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Judith Gorst: Family Therapist, Victoria Introduction What is clinical supervision for? Confidentiality Why should nurses working in the HIV sector be provided with routine clinical supervision? Remote and indigenous communities The impact of COVID-19 Conclusion Resources Introduction Clinical supervision is not the norm for people working in nursing and midwifery, though it is well established …
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The Australian Clinical Supervision Association (ACSA) defines supervision as: ‘A formal professional relationship between two or more people in designated roles, which facilitates reflective practice, explores ethical issues, and develops skills (2). The ACSA emphasises that it is not based on a hierarchical relationship or culture, and that the power lies with the supervisee. The …
There are a variety of reasons why clinical supervision is relevant for nurses caring for people with HIV. Since HIV has become a chronic condition rather than a life-threatening, terminal illness there is now a far greater emphasis on care in the community. Working in the community or general practice requires the nurse to work …
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Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. Clinical Supervision Position Statement. Canberra: Australian College of Mental Health Nurses; April 2019. ACSA. Clinical Supervision: A Working Definition. Forest Lake, Qld: ACSA Definitions Report; 2014. Martin P, Kumar S, Tian E, Argus G, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Lizarondo L, Gurney T, Snowdon D. Rebooting effective clinical supervision practices to support …
Karyn Gellie: Community Health Nurse Acknowledgment to authors of the previous edition: Elizabeth Crock, Gemma Hartmann, Vickie Knight. This section examines health promotion in the HIV nursing context. What is health promotion? Health promotion in HIV nursing practice in Australia Health promotion into the future in HIV nursing Additional resources What is health promotion? Health …
Promoting health is a significant component of HIV nursing. Nursing ‘contributes to almost all of the foundations of well-being’ including the equitable distribution of resources and capacity building (10). The Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association (ASHHNA) identify enabling equitable and culturally appropriate access to health care, acting to eliminate stigma and discrimination, and …
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Some health promotion experts have called for approaches with increased focus on enhancing health more broadly than the risk factor approach or disease focus (3,6). The more recent focus on well-being frameworks exemplifies this (3). This does not equate to the ‘rejection’ of prevention, public health or bio-medical approaches but rather creating a balance and …
Health Equity Matters (2022) Health Workforce Toolkit: HIV and Sexual Health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan 2021-2031 NSW Government STI Programs Unit Queensland Health (2021) Health Equity Toolkit Reducing stigma and discrimination associated with blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections: A stigma reduction toolkit for …