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WOMEN AND NEWBORN HEALTH SERVICE King Edward Memorial Hospital CLINICAL GUIDELINES OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY WOMEN AND NEWBORN HEALTH SERVICE STANDARD PROTOCOLS King Edward Memorial Hospital STANDARD PROTOCOL FOR ALL NURSING / MIDWIFERY CLINICAL CARE Keywords: Nursing standards, midwifery standards, licence to practice, educational preparation for practice, clinical nursing care, nursing standards, code of conduct, code of practice, nurse competency standards, midwifery competency standards, hand hygiene, KEMH interpreter service. KEY POINTS 1. The nurse / midwife shall demonstrate competence in the provision of care as specified by the registering authority’s licence to practice, educational preparation, relevant legislation, standards and codes and the context of care. 2. All equipment required for the procedure shall be tested, functional and assembled before preparing the patient. 3. The operator will know how to use all equipment safely before commencing any care. 4. The procedure will be explained to the woman in the language and terms she can understand. 5. Interpreter services shall be used on a 24 hour basis to facilitate communication with women from non English speaking backgrounds. This is especially important for obtaining consent. See WNHS policy WO37 Language Services 6. The woman shall be given physical and psychological privacy and comfort during any care. 7. Staff will use precautions which prevent occupational injury at all times. 8. All blood and body substances will be regarded as infectious. Compliance with standard infection control precautions is required when treating any patient (regardless of status). 9. Medical ‘sharps’ will be deposited in designated containers immediately after use. 10. Hand hygiene will be performed prior to and following any patient contact. 11. All trolleys will be cleaned prior to and following use. 12. All equipment will be disposed of appropriately. 13. Upon completion, all procedures will be documented in the patient’s notes and other designated documents as required. A 1.2 All guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Disclaimer at the beginning of this manual Page 1 of 2 REFERENCES / STANDARDS National Standards – 1- Care provided by the clinical workforce is guided by current best practice Legislation – See Department of Health WA: Nursing & Midwifery Office: Codes, Guidelines and Legislation Policy Related Policies – • Department of Health WA: OD 0346/11 WA Health Language Services Policy (2011); OD 0324/11 Consent to Treatment Policy for the WA Health System (2011) • WNHS: WO37 Language Services; WO82 Consent to Treatment/ Surgery/ Intervention Policy • Department of Local Government and Communities: The WA Language Services Policy 2014 Other related documents – • KEMH Clinical Guidelines, Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Standard Protocols • AHPRA • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia RESPONSIBILITY Nursing & Midwifery Director OGCCU Policy Sponsor November 2001 Initial Endorsement July 2015 Last Reviewed Last Amended July 2018 Review date Do not keep printed versions of guidelines as currency of information cannot be guaranteed. Access the current version from the WNHS website. A 1.2 All guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Disclaimer at the beginning of this manual Page 2 of 2
