HSE National Procedure
National Procedure for the use of Standardised Clinical Care Plans in the Public Health Nursing Service
Topic:
Use of standardised clinical care plans in the public health nursing service
Document Owner:
National lead for public health nursing (phn) service, onmsd
National Group:
National public health nursing (phn) service, onmsd
Effective From: 19 March 2024
The purpose of this procedure is to provide guidance to all registered nurses/midwives working within the Public Health Nursing Service on the use of Standardised clinical care plans.
To provide guidance to all nurses/midwives on the use of standardised clinical care plans.
To guide nurses/midwives on individualising the standardised clinical care plans in order to address the individual needs of the client.
To promote best practice regarding the recording of clinical practice including assessment, problem identification, goal planning, intervention and evaluation in the client healthcare record in a standardised way.