Mothercraft Nurse
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 2
- Major group
- Community and Personal Service Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 4Community and Personal Service Workers
- Sub-major group
- 41Health and Welfare Support Workers
- Minor group
- 411Health and Welfare Support Workers
- Unit group
- 4114Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses
Description
Provides care to newborn infants, and provides advice and training on infant care to parents of newborn infants. Registration or licensing is required.
Unit group
4114 · Enrolled and Mothercraft NursesDescription
Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses 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.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 2
Australia
AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)
New Zealand
NZQF Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing is required.
Tasks
Tasks include
- 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
Occupations in this unit group
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