.

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Reference

Nursing & Midwifery Council (2018) Standards for competence for registered nurses. London, NMC. Available online @ http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Standards/Standards%20for%20competence.pdf

Useful Websites:

Department of Health https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence http://www.nice.org.uk/

NHS England http://www.england.nhs.uk/

NHS Improving Quality http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/

NHS Leadership Academy http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/

Nursing & Midwifery Council http://www.nmc-uk.org