I agree but dont forget just because we have the Occ Health dipl that dostnt
make us perfect
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: James Beresford [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 July 2003 13:31
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: competency
Bob,
It's all very well saying that "unqualified" ( in terms of the OH qual),
with experience, can (and may I hasten to add) DO provide good services,
but competency is not just something employers, seek but something we, as
nurses have a duty to ourselves within the confines of our professional
fitness to practice in the first place.
What is the difference between having an appropriately qualified nurse in a
hospital with quals in say ITU, theatre, orthopaedics etc and in OH? I don't
know, in addition of any Health & Safety Advisers who do not have their
competency in terms of quals gained. For a start, the HSE would be down on
the employer with a ton of bricks for the employer not having access to
competent advice and indeed previous writers have said the same.
What we need is not a debate on whether one nurse is better than another,
but standardisation amongst us ALL in what is acceptable or not, but we
can't have it all ways.
With kind regards,
James
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