Principles Essay

In this report I will explain and describe two Health Care professions. The two health care professions that I have chosen to write about are Practice Nurses and General Practitioners. This report will include the training and registration of the two professions. I will also provide general information and purpose of each of the professions Codes of Conduct. Another subject I will touch on is the Ethical issues for the workers, thus affecting the duty of care given. Throughout this report I will explain personal boundaries that these Health Care professions must abide by and how accountable they are for their actions. I will also explain how their multi-disciplinary system works and the role of professional supervision. I will create a good understanding of the limitations and accountabilities that these professionals have. At the end of this report I will compare the two professions and summarise the main body of the report into a conclusion. Professional training and registration

Practice Nurses
To pursue a career in nursing you must first study and earn a degree in pre-registration nursing; this degree is normally studied at a local or distant University. Holding this pre-registration and degree leads to a registration with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council). There are four degrees in nursing that are offered; adult, children, learning disabilities and mental health. Students must pick one branch to study, but on occasion two courses can be combined. The nursing degree programme consists of 50% theory and 50% practice. This degree programme runs between three and six years depending on which degree is chosen and if they study part time or fulltime. During student nurses studies they learn about safe and efficient ways to deliver the high standard of care that is expected of them. This is taught in a variety of ways such as lectures, power points, presentations and learning to perform on lifelike mannequins. These degree programmes focus on: (NHS