Description
Provides care to newborn infants, and provides advice and training on infant care to parents of newborn infants. Registration or licensing is required.
Skill Level
2
Alternative Titles
NULL
Specializations
NULL
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 4114 Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses
Description
provide nursing care to patients in hospitals, aged care and other health care facilities and in the community, and assist parents in providing care to newborn infants under the supervision of a Registered Nurse or Midwife.
Tasks
- assessing, planning and implementing nursing care for patients according to accepted nursing practice and standards
- providing interventions, treatments and therapies such as administering medications, and monitoring responses to treatments and care plans
- assisting Registered Nurses and other team members to coordinate and evaluate care provided
- promoting and assisting in health education activities for the prevention of ill health
- bathing, feeding, changing and settling newborn infants
- providing advice and training on infant care to parents of newborn infants
- providing emotional support to parents of newborn infants
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.