GradStart Nurses' Survival Guide

The primary aims of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards are to protect the public from harm and to improve the quality of health service provision. The eight NSQHS Standards provide a nationally consistent statement about the level of care consumers can expect from health services.
The eight standards cover:
* Clinical Governance
* Partnering with Consumers
* Preventing and Controlling Healthcare-Associated Infection
* Medication Safety
* Comprehensive Care (Falls, Pressure Injuries, Nutrition, Mental Health, Cognitive Impairment and End-of-life Care)
* Communicating for Safety
* Blood Management
* Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration

Clinical care standards can play an important role in delivering appropriate care and reducing unwarranted variation, as they define the care people should expect to be offered or receive, regardless of where they are treated in Australia. The Commission established the Clinical Care Standards program to support clinical experts and consumers develop clinical care standards on health conditions that would benefit from a national coordinated approach. There are Clinical Care Standards for Sepsis, Low Back Pain, Hip Fracture Care and many more conditions.

The Lippincott Procedures available via CIAP provide real-time access to step-by-step nursing procedures and skills adapted for Australia and endorsed by the Australian College of Nursing. The procedures all include a link to a matrix showing which of the Lippincott Procedures support specific NSQHS Standards.